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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-02-09, Page 12Page 12—The Wingham Advance -Times, Feb. 9, 1983 This community extends sympathy to friends and relatives of Mrs. Mamie Currie who passed away January 24 in Wingham. She was well known here, having been an active member of the Whitechurch Women's Institute and attending all their entertainment programs. The community also ex- tends sympathy to Mrs. Art (Florence) Furness in the passing of , her brother, Edward Finley, on January 26. Miss Heather Currie of Toronto spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Currie. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tiffin of Wingham visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bevin Tiffin, Dean and Stephen. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Don- nelly, Angela and Jill .of Toronto, were Sunday visitors with' her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Milligan. The community extends sympathy to the relatives c urc and friends of Mrs. Emma (McInnes) Petteplace whose funeral was held on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ducharme of Goderich visited Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Laidlaw. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Irwin and Cody of Lucknow visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Orland Irwin and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Milligan. Mrs. Joe Tiffin spent a few days in Goderich recently when little 'Joey Snowden was in Goderich hospital with a heavy cold. Joe Tiffin attended the regular meeting of the executive of the musicians' union, held in Stratford on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin McClenaghan of St. Thomas visited on the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Mary McClenaghan, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl McClenaghan. Faye Irwin was home from Seaforth to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orland Irwin. Evening Unit meets at K. Wheeler home BELIRAVE — The Eve- ning Unit of the UCW met last Tuesday evening, Feb. 1, at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler with 14 present: Mrs. George Johnston opened the meeting with a seasonal poem followed by a hymn. The scripture reading was taken from Corinthians 13:1-13. Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler read the meditation on "Love". The offering was received__ and dedicated by singing "We Give Thee But Thine Own". A hymn was sung, fol- lowed by everyone repeating. the Lord's Prayer in unison. Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler conducted the business. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Ross An- derson with Mrs. Jack Tay- lor and Mrs. William Coul- tes' group in charge of wor- ship, Mrs. Bert Johnston and Mrs. Ross Anderson's group in charge of program, and lunch by Mrs. Robert Grasby and Mrs. Dorothy Logan's. group. 1.-M1 People That On Earth Do Dwell" was sung and Mrs. George Michie con- tinued with the mission study on the South Pacific, telling about the Solomn Islands. The program closed with the singing of a hymn, "Let All The Islands". - A social half-hour followed and lunch was served by Mrs. Bert Johnston and Mrs. Ross Anderson's group. R. W. 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LEWIS �TONEHOUSE Belgrave Personal Notes This community extends sympathy to Mr. and' Mrs. Gerald Edwards, RR 1, Bel - grave, and Mr. and Mrs. Steven Nixon, RR 5, Brussels, on the death of a father and grandfather, Mr. Clare Edwards of London, who passed away February 2. We are pleased to hear that Anne Procter is home and able to attend school after being a patient in Scar- borough General Hospital. The Women's Institute World's Affair meeting will be held Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 15, with the convener being Mrs. Garner Nichol- son. Everyone is invited to a Community Pot Luck dinner at 12:30 in the Belgrave WI Hall. Slides will be shown by Harvey McDowell of Blyth. Dale Lamont of Hensall and Darlene Davis of Blyth visited on Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lamont. Mrs. Sara Anderson at- tended the 25th wedding anniversary of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Anderson of Guelph, on Saturday, Jan. 29. Durin" ►1,,. „,,..a fevi, days she visited with Mr. and Mrs. William Schreiber of Milton, Mrs. George Black, Camp- belleville and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moy and Craig of Erin Mills, returning home last Friday. Brenda Edgar of Wingham visited on Sunday afternoon with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse. Mr. and Mrs. Mel Webster and Mr. and Mrs. Watson Webster of Clinton visited on Saturday with Mrs. Victor Youngblut. