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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-04-20, Page 12Page 12 -The Wingham Advance -Times, April 20, 1983 Geneal holds 1 society eginners' nig: t A record attendance of 75 persons at the Huron County Genealogical Society's "Beginners' Night" held earlier this month is a sure indication of the growing interest in tracing one's "roots". Everyone introduced themselves and told where they were from (areas re- presented included` Goder- ich, Clinton, Seaforth, Wing - ham, Gorrie, Exeter, Dash- wood, Brussels, Walton and London) . Alison Lobb, chairman, mentioned that future meetings may be held occasionally in other com- munities for the benefit of members residing further away from Goderich. A number of queries were read requesting information on families named Irwin, Munroe, Campbell, Morri- son, Linldetter and McDon- ald. Mrs. Lobb presented the program "Genealogy - Getting Started! ", covering what you want to find, what you need to get, where Yo look, steps to follow, recording your information, filing tips, letter -writing tips, typing charts, interviewing and research tips and numbering systems. She stressed that you contact all relatives, leaving no one out even if someone else thinks they may not be interested. Full name, in- cluding middle names and nicknames, are very im- portant, as are complete dates for births, marriages and deaths. She suggested that you always record the source of your information for future reference. Mrs. Lobb stressed that you should be persistent, as there may be many reasons for people not answering correspondence immediate- ly and always enclose a self- addressed, stamped en- velope. Mrs. Lobb noted that a good filing system, one `which works for you, inmost important right from the very beginning of your research. Changing systems part way through takes valuable time. Each file should be identified and perhaps you may find color coding of use if your system is extensive or as it expands. In some cases, correspon- dence, documents or in- formation sheets may require cross -filing when they involve more than one person or area. When researching, make preparations in advance, not only contacting libraries and MRS. JOE WALKER MRS. WALKER archives that you plan to visit, but relatives also as they may be away when you plan to visit. Ensure that you take along the proper tools; paper, pencils and recorder. Keep a detailed record of your results, for future reference. It is most im- portant to note where photocopies came from, like magazines or atlases. A booklet entitled Genealogy - Getting Start- ed! is available from the Huron County branch cover- ing in detail all the above topics. A follow-up workshop covering types of research resources will be held at the May meeting. Regular meetings of the branch are held the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the board room at the Assessment Office, Napier Street, Goderich. Entrance and parking are at the rear and guests are welcome. Contact Mrs. Lobb at 482-7167 for more in- formation. Bluevale Personal A euchre party was held in the Bluevale Community Hall last Monday. Winning prizes were: high lady, Elsie Smith; low lady, Isobel Gillespie; high man, Fred Porter; low man, Bob Perry; and, lucky draw, Ila' Paulin. Mrs. Lloyd Saunders of Bruce man to chair cons. association A Bruce County man was elected chairman of the Association of Conservation Authorities of Ontario (ACAO) during a meeting held recently at Oshawa. John Bryce, an Elderslie Township farmer and chairman of the Saugeen Valley Conservation Author- ity, was elected to a two-year term as head of the associa- tion, which represents the collective concerns of the province's 39 conservation authorities. A member of the Saugeen authority since 1969, Mr. Bryce fills the post previously held by John Stephen of Perth County, who did not seek reelection. In accepting the position, Mr. Bryce said conservation authorities will be facing critical times during the next few years as they attempt to meet natural resource management demands while faced with provincial and municipal funding con- straints. "Individual authority roles will have to be negotiated with other government agencies in order to provide an efficient delivery service to the general public." He said the ACAO must be prepared to continue working closely with the Ontario government and organizations like the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. He made specific reference to