HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-02-23, Page 10Page 10 -The Wingham Advance -Times, Feb. 23, 1983
Mrs. Lillian r rooks
was Belgrave native
A native of Belgrave and
resident of Wingham since
1975, Mrs. Lilly Belle
(Lillian) Brooks of 42 John
Street East, passed away
Wednesday, February 16, at
Wingham and District
Hospital following a brief
illness. She was in her 93rd
year.
Mrs. Brooks was born in
Belgrave on July 24, 1890,
and received her elementary
education at SS No. 9, East
Wawanosh. Her parents
were the late John McLean
and Margaret Scheffield.
She studied at the Toronto
Conservatory of Music and
became a music teacher. She
was a member of St. An-
drew's Presbyterian Church,
Wingham, a life member of
the Independent Order of the
Daughters of the Empire and
a life member of the
Women's Missionary Society
of St. John's Presbyterian
Church, Toronto.
On June 14, 1917, she
married Robert Brooks in
Wingham. He passed away
in 1955. She was also
predeceased by three
brothers, Dr: W. J. McLean
(West Lorne), P. D. McLean
(Belgrave) and Flt. Lieut.
Chesley McLean (Wing -
ham) ; and one sister, Annie
Pearl McLean (Belgrave) .
Mrs. Brooks is survived by
one sister, Mrs. .William
. (Uldene) McKenzie, Wing -
ham; tWo nephews and one
niece.
Complete funeral and
committal service was
conducted by Rev. Paul L.
Mills on Friday, February
18, at two o'clock at The
Currier Walker Funeral
Home, Wingham. Final rest-
ing place will be Brandon
Cemetery, Belgrave.
Cecil Zurbrigg spent
years carving collection
Cecil L. Zurbrigg never
lived to see his miniature
farm collection displayed at
the Ontario Agricultural
Museum at Milton, but
certainly the knowledge that
it would be there gave him a
great deal of pleasure in his
final days.
Mr. Zurbrigg of 254 Elma
St. East, Listowel died Feb.
21 at Listowel Memorial
Hospital. He was 72 years
old.
It was less than two weeks
ago that he supervised the
loading of his impressive
farm collection for tran-
sportation to the museum.
The collection, displaying
old-time farm operations,
has been carved and
assembled by Mr. Zurbrigg
over the past decade.
The collection was
described by R. W. Carbert,
general manager of the
museum, as being "rustic
art" and "the finest
collection of its kind in
Canada". It will be on
permanent display in the
m in hall of the museum.
A feature story on Mr.
Zurbrigg, written last week,
appears in the Crossroads
section of this week's paper.
Born June 11, 1910, in
Wallace Township, Cecil
Zurbrigg was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. William
"Because I offer
life, boat, home
and car insurance,
I get to know
my policyholders
and their needs?'
CALL ME.
R. W. (RICK) GIBBONS, Agent
25 Alfred St. E., P.O. Box 720,
Wingham, Ont. NOG 2W0
Bus. (519)357-3280
Slate f arm Insurance Companies
Canadian Head Offices
Scarborough. Ontario
(Katherine Karges) Zur-
brigg.
Following his marriage lo
Mabel Gedcke on June 6,
1934 in Howick Township the
couple farmed in Wallace
Township at Mayne Corners
before moving to Listowel in
1960. Mr. Zurbrigg then
worked for many years as a
house painter.
He was a member of
Calvary United Church,
Listowel.
Besides his wife he is
survived by two sons, Ken of
Kincardine, and Lyle of
Edmonton; two daughters,
Mrs. Don (Thelma) Bode of
Seaforth, and, Mrs. Glenn
(Shirley) Lamb of Goderich;
three brothers, Emerson of
Listowel, Rev. Norman
Zurbrigg of Illinois, USA;
and Ralph of Waterloo; and
eight grandchildren.
Besides his parents he was
predeceased by one brother,
Ira.
The funeral service for Mr.
Zurbrigg will be held
Thursday, Feb. 24 at 1:30
p.m. at the Robert Trench
Funeral Home, Listowel,
with Rev. Cecil Wittich of-
ficiating.
Burial will be in Fairview
Cemetery, Listowel.
Day of Prayer
service Friday
Area residents are invited
and encouraged to attend
this year's World Day of
Prayer service, to be held
Friday afternoon at 2:00 in
St. Paul's Anglican Church,
Wingham.
The theme of this year's
service is "New Persons in
Christ" and the printed pro-
gram was written by the
women of the Caribbean.
