HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-03-09, Page 10Page 10—The Wingham Advance -Times, March 9, 1983
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Friends here will be sorry
to hear that Mrs. Elmer
Miller is again a patient in
the Wingham hospital. We
all wish her a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Elaine Goldrich and
Mrs. Joan Longstaffe visited
last Saturday afternoon and
evening with Mr. and Mrs.'
Anson.Demerling.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave
i --SPOTLIGHT
BORDEN .VENKINS of Shuter Street in
Wingham is a firm believer in everyone de-
veloping God-given talents to the best of his
ability. He lives by what he says too, because
he constantly is trying to improve his own
singing and songwriting talents. Recently, he
started, the popular "Over 50s" dances held
every other Thursday., evening at the Wing -
ham Armouries. -
Develop your talents,
says Borden Jenkins
By Margaret Arbuckle
Borden Jenkins of Shuter Street in Wingham
believes everyone has certain God-given talents
which are his responsibility to develop to the best of
his abilities. That is the way he feels about his own
singing and song -writing pursuits.
Mr. Jenkins, 70, loves music, particularly
Country and Western music, which has a universal
sincerity, he said, and songs about feelings always
are the best. As a songwriter, Mr. Jenkins writes
about people or things which have great meaning to
him, for. example, Terry Fox and his Marathon of
Hope.
Always a music lover, he started to play the
mouth organ at the age of three on his father's farm
north of Wingham in Turnberry Township. Mr.
Jenkins said he still can recall vividly when he was
six and sang "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean" at a
school Christmas concert. He knew no fear then and
his love of performing has continued all his life.
The violin he received from a relative when he
was a boy has been his pride and joy over the years.
Today, it is over 100 years old, but still is in perfect
condition, just like the guitar he bought when he was
17 in a London pawn shop.
Mr. Jenkins took a few violin and guitar lessons,
but said his natural adaptation to both instruments
allowed him to pick them up quickly.
Radio was in its exciting early stages then, and
, when the local station gave young area musicians a
chance to perform, Mr. Jenkins was one of them,
under the name "The Lone Star Cowboy". He said
he played with many well-known local musicians,
like Cora Robertson, the late Ross Mann and the
whole crew of the old Barn Dance group,
"everywhere from London to Owen Sound".
The old rhyme system in country music has
changed over the years, he said, but he still enjoys
the songs put out by the recording artists of today.
However, he does have several favorite performers
like Hank Snow, Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells and the
late, great Hank Williams, whom he met in Owen
Sound in 1945 or '46.
Mr. Jenkins started to concentrate heavily on his
musical career since his retirement five years ago.
(He had worked at the old Fry and Blackhall plant,
the Western Foundry and Stanley Door.) His love of
entgrtaining and "good, clean fun" recently led him
to fbrm the "Over 50s" dances being held every
other Thursday evening at the Wingham Ar-
mouries.
Why hold dances for the over -50 crowd? Don't let
the name fool you, anyone is welcome, but they
must realize there is no liquor involved at these
dances because Mr. Jenkins, and the others helping
to organize them do not believe in drunkenness.
There is a hotel in town, he said, which is attended
mostly by young people. That meant there was no
place for people to go who did not drink. The dances
provide that opportunity and Mr. Jenkins said he is
very pleased with the response from the com-
munity, although he would like to get more people
from the outlying area to attend,
His motto is: Do good for others. That is a basic
principle of the Bible, which he believes in strongly.
He said he is dismayed with the way our society has
evolved and pointed to the corruption of other fallen
civilizations like those of ancient Greece or Rome.
But countries which were adherents to the church
grew and prospered, Mr. Jenkins said, which is why
he feels the Bible now should be taught to children
at home and in the schools, the same way he and his
wife taught their four children.
In addition to his musical talents, Mr. Jenkins is ---
an avid sportsman and even teaches a gun -licensing
course for the Ministry of Natural Resources. He
teaches clean sports, stressing the importance of
the safe and conscientious use of fire arms. Another
favorite pastime is running his gun shop in his
ir
home.
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with
O'Regan moved their
household effects from the
sixth line line of Howick into
the village last Saturday to
the apartment over Don
King's hardware store.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
McElwain of Toronto were
weekend visitors with Mrs.
George Pittendreigh Minnie
McElwain and John
McElwain. Sunday guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Ian
Pittendreigh, Jillian and
John of London and Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Trimble of
Orangeville.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug
Wildfang and Paul of
Mississauga visited Sunday
with Mr: and Mrs. Roy
Simmons.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Sim-
mons are spending this week
with the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Hambly in
Lakeland, Florida.