the resumption of ACAO discussions with the Ministry of the Environment about the Environmental Assessment Act and the need for further research into agricultural land drainage and soil erosion in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Notes 1 Dutton spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Glousher and visited frequently with her grandmother, Mrs. Casemore, at the Brook- haven Nursing Home. A household sale was held for Emma Johnston and Campbell Robertson last Saturday in the community hall. Rev. T. R. Trites was in charge of the service Sunday when Brian Joseph Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Walker, was baptized. Sunday dinner guests at the same home were Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Harkness, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Harkness, Heather, Sonja and Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Harkness, Marie and Sheila Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Skinn and Nanci and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walker. The Bluevale 1 4-H club completed its project "Ontario Heritage". Eleven members held seven meetings, making different recipes each time. One meeting was a full -course meal served to their parents April 6 in the hall. This was followed by a social time, playing ping pong, pool and crokinole. The achievement books are to be completed and in by April 20, with the achievement day being held May 12 at 7 p.m. at the Howick School. The girls will present a skit, Dining In and Dining Out". DARYL AND KEVIN MacADAM, sons of Ken and Janet MacAdam of RR 5, Wingham, were caught up in the ex- citement last Saturday at the Belmore Maple Syrup Festival. The day featured entertainment, booths with crafts and candy, as well as the traditional feed of pan- cakes, sausage and, what else, maple syrup. Horticultural groups meet at Lucknow Delegates from District 8 of the Ontario Horticultural Association met in the Lucknow Legion Hall last Saturday, April 16, with Mrs. Maisie Bray, district director, presiding. A total of 144 members attended, representing all 20 societies in the district. Vince Elliott, a naturalist from Stoke's Bay, presented a very interesting lecture on wild ' flowers of the Bruce Peninsula, focussing mainly on native orchids. A panel discussion by Prof. C. B. Kelly of the University of Guelph, and Bryce Japp, president of the Ontario Horticultural Association, was another interesting item. Dave McDuff of Hanover was the moderator. Following a delightful smorgasbord prepared by the Lucknow ladies, there was a roll call of the societies and reports were presented. Rev. George Garrett con- ducted the memorial period. Mr. Japp conducted the election of officers, with results as follows: retiring director, Mrs. Bray; director, Clarence Lange, Chesley; assistant director, Donald Haines; secretary, Mrs. Harvey Schmidt; treasurer, Mrs. Raymond Gross; auditors, Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Sutcliffe of Teeswater. The retiring officers . all were presented with gifts, as was Roy Bennett, who retired as assistant director last year. Members present from the Wingham Horticultural Society were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Beattie, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fielding, Mr. and Mrs. William Graham, Mr. and Mrs. John Donaldson, Gordon Baxter, Wayne Elston, Mrs. Elsa Hibby, Mrs. Ena Ritchie, Mrs. Helen McBurney and Merle Wilson, In other activities, the district photographic com- petitions were shown during the afternoon, with exhibits too numerous to mention. Also, the latest society to join District 8, Hensall, was pre- sented with a gavel, suitably engraved. EAST HOWICK°S ATOM TEAM captured this year's Tri -County championship and tournaments in both Wallace and Listowel. Jerry Potts and Ron Livermore coached the boys and team members are: back, Jason Douglas, Jason Jacobson, Andrew Weber, Donald Liver- more, Phillip Livermore; centre, Brad Wilson, Jaret Henhoffer, Mark Fraser, Christian Feldskov, Ian Gibson, John Hohenadel; front, Jayson Potts and Steve MacGregor. m p s alter historic The Royal Canadian Legion has expressed strong opposition to a federal proposal to alter the Books of Remembrance in order to bring them into line with the Official Languages Act. According to the policy, which first came to light last year, the government plans to revise rank and service designations appearing in the booksto make them bilingual. David Capperauld, Dominion