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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-03-09, Page 10Page 10—The Wingham Advance -Times, March 9, 1983 f MRS. WILLi `•`.Iill SOTHERRI otos from For 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. 1 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, Ontario, KiP 5BI 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. Your business has a big friend The eye service depart- ment at The Canadian Na- tional Institute for the Blind counsels blind and visually impaired persons on eye disease, low vision, and eye safety. Their public health nurses act as consultants to boards of education for partially sighted children attending school. oweir ��tet 1 "I treat my policyholders like individuals, not numbers... each one has different .insurance needs." �aII me today. kW. (Rick) GIBBONS, Agent, 25 Alfred St. E., P.O. 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