Guest speaker at the
Wingham service will be
Mrs. J. W. Daunt of Gorrie.
A nursery will be available
and a social hour will follow
the interden mina.tional.
service.
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Verticillium with a plow.
�� When Verticillium
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costly reseeding
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�`!`j fourth year. The
other. is switching to
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with its moderate
r�~ resistance to Verticillium
wilt. helps yoll keep the'kind
of yields and stands you're
used to.
See us for Trumpetor Alfalfa
Be reads' for Verticillium.
COR REININK
335-6161
Also available, corn, plow down
clovers and hay mixtures.
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BLUE ON BLUE -Karen Montgomery, Patricia Walker, Tonya Stainton and Staci Mar-
tin skated to the strains of "Blue on Blue" during the Wingham Figure Skating Club's
Rainbow on Ice carnival Friday night.
Manitoba is theme of
February WI meeting
GORRIE - Manitoba was
the topic at the Women's.
Institute's February meet-
ing, held last week at the
home of Mrs. Alex Taylor.
The president, Mrs. Cecil
Wilson, opened the meeting
with the singing of Ode,
followed . by the Mary
Stewart Collect. The roll
call, "A current event from
our sister province
Manitoba", was well an-
swered. Pennies for Friend-
ship were collected, two
pennies for every province
Mrs. Geo. Jordan
dies at Pinecrest
The death occurred on
February 1, at Pinecrest
Manor N'rsing Home,
Lucknow, of Mrs. George
Jordan, formerly of
Belgrave. She was in her
94th year and death followed
a lengthy illness.
The former Mabel May
Walsh, Mrs. Jordan was
born in East Wawanosh
Township, a daughter of the
late Joshua and Margaret
Walsh. She received her
elementary education in
East Wawanosh and on
March 12, 1913, married Mr.
Jordan in Belgrave. He
predeceased her in 1971.
Mrs. Jordan is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. George
(Freda) Johnston of
Belgrave, two grandchildren
and two great grand-
children. She was prede-
ceased by two brothers and
one sister.
Friends paid their respects
at The Currie -Walker
Funeral Home, Wingham,
until Thursday, February 17,
when service was conducted
at two o'clock by .Rev. John
G. Roberts of Knox United
Church, Belgrave, where
deceased was a member.
Spring interment will take
place in Brandon Cemetery,
Belgrave.
DEATHS
WIIITTARD-Passed away
suddenly at St. Catharines
General Hospital on
Wednesday, February 9,
Earl B. Whittard, husband
of June Whittard, in his
59th year. Late of 440 Vine
St., St. Catharines, Mr.
Whittard was the dear
father of two daughters
and three sons, all of St.
Catharines; brother of
Forrest G. Whittard of
London. He was
predeceased by his
parents, Ben and Sarah
Whittard. late of Brussels;
two brothers, Harold and
Ross; and two sisters,
Hilda and Mildred. He was
employed with the St.
Catharines Transit
Commission for 33 years,
was a veteran of World
War 11, a member of
Empire Lodge No. 87
1OOF, and the Royal
Canadian Legion. Port
Dalhousie Branch 350.
Funeral service was held
Saturday. February 12.
each member had visited.
The secretary, Mrs. James
Gray, read the minutes. Mrs.
William Thornton, showed
tea towels purchased by the
Institute for the kitchen at
the Howick Community
Centre. Mrs. Thornton at-
tended the East Huron
District executive meeting
at the home of Mrs. Elmer
Harding, the district
president.
The ladies were reminded
to keep the following dates in
mind: area day at the Lee,
April 13 from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.; Women's Institute
Week at the Lee, May 31,
June 1 and 2; a workshop for
secretaries and public
relations officers at Ethel,
March 13; the district annual
will be held in the Gorrie
United Church on May 10
with registration at 9 a.m.,
Lakelet WI will host; the
area convention will be held
in the Acton Legion Hall Oct.
20 and 21, with "It's a Small
World" as its theme; and the
officer's convention at
Waterloo May 3, 4 and 5.
. The ACWW will meet in
Ontario in 1985. Laura Rose
Stephen's name is to be
entered into the Agricultural
Hall of Fame at Milton. She
designed the Institute colors.
MRS GEORGE BROWN
Mrs. Wilson suggested the
group announce the WI
meetings over Community
Calender and members
decided to do collecting for
the Cancer Society in the
village and the surrounding
area. Also, it was agreed to
serve at the Howick hockey
night.