president of the Legion, said the proposal to take the books apart and have calligraphers scrape the lettering from each page and then r ,letter the designations w�uld have the effect of virtually changing an historic work of art that is part of the national heritage, and is unacceptable. He said the Legion feels that if these books, which commemorate the war dead of Canada, cannot be displayed in the Chapel of Remembrance in Ottawa because of the language policy, they should be removed to a suitable repository such as the National War Museum for display. The Books of Remem- brance contain more than 100,000 names of Canada's war dead, their military ranks and the units with which they served. There is a book for each overseas war and one for the Newfound- land war dead of the first and second world wars. Veteran Affairs Minister W. Bennett Campbell said he has made no final decision on the method to ensure the books conform to the official language policy. "I realize that veterans and their survivors look on these books as a national treasure, and I also consider them to be so." He also said that in- formation he is receiving from experts in the fields of calligraphy and bookbinding and from veterans raise questions about the feasibility of the project. He said his officials had discussed bilingualization of the book for the Second World War with Legion representatives on more than one occasion, with no indication theµlgion would oppose the move. "It is my intention that this consultation with the Legion and other veterans' groups will continue, since the views of veterans are very im- portant to me in determining the most suitable course of action." He said he had given the Legion assurances that the option selected would come closest to meeting the concerns of interested groups and individual veterans and their depend- ants. Seniors enjoy pot luck dinner GORRIE - Fifty mem- bers and guests enjoyed a potluck smorgasbord on Tuesday of last week when the seniors' Come Alive Club held its April meeting in the Gorrie Town Hall. The president, Mrs. Melville Dennis, called upon Alvin Mundell to ask the blessing. Following the dinner, the meeting opened with "0 Canada", with Mrs. Wilbur Hogg at the piano. Mrs. Dennis introduced the Municipal Quartet which sang several numbers with Mrs. Mundell at the piano. Mrs. Dennis then called on Borden Jenkins and his band, The Melodiers, from the Fifty -and -Over Club of Wingham. This club was organized by Mr. Jenkins a year ago and has been holding dances at the Wingham Armouries since then. Those present enjoyed the music very much. They were thanked by Mrs. Dennis, also by past MONDAY NIGHT MEN'S Last Monday night saw the end of another bowling season. The Gophers emerged as the A champs by sneaking past the Matadors 8,948 to 8,942, a mere six points. The Boat People captured the B category with 8,545 points compared to the Volts 8,430. At the banquet Monday, individual awards will be presented to: Bruce Skinn with high average of 217 and runner-up Jim Griffith, 212; George Skinn for high triple of 748 and runner-up, Don Montgomery with 736; Gary Lisle had the high single of 348 and Ted English was the runner-up at 331; Ray Walker was the most im- proved; Bill Wall had the most points over with high triple of 722 and Dave Schiestel was runner-up at 683; Ernie Cook had the points over high single of 277 Greg Storey was runner-up with 272. Winners of the pins over average were: series one, Ted English and Greg Storey with a plus of 548; series two, Bill ','Johnston and Don Montgomery with a plus of 479; and, series three, Brian Martin and Bob Armstrong with a plus of 605. COMMERCIAL LEAGUE MacLeod's Morons lead the playoff standings with a total pinfall of 10,659, followed by Darling's Dynamics with 10,378, Chapman's Champs with 10,076, Merkley's Marauders with 9,979, Hickey's Hellers with 9,878 and Russell's Rollers with 9,704. Kevin Hickey had the men's high single of 340 and the high triple of 750, while Jean Merkley was high for the ladies with a 241 single and a 653 triple. Games of 200 and over were rolled by Wayne Coultes 224; Kevin Hickey 340, 251; Roger Plumb 208, 230, 227; Doug MacLeod 204, 205; Ted Moran 252; Barry Moran 271; Bob Pegg 247, 233, 236; Rod Hickey 276; Bob Steffen 218; Verna Haugh 203; Anne Coultes 202; Betty Darling 224, 213; Colleen Moran 218; Jean Merkley 241; Lois Darling 212; Cathy Carson 230; Ruth Ann Steffen 226, 217; Cathy Wickhorst 218; Lois Jane Moran 222; Susan Pegg 206, 201; and Gale Plumb 