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Tony Maio (Louise Procter) of Scarborough on the birth of their son, An- drew Ross, in the Women's College Hospital, Toronto on January 27. The Sunday School of Knox United Church, Belgrave held a crokinole party on Friday evening in the Church School Room. Fif- teen tables of young and old enjoyed the evening. High man was Ross Higgins, high lady, Heather McIntosh, low boy, Steven Michie, low girl, Jacqui Van Camp. Most 20's, Janet McIntosh. Lunch was served at the end of the eve- ning of fun. Islands of the Pacific is topic for UCW meeting Whitechurch—The United Church Women met at the home of Mrs. Russel Chapman on Wednesday of last week. The topic was "Islands of the Pacific". The meeting opened with the reading of the hymn, "Jesus Is The Man for Me". Mrs. Chapman read scripture from Paul's letter to the Romans and Mrs. Dave Gibb read an article on the Fiji Islands. All members par- ticipated in prayer and all sang a hymn. Following the receipt of the offering and the Least Coin, Mrs. Chapman read the minutes of the December meeting as there was no meeting in January. Roll call was answered by eight members naming a present- day leader of influence. Mrs. George Thompson told the story of a nurse, Eunice Ray, who went to the islands of the South Pacific and worked as a nurse in the Fiji Islands, New Guinea and Papua where she found living so different compared to her former lifestyle. The weather was so humid that her shoes were covered with mildew if she did not wear them for awhile. The men ate their meals first, then the women. Children were handed their food and many suffered from malnutrition. Mrs. Thompson closed the meeting with prayer and the Travelling Basket was passed. Mrs. Mathers is hostess for Bluevale UCW meeting BLUEVALE — The United Church Women met at the home of Mrs. Charles Mathers, with Mrs. Ross Nicholson, president, in charge. She opened the meeting by reading the United Church Women's Purpose. Meaningful devotions were conducted by members of Unit Two. The theme was "The Church in the World". Scripture was read from the 25th chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel by Mrs. Jim Casemore. Then she, Mrs. Bert Hastings and Mrs. Bert Garniss read modern adaptations of "I was hungry and ye fed me". Examples were: "I was hungry and you blamed it on the Com- munists"; "I was hungry and you set up a com- mission"; "I was hungry and you told me machines do that work now". The discussion which followed seemed to conclude that there is no immediate answer to the "today prob- lems", but Christians should pray for guidance about our country's situation. Pamphlets on stewardship were distributed, Psalm 33 was read responsively and prayer followed by Mrs. Casemore. A letter was read from the 12 -year-old spon- sored child in Thailand. The roll call was answered with "my commitment as a Christian". Comments on' the Huron Presbyterial meeting at Seaforth were given by Mrs. Peacock, Mrs. Ross Nichol- son, Mrs. Mathers and Mrs. Keith Nicholson. They spoke praise for the interesting way the reports were pre- sented at that meeting. Mrs. Perry expressed thanks for the Christmas gift from the UCW. World Day of Prayer service will be held in Bluevale Presbyterian church on Friday, March 4, at 3 p.m. Any donations for a bale should be taken to the church by May 11. Some information about the tax when serving meals was discussed but was not clear. The date set for the cold meat supper is May 25. It was decided to type letters, copies of the resolu- tions from Presbyterial, which state objection to the inclusion of pornographic and erotic material on Pay TV. These will be sent to the appropriate officials. Lloyd Lockie named president of new 4-H club LAKELET — The first meeting of the 4-11 club on financial management was held Thursday, February 3, at the home of Harry Winkle. Lloyd Lockie was elected president of the new group. Kevin Armstrong is vice president; Dianne Shelley secretary and Maribeth Hallman press reporter. The roll call, "What is one thing you would like to spend money on within the next year?", was answered by all. The group watched a film strip and the main topic of discussion was "Why do we need financial