Mrs. Wilson compiled a
very informative and in-
teresting talk on Manitoba,
while Mrs. Glenn Johnston
read the summary. Mrs.
Wilson pointed out the places
of interest on a map and
showed pictures of different
places and told of the in-
dustries there, from farming
in the southern portion to
mining in the north, as well
as fishing, sugar beets, the
production of honey and the
market gardens around
Portage La Prairie and the
Campbell's processing plant
there.
Manitoba is populated by
several different nationali-
ties, including Mennonite,
Hutterite, Ukranian, French
and English peoples.
Mrs. James Gray, Mrs.
Cecil Wilson and Mrs. Taylor
served lunch, bringing the
evening to a close.
Gorrie Personal Noted I
Mr. and Mrs. William A.
-Smith--and Mrs: Glade Edgar
visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James Easton of
Hillsburg.
Mrs. William Austin spent
the weekend at the homes of
Mr. and Mrs. William Austin
of Waterloo .and Mr. and
Mrs. James Austin of
Elmira.
Mrs. Lloyd Felker and
Mrs. Glad Edgar and Mrs.
William A. Smith visited
Mrs. Thomas Hayden and
Mrs. Maria Thompson of
Mitchell.
Birks Robertson of
Teeswater is spending a few
days with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne
Robinson visited Sunday
with Linda Robinson of
Fergus.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hart,
Jay, Jacky and Elizabeth of
Wellesley were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Melville
Dennis Sunday.
James Reid pf Teeswater
called on Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Mundell Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. David
Templeman, Brian and
Barbara of Wellesley, and
Duplicate
bridge play
Yvonne McPherson and
Mary Caslick captured first
place in last Thursday
night's duplicate bridge
play. Inez McGill and Jim
Alcorn were second, Dimps
Mathers and Margaret
Hastings, third, and Kae
Forgie and Anne Conn were
fourth.
Mrs. John Templeman of
-Wingham visited -Sunday -
with Mrs. Joseph Simmons.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Strong and Elizabeth of
Hamilton visited with Mr.
and Mrs. William Strong,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peel of
Bluevale and other relatives.
Mrs. Lloyd Jacques visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Taylor of Elmira.
WMS meets at
Falconer home
Whitechurch - The wo-
men's Missionary Society
meeting was held last
Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Alan Falconer,
under the leadership of Mrs.
John deBoer and Mrs. R.
deBoer.
The ladies sang "What a
Friend We Have in Jesus",
and Mrs. R. deBoer read
from Luke and gave the
chapter in the study book,
"In t
he Wake of the Storm ,
followed by a prayer. A
hymn was sung, "This is the
Day of Light', and Mrs. J.
deBoer gave the study book
lesson on the culture of the
people of the South Pacific
Islands.
The offering was received
and dedicated. The minutes
were read and the financial
statement given by Mrs.
Falconer for Mrs. Bill
Purdon, the secretary. It
was agreed to accept the
single quilt for Ewart
College or Armaugh.
Arrangements for the World
Day of Prayer on March 4
were. Another hymn was
sung and the meeting closed
with the Lord's Prayer.
I
at t ,�a {t ,_ ,m II• siion
for .,,. rris silo fire
A Morris Township far-
mer, Cleeson Martin of Lot 9,
Con. 2, lost most of his
haylage crop to spontaneous
combustion Monday.
Wingham Fire Chief Dave
Crothers said he was called
to the Cleeson farm at ap-
proximately 5 p.m. Sunday
afternoon to inspect the
haylage which was
smoldering then. But Mr.
Crothers advised Mr.
Cleeson to wait because
there was nothing his
department could do.
The haylage started to
blaze Monday morning when
Mr. Cleeson and some neigh-
bors tried to cut it out. The
Wingham Fire Department
answered the call at ap-
proximately 10 a.m. and
remained at the Cleeson
farm for over two hours.
Mr. Crothers said the
haylage must have been
heating from the bottom for
months before the fir/.
Firefighters poured 3,000
gallons of water on the blaze
to cool it down. Almost 15
feet - of haylage was
destroyed in a 70 -foot silo,
but there was no damage to
the silo itself. The firemen
remained on the scene until
certain the fire was ex-
tinguished.
Another fire last Thursday
afternoon resulted in $500
damage to a diesel engine at
McGlynin's sawmill, north of
Wingham in Turnberry,
Township. The Wingham
department received the call
at around 1:30 p.m. The
cause of the fire was a
welding spark which ignited
some oil. Mr.- Crothers
reported no damage to the
building.