201. SENIOR MEN Those bowling 150 and over last week were: Bill Lediet 206, 208; Bill Uuldriks 155; Harvey Timm 191; Hugh Mundell 195, 233: Norm Elliott 154, 206; Ken Saxton Sr. 210, 193; Nick Kloostra 154; Harry Garniss 168; Ted English 172, 234; Harry. Elliott 184; and, Gord Francis 175. THURSDAY EARLY MIXED ( MOLESWORTH ) Caroline Pettapiece bowled the ladies' high sin- gle of 268 and the high triple of 630. Close behind were Ginger Dadson with 629 triple and Linda Stevens, 614. The men's high single and triple were bowled by Bill Brooks with a 291 single and 677 triple. Games over 200 were bowled by: Caroline Petta- piece, 268; Grace Mayberry, 249; Linda Stevens, 243, 225; Bill, Burrowes, 239; Danny McKay, 200; Len King Sr., 212; Ken Pellett, 254; Rose- mary Meyer, 221; Murray Keffer, 205; Len King Jr., 215; Bill Brooks, 291, 206, and Ginger Dadson, 246, 200. COFFEE KLATCH Those bowling 160 and over were: Bev 'Hayden 165; Jan Alexander 204; Virginia Jessup 169; Kaye Mc- Cormick 174; Doris Walden 168; Gale Plumb 221; Grace Walden 173, 179; Wanda Curtis 235; Jan Creeden 162; Jean King 193, 239; Marg Pollock 187; and, Shirley Storey 227, 247. Winners of the 50-50 draws were Virginia Jessup and Betty Burley. president Robert Gibson. The business was then conducted, Mrs. L. Jacques reading the minutes and Miss Jean Sparling giving the treasurer's report. HERITAGE HOT SHOTS By Alison Coultes Last Thursday, the Belgrave Heritage Hot Shots club entertained their mothers and the Women's Institute with a variety concert and lunch at the Institute Hall. Jim McLean opened the meeting with two numbers on the bagpipes. The leader, Mrs. Janie VanCamp, welcomed everyone and turned the program over to Donna Higgins who was the emcee for the evening. Jenny Sanders played two numbers on the piano, followed by Alison l Coultes who recited her speech about her black cat. Kate Procter then danced the sword dance and Ruth Higgins played a piano solo and gave an explanation of her science fair project. Jeff Sanders recited his public speech on his neighbor, Sarah Anderson, and Denise Nethery read a poem about the Belgrave fire in the 1930s. Sheila Anderson ac- companied Alison Coultes and Pam Shaw for vocal solos as well as a solo number on the piano. Muriel Taylor told about her trip to Australia. Tea tables were set up with snacking foods and following the program, the members served their guests warm Dutch Peach Kutchen, cheese balls and crackers and muffins. Mint tea, coffee and tea were served. Mrs. Mary Hunter then thanked the members and their leaders, Janie VanCamp, Joyce VanCamp, Arlyn Montgomery and Isobel Campbell for the entertainment and delicious lunch. L3CW Unit Four holds potluck mal GORRIE-The annual potluck dinner was held last Monday evening with 14 United Church Women Unit Four members present and their friends in the church hall. After dinner, Mrs. Allan Hyndman and Mrs. Joseph Simmons held a worship service with the theme being "The Promise of the Resurrection". Mrs. Sim- mons read from Matthew and Mrs. Hyndman gave a , reading on planting and reaping which stated Oat as you plant, so you harvest. Mrs. Lionel Johnston gave a talk on her business and hobby of collecting antique china and glass. She described the different kinds and gave a history of their origin. She also had a table displaying dishes. Agric. society plans fall fair BRUSSELS - The dir- ectors of the Brussels Agricultural Society met at the home of their secretary last week to make plans for this fall's fair. President Neil Hemingway chaired the meeting. Murray Cardiff MP is to be asked to open the fair and Graeme Craig will be asked to be emcee. The Seaforth Trumpet Band and the Brussels Pipe Band are to head the parade and a variety concert will be held the Tuesday evening before the fair. John Cardiff and John Boneschanker are heading the committee to try and get more commercial exhibits and displays for this year. The swine feature was deleted from the fair book with the scarecrow contest and vegetable display prize money being raised. BLUEVALE III By Shirley Dorsch The sixth meeting of the Bluevale III 4-H club was held last Wednesday at the home of Susan Elston. Each member was responsible for preparing a dish from one of the previous meetings for the party and each girl invited her mother. The 4-H meal prayer was said by Debbie Johnston. Everyone enjoyed the meal which consisted of Italian, Pakistani, Dutch, German and Middle Eastern dishes. 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