management?". Lunch was served by Mrs. Winkle.. The next meeting will lie held February 10 at the home of Margaret Thornton. fey mitivww""mva Ken and Darlene Murray, Trevor and Stephanie of Smooth Rock Falls, visited recently with their parents in London and Wingham. `'the Wingham Kinsmen Club has voted to proceed with forming a K-40 club in town, an auxiliary whose members are past Kinsmen who have passed their 40th birthday. Since the age limit for activemembership in a Kinsmen club is between 21 and 40, a K- 40 club provides an opportunity for senior Kinsmen to retain their ties with the organization. One of the aims of a K-40 club is to assist the sponsoring Kinsmen club with its projects. The decision to form a K-40 club in Wingham was mode during a meeting of the Kinsmen club Jan. 25. Three past Kinsmen, Al Williams, Paul Rintoul and Bob Crawford, attended the meeting to express their interest in forming a K-40 group. A past Kinsmen president, Doug Layton, was to have been the spokesman for the group, but was unable to attend due to business commitments. He is the individual who should be contacted by any past Kins- men m Wingham and area who are in- terested in the new club. Also attending the meeting were Zone B Deputy Governor Doug McLellan and Zone officers Ken Hay and Bob McFarlane, all from Mount Forest. The deputy governor encouraged the Wingham Kinsmen to continue their active drive for new mem- bers, and congratulated the club on its activities to date. Also attending were Bob Hewines and Bernie Bailey asguests of Kinsmen Mike King and Stan Chadwick. In the business session of the meeting, the 1 club voted to donate $500 to the workshop building fund of the Wingham and District Association for the Mentally Retarded and $350 to the Wingham Minor Hockey Association. Mr. King reported on the club's involvement with Cubs and Scouts and the proposed project for cystic fibrosis; Mike Storozuk reported on the upcoming Frosty - fest and Alex Strong reported on the cross- country ski tour. The dinner meeting was catered by the Wingham Kinette Club, which served a delicious roast beef meal. Morris Township Council requires proof that attack caused ram's sterility Morris Township Council will require a veterinarian's certificate as proof that a ram owned by Emma Bird was rendered sterile after an attack by dogs. Mrs. Bird attended Monday's meeting of council to explain her situation to members. She called Morris Livestock Evaluator Car- men Craig to her farm on Lot 20, Con. 7, Jan. 4 to examine a ram which, she claimed, had been injured by dogs. The injury has caused the ram to become sterile, Mrs. Bird said, and she demanded compensation for the animal from council. In his report to council, Mr. Craig said the ram had a mark on its belly when he examined it, but he did not WIIVd AM 4-11 By Simon Alton The Wingham 4-H club held its firstpeeting at the town hall Monday at 4 p.m. We assembled around the table and wrote down the members' names and in- troduced ourselves and answered the roll call. Mrs. Darlene Wattam then ex- plained the club require- ments. She also read the meeting and had us fill in the blank and highlight the important words. Everyone then washed their hands and set out to make the following recipes: Pumpkin Soup, Scotch Eggs, Irish Soda Bread and Maple Baked Apples. Mrs. Verna Brown went over the home assignments and explained how they are to be answered. It was decided Mary Smits will be president and secretary and the position of press reporter will be rotating. -We tried the recipes made and they were enjoyed by all. The next meeting will be Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. at the town hall. believe that could cause the animal to become sterile. But he suggested that if Mrs. Bird could get a veterinarian's certificate stating the ram's sterility was caused by an attack by dogs, she should be com- pensated $200 for the ram, minus the value of its car- cass. Council decided to concur with Mr. Craig's suggestion and asked Mrs. Bird to have a veterinarian examine the animal in question. In other _ business, council approved an application for a severance from Mel Jermyn of the third con- cession. Mr. Jermyn wishes to sever a parcel of land from his property to start a farm machinery repair business. Council had no objections to the severance since it is farm -related. An application for a drain on the north part of Con. 7, Lot 1, was received from -Dale Whitfield. Council appointed Dawson and Johnston, an engineering firm from