An equipment malfunction
caused a false alarm last
Thursday afternoon at ap-
proximately 5 p.m., said the
chief.
WI 'Family Night'
held last week in hall
FORDWICH - The
Women's Institute held a
family night for family
members and friends last
week in the hall for its
February meeting. Approxi-
mately 60 attended.
All sat down to a hot
smorgasbord meal planned
by the lunch committee.
After the Institute Ode and
the Mary Stewart Collect
were repeated, dinner was
enjoyed.
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Seniors'
Day Centre News
By Pam Williams
It's great to see the
weather has been so good
this winter and that fact has
encouraged people to come
into the centre and remain
active. It's much more fun
than hibernating, so we'll
keep our fingers crossed and
hope the weather remains
reasonable.
Wednesday, Rev. Paul
Mills of St. Andrew's Pres-
byterian Church in Wingham
was the guest speaker. There
will be more about his talk
next week.
A sincere thank you to the
members of the community
who brought in wood scraps,
craft supplies and maga-
zines to the centre. We con-
stantly are looking for new
craft ideas and really ap-
preciate your help.
The next foot clinic will be
held Wednesday, March 16,
so keep that date in mind.
Good foot care contributes to
a healthy life style. And the
next "Over 50s" dance will
be held this Thursday from
8:30-11:30 p.m. in the
Armouries. I have heard the
dances have been quite
successful so far.
Last week at the centre,
the Thursday group went
bowling. I think everyone
had a good time, especially
those who never had bowled
before. The results were
quite respectable, even with
a few - strikes, -much.. to the
delight of all.
There seemed to be a few
birthdays last week and
some coming up. Happy
birthday to all of you and I
hope many more to come.
A thought for you this week
is "The art of living consists
of dying young, but as late as
possible." Have a good.
week.
A short business meeting
then was conducted with the
cards and letters read. The
roll call, "What would you
grab first if your house was
on fire?", evoked some
humorous answers. While
the dishes were being
washed, a singsong was
started and everyone joined
in.
The conveners were Mrs.
R. Ruttan and Mrs. L. Wilson
and thanks to Mrs. Ruttan, a
mock wedding was staged in
the potato patch, acted out
by eight people, including a
bride and groom, a
bridesmaid, best man,
soloist, minister and the
bride's mother and father.
The latter was glad to get rid
of his daughter and the
mother wailed all through
the ceremony.
The closing solo was "I
Wish I Was Single Again". It
was much enjoyed, as the
men took the women's parts
and vice versa. While the
cast removed their
costumes, four readings
concluded the program.
Correction made
to report of
Homemakers
Several mistakes were
contained in the report from
the Town and Country
Homemakers' January
meeting. The report should
have read as follows:
After a review of the
budget and estimated
business in 1983, the board
reluctantly agreed it is
necessary to follow the
government's guildelines on
salary restraint, as well as a
reduction in hours of work
for the case manager.
In her monthly report to
the board, the executive
director, Jean Young, gave
the following statistics,
which showed changes in the
agency's business: total
caseload for the month of
December, 1982, was 121,
compared to 144 in
December bribe previous
year. Of these 85 per cent
were privately paid, seven
per cent were under the
provincial Home Care
program and seven per cent
were paid by social services.
The previous year, 55 per
cent were privately paid,
while 29 per cent were under
Home Care and 14 per cent
under social services.
Garage & Shop Equipment, Tools,
Cars and Trucks
BANKRUPTCY AUCTION
for:
NICK'S SERVICE CENTRE
(Cambridge), and others to be held at Breslau Airport Road
Auction & Storage Complex, Waterloo Regional Road
No. 17, Breslau, (Kitchener), on
Saturday, Feb. 26•- 10:00 a.m,
VEHICLES: 79 Capri RS (5.0L 4 SP); 79 Ramcharger 4WD:
76 Pacer D/L: 76 Jimmy, 4WD: 76 Granada: 76 Gran Fury
Brougha75 Marquis Brougham; 75 Chrysler Cordoba: 81
SuZlikrGS 400L MC: 77 JD 300 Snowmobile: etc. etc.