Mrs. Jim Vittie was able to
return home last Saturday
from Listowel hospital
where she had been confined
for the past week.
Mary Siefert of Cambridge
visited last weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ken-
nedy.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Sothern visited Sunday with
Mrs. Norma Shannon of RR
3, Clifford.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Newton
returned home after a three-
week vacation in Cuba.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Johnston spent the weekend
in Bowmanville and at-
tended the roadster banquet
held at the Flying Dutchman
Inn last Saturday night.
The family of Russell
Nickel held a surprise bir-
thday party for him Sunday
in the Fordwich hall.
Relatives attended from
Palmerston, Kitchener,
Hanover, Allan Park,
Listowel, Mildmay and
Fordwich. The youngest
member was six and a half
and Robert Nickel, 99, of the
Town Manor Nursing Home
was the oldest member.
How's that for a generation
gap.
MRS. GEORGE BROWN
Gorrie 1
Mrs. Helen Stephens spent
two weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Ruth Robinson, of
Willowdale.
Mr. and Mrs. Les Fleming,
Lana and Lyndsey of
Neustadt, Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Kreller of RR 2,
Clifford and Warren Dietrich
of RR 2, Gorrie, visited
Sunday with Mrs. William A.
Smith. Recent visitors at the
same home were Wilfred
Jenkins of New West-
minster, B.C. and Mrs.
Florabelle Jenkins of Lon-
don.
Walter Charles is a patient
at the Wingham hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hogg
and Wingham Bryan Hogg,
Janet and Kendra of
Wingham, were in Kitchener
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Gibson have returned home
after spending a few months
in Florida.
Mrs. Ruth Galbraith spent
a week visiting Mrs. Ken
Sheath of Weston.
Mr. and Mrs. William
Strong, Suzanne Strong,
Mrs. John Strong, Mrs.
Joseph Simmons, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Peel and Trevor
of RR 1, Bluevale, and Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Schneider
and Cara of RR 2, Clifford,
attended the baptism of
Elizabeth Thelma Jean,
infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Strong Sunday
at the Prince of Peace
Lutheran Church, Burling-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Hastie and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Strong enjoyed a two-
week vacation in Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Mundell attended the funeral
of the late Mrs. Peter
Campbell Monday in
Lucknow.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Jacques, Jennifer, Amy and
Jeffrey of Carlsruhe, visited
Mrs. Lloyd Jacques Sunday.
LOYALTY
USC Canada inspires con-
tributors to remain to:, al
friends. One supporter from
Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba,
started with a small con-
tribution in 1951 and has been
sending increasing amounts
every year for 30 years! The
agency was founded by Dr.
Gotta Hitschmanova in 1945
and USC headquarters are at
56 Sparks Street, Ottawa,
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PRE -NOVICE WINNERS at the
tion last week were Tracy
Leachman, winning the bronze,
Belmore Figure Skating
Douglas, Janice Wilhelm
silver and
Club competi-
and Kelly the ladies' side, and Barry Schaefer, David Ireland and Steve Eadie
gold medals respectively on taking home the men's gold, silver and bronze.
Turnberry Township
Council sets its priorities
for '83 road construction
Members of Turnberry
council arranged a list of
priorities for this summer's
road work at a meeting held
last Tuesday night in
Bluevale.
A road tour was conducted
last Monday to familiarize
council with township roads
and to note particularly
troublesome areas which
require immediate attention.
Road Superintendent Ross Fortune said it was time
Nicholson has budgeted
$66,000 for road construction
in 1983.
After some discussion, it
was decided to allot the
largest portion of the budget,
$35,000, to building up the
10th concession, a well -used
township road according to
council. It was noted there
are several landowners
along that concession who
have gravel knolls and might
be interested in selling
gravel to the township.
Councillor Don Morrison
suggested inviting them to
the March 15 meeting for a
discussion and the other
members agreed.
Deputy Reeve Doug
council started to upgrade
some ofits village streets, so
the amount of $15,000 was set
aside to pave three blocks in
Bluevale. An additional
$8.,000 will be used for con-
struction on Helena Street in
Lower Town.
The Wingham-Turnberry
Harmony Unit meets
in church basement
WROXETER - The
February meeting of the
Wroxeter Harmony Unit was
held in the church basement
with 14 members and one
guest answering the roll call.
The devotional for the
evening was led by Mrs.
Eileen Hamilton and Mrs.
Mildred Coupland. Scrip-
ture, hymns, stories and
prayer emphasized the
theme "Serving God and the
Community".