Stratford, to in- vestigate the drain. Mary Lazenby once again will count dogs in Morris Township for the fee of $1.45 per animal. Two other ap- plications were received, but council selected Mrs. Lazenby's because it was the lowest bid. Council made several donations at the meeting: $300 to the Wingham and District Association for the Mentally Retarded; $25 to the new Belgrave Brownie pack; $25 to the Ontario March of Dimes; and, $10 to the Huron County Historical Society. The next meeting of Morris council is scheduled for March 7 at 10 a.m. Fruit, vegetable conference is set Farmers interested in exploring the potential for growing and marketing vegetable crops in this area are invited to attend the Fruit and Vegetable Con- ference at the Skyline Hotel in Toronto Feb. 15-17. The program starts on Tuesday, with concurrent sessions on potato produc- tion and roadside marketing. `Love' is theme of WMS meeting BLUE' ALE — "Love" was the 'theme Mrs. Glenn Golley chose for the Feb. 2 meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of Knox Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Burns Moffatt was hostess to 10 ladies and three children. The roll call was answered by a verse pertaining to winter. Mrs. R. J. McMurray read the scripture from Corin- thians with the message being we must put God first in our lives. Mrs. Moffatt led in prayer and the minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary and Last Thursday, the Knights of Columbus had a basketball -throwing contest with the following winners: age 11, Billy McGlynn and Gisele Kelly; age 12, Paul Hallahan and Marlene Albers; age 13, Kevin Sch- midt and Leah Kulas; age 14, Murray Skinn. Con- gratulations to the winners who go to compete in Walkerton. Grade 5 and 6 have just finished working on fire posters. The students had ideas about smoke alarms, wood stoves and matches. The winning posters for Grade 6 were made by Laura Hallahan (first), Sheri Marklevitz (second) and Dennis Hallahan (third). The following Grade 5 students' posters were sent to the Wingham Fire Department for a poster contest: Shannon Hallahan (first) Ronnie Schmidt and Robbie Van Den Broek (second) and Rhonda Schaefer and Lara Parker (third). Sacred Heart Mailbox Grade 7 and 8 had elections for a new student council. They are: past president, Murray Foxton; president, Bill Kinahan; vice- president, Lori Parker; secretary, Marlene Albers; treasurer, Doug Cerson; and, social committee, Murray Skinn, Julie Koopman, Diana Van Den Broek and Kevin Schmidt. The student's council is in the midst of planning a "Holy Childhood Associ- ation" and also to partici- pate in the "Share Lent 1983" program through Sacred Heart Church. Last Friday. the Kin- dergarten had a sleigh ride party with Grade 1 and 2. It was a lot of fun and they had hot chocolate to warm up and watched a movie called "The Shoemaker and the Elves" and then went home. Grade 2 is working hard at first communion books in preparation for making first communion on Holy Thurs- day. adopted. Mrs. Jack Jenkins gave the treasurer's report and received the offering which was dedicated by Mrs. Golley. Business included a discussion on the May 16 Presbyterial to be held in Teeswater, the March 4 World Day of Prayer which will be held in Knox Presbyterian Church and the April 8 bake, plant and bulb sale and tea which is to be held in the church as well. Mrs. Lola Mann was in charge of the topic, telling the ladies of Job's wife who seemed to have no name of her own, and asked those present if they would like to be known as "Dave's wife", for example. Every good gift comes from the light, she said and God permits sin and suffering, but asks us to trust him and pray for the gift of true communication. The closing hymn was "Jesus the Very Thought of Me", followed with a prayer by the president. Lunch was served by Mrs. Moffatt and Mrs. McMurray. Seniors club holds meeting and euchre BLUEVALE — The Bluevale Senior Citizens' Club held its first meeting of the New Year last Monday with 36 in attendance. Group singing got things started and after the business period was over, nine tables of euchre were enjoyed, followed by a lunch provided by Mary Peacock, Elsie Smith and Ida Rooney. Prizes for a January birth- day, a January anniversary and lucky tiekets went to George Fischer, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frieburger, Cary Johnston and Mrs. Harry Elliott. The next euchre party is scheduled for Feb. 14. 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