GARAGE: FMC brake lathe; tire changers and balancers:
power greaser; parts washer; Allen, Marquette & Sun scopes:
Impact wrench and sockets; grinders: headlight aimers: torch
set; battery charger: jacks. vises: air pig; many more items
pertaining to the garage business, etc etc
PAINT, EOUIPMENT & MISC: Paint booth exhaust system:
exp. proof lights, welder; spray gun; 3 hp Devilbiss air com-
pressor: Port -a -Power fender kit, lockers; fire extinguisher,
portable electric signs: gas and brake line: headlights, nuts,
bolts: over 50 good used tires, etc etc
Full range of office equipment
Partial list only Lunch on premises
Viewing Friday, Feb 25. 1983 (1.4 p m )
TERMS. 8100 cash or certified cheque deposit on
major items
M.R. JUTZI-8 CO. Inc.
Industrial Liquidators. Appraisers and Auctioneers
Professionals in the orderly liquidation of Con-
struction, Industrial and Commercial Enterprises
69 Sydney St. S., Kitchener
48-2111 • (519)743-5286
Blood circulates through
the body in just 45 seconds,
but it takes hours for a
"Heart Fund" volunteer to
canvass - be generous when
calatacted.
THE C. -''-SE
FOR GOOD
USINESS SENSE
The representative for
the Wingham territory
will be in the area
every Tuesday.
-"'t simply
makes
good sense to meet
with the representative
of the Federal Business
Development Bank who will soon
be in your area. There is no obligation
and no cost to you. And there is so
much you could gain for your business.
Come talk with us if you need
financial aid, in the form of loans, loan
guarantees or equity participation. Presently,
you may even qualify for a Small Business Invest-
ment Grant and thus be entitled to up to a 4% rebate
on specified loan interest.
We have experienced counsellors who can help
you plot a course of growth and ensure the success of
your business. We can provide you with direction to
government assistance, both federal and provincial, as
well as other vital information.
For an appointment call F.B.D.B, (Strafford)
and ask for Rob Swim
at 271-5650 (collect).
Federal Business Banque federale
Development Bank de developpement
Your success is our only business
Canada
Walton Sale Arena
2 miles west of Durham on No. 4 Hwy.
Thurs., March 3rd, 1983
12:00 Noon
Complete Milking. Dispersal owned by:
LOUIS KUMPHREY,
Brussels, Ontario.
21 Registered 40 Grades
A fine herd of ,young cows with size and
dairy character. 15 cows are selling fresh, or
due at sale time. The balance are bred and in
various stages of lactation. Service Sires in-
clude Warden, Stylist, Commodore, Blazer.
LISTED HERD.,
FOLLOWED BY
117TH CONSIGNMENT SALE:
Featuring full pedigrees, commercial, and
grades mainly from listed herds.
OPEN FOR CONSIGNMENTS.
Plan to attend!
-Sales Mana9er & Auctioneer:
DONALD E. WALTON
Phone (519)369-3804
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LARGE 2 DAY BEDDING AND
BEDROOM FURNITURE SALE
at the
The Wingham Sales Arena
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North end of Wingham on Hwy. No. 4
Fri., Feb. 25 and Sat., Feb. 26
The Wingham Sales Arena has made
a major purchase of box spring and mat-
tresses in single, double and Queen
sizes, along with complete bedroom
suites, dressers, chests, night. stands,
washstands, adjustable bed frames, pull
out sofa beds, and bunk beds and will
be offered at fantastic low prices!! For
example:
Spring and foam mattress, 54"
double size. Suggested retail price
$179. Our price $84.95.
In the orthopedic line, a 20 year
guarantee box spring and mattress,
54" double. Suggested retail price
$479.95. Our price $249. Queen size
60". Suggested retail price $589.95.
Our price $349.
These box spring and mattresses will
also be sold separately. Adjustable bed
frames with steel frame and castors.
Suggested retail $43.95-. Our price
$24.95. Also a good selection of bed
sofas in the latest styles and colours.
While attending this sale, take advan-
tage of our everyday low prices on bulk
goods, cookies, baking goods, candy,
pie fillings, peanut butter, hundreds of
items to choose from. Work clothing,
work shoes, rubber boots, kids'
coveralls, one of the area's finest selec-
tion of blue jeans for men, ladies, and
children. Also, carpet and no wax
flooring, used furniture, antiques. We
also buy good used furniture, ap-
pliances, antiques, etc. Call:
THE WINGHAM SALES ARENA
357-1730
Open Mon, - Sat., 9-6 p.m.
Fri. Nights 'till 9 p.m.
Cheques, Visa, Mastercard
accepted. -' Free parking.
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