The guest speaker for the
evening was Mrs. Pauline
Atton who is on the board of
directors for the Town and
Country Homemakers. She
showed slides and gave an
interesting and informative
narration on the purpose and
duties of the homemakers.
Huron County benefits
greatly from their services.
Mrs. Ethel McMichael
chaired the business portion
of the meeting and opened
with a poem, "What God
Hath Promised". The
secretary's and treasurer's
reports were given and
adopted. Visitations to the ill
and shut-in for the previous
month were 25.
The Harmony Unit will be
holding a St. Patrick's Day
roast beef luncheon March 17
at 12 noon. Tickets will be
available from members.
Mrs. Hamilton read an
article on "Shopping Bag
Ladies": people who have no
homes and live on city
streets. Canvassing for the
heart fund was to be com-
plete by The end of February.
The Mizpah Benediction
was recited to close the
meeting. Lunch was was
served by Mrs. Anne
Yeoman and Mrs. Audrey
Chambers.
Evening unit meets
at Anderson home.
BELGRAVE — The Eve-
ning Unit of the UCW met on
Tuesday evening, March 1,
at the home of Mrs. Ross
Anderson with 12 present.
Mrs. George Procter
opened the meeting with
prayer followed by scripture
reading by Mrs. Albert Cook.
"0 For a Closer Walk With
God" was sung and Mrs.
Procter read the meditation
"What Really Counts"
followed by prayer. "0 Lord
and Master Of Us All" was
sung and the worship service
closed with prayer.
Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler
conducted the business. The
Mission Festival in Mitchell
on Sunday, March 6, and the
World Day of Prayer March
4 at 3':30 p.m. in the Trinity
Anglican Church were an-
nounced.
The general meeting will
be held March 29 with an
Easter Theme. The April
meeting of the Evening Unit
will be held in the church
schoolroom Tuesday, April
5, where a film strip "People
of the Silver Sea" will be
shown,
Mrs. Laura Johnston con-
tinued the mission study on
the South Pacific telling
about Papua, New Guinea,
the second largest island in
the world. Mrs. Ross Ander-
son told of the work of Judith
Ray who is a missionary
nurse in Papua, New Guinea.
A social half hour followed
and lunch was served.
boundary near the Western
Foundry also is slated for
improvements this year. Mr.
Nicholson said he thought
$8,000 would be sufficient for
that job and he suggested
speaking to Wingham and to
the foundry to see if they`
would be willing to help with
the project.
The sum of $5,000 will be
used to cut back Alymer
James' hill and another
$3,000 was allotted for
municipal drain cleanouts.
Several projects were
shelved temporarily, but
given priority for another
year: reconstruction of
McGlynn's sideroad; an
extension to Princess Street
in Lower Town; and sur-
facing the remainder of the
B-line.
Council decided to petition
the Ministry of Transporta-
tion and Communications for
supplementary subsidy on
the $50,600 still owing on the
new grader Turnberry
bought last year.
Still with roads, council
went into committee of the
whole to discuss wages for
its road employees. Mem-
bers decided to grant the
road superintendent and the
two gt{ader operators a five
per cent wage increase for
198.
In other business, council
set its interest charges on the
non-payment of the current
year's taxes, as well as those
in arrears. The new rate is
one and one-quarter per cent
per month or 15 per cent per
year, down from 18 per cent
last year. The new rates are
effective April 1.
. DONATE LIBRARY
Bob Searson froth the
Bluevale •Recreation
Committee, attended the
meeting to request council
donate . the old library
building to the committee to
be used as a food booth at the
ball park. Mr. Searson had
with him the library board's
minutes from the past 30
years, which showed the
library was built and
maintained almost entirely
by members of the com-
munity.
Council agreed the
building should stay in the
community and donated it to
the recreation committee,
provided the committee
looks after moving the
structure to the park.
John Underwood and his
father attended the meeting
to submit drainage petitions
for a new drain or a clean
, out, whatever is necessary,
for a drain on a piece of
property John Underwood
recently acquired from Mac
Black.
Morrison Well Drilling of
Mount Forest was granted
the tender to drill the new
well at the township shed at
$15 a foot for a four -inch
casing.
Brian Jeffray and Doug
Garniss attended the
meeting to request a
donation for the Huron
County Federation of
Agriculture. Mr. Garniss
explained the county
federation is separate from
the provincial organization
and largely responsible for
its own funding. Any money
collected remains in the
county, he added.
Council donated $600 to the
county federation, as well as
$25 to the Easter Seal
campaign.
The next meeting of
Turnberry council is
scheduled for March _15 at
the municipal office in
Bluevale.
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