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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-04-25, Page 12a LPor U-z1N Vitsoam Advance -Times, April 25, 1979 i nfaC11611fiesres our r� nLUCKNOW CALK CLUB The second meeting of the Lucknow 4-H Calf Club was held • ! April 11 at the farm of Ken Altoo. The H meeting opened with the ri ' n 9 pledge and members were then 's O 'oryOasked to judge a pn of finished an our beef steers. Reasons were given A tour of modern printing Writers now use codes to ex- produced and how that is used to make zinc or aluminum printing Casemore, club secretary, reported the club's public by some of the 4-H members and then Ken Mewhinney gave the facilities and a brief history of plain to a computer scanner how for the huge litho press in speaking representative will official placings. Everyone went technical progress in printing a story is to be set in type. In- plates Goderich, where The Advance- advance to the Ontario and to the house to continue the highlighted a meeting of the stead of a typesetter setting an is printed. Times P Quebec public speaking final of meeting. Lions Club of Wingham April 19. Barry Wenger, publisher of article in type, typewriters with a special type face are used and a The Goderich press prints Lions clubs. Mary Luanne Clare of After reading of the minutes by The Advance -Times and computer scans the page, nearly all area weekly newspapers and can print up to Lucknow is the first public Secretary Kay Morrison tfte president of Wenger Bros. recognizing each letter or 15copies an hour of up to 32 speaking representative of the leaders passed out handbooks on Limited, took the Lions for a tour character for what it is by the .000 es each. Wingham club to advance to the livestock judging to each of the company's central percentage of black in a certain Pag Today's lithographic (usually district final. member. Parts of the beef and production equipment in Listo- space. called offset ) printing presses Mr. Casemore reported the po dei animals were discussed. �� Wei. The computer scanner can bear little resemblance to the board of directors had approved he meeting adjourned with a Computers play a large part in read about 50 typewritten lines a simple press which first printed donations of $100 and $50 to the delicious lunch served by the the production of modern minute. It is linked to a machine the the Gutenberg Bible in the Wingham Figure Skating Club hostess. The next meeting will be newspapers. At the Listowel which punches holes in computer 15th century. and the Canadian Cancer Society at 8 p.m. May 16 at Walter location where The Advance- tape at a comparable rate and the tape is fed into yet another The invention of movable type respectively. Elliott'.. Times and its sister publications The Mount Forest Confederate computer which exposes special by Johann Gutenberg was described by Mr. Wenger as "the and The Listowel Banner as well photographic paper and a column birth of the modern world" which as Crossroads are put together, of type, identicsil to what appears in the newspaper, is formed. "opened the floodgates of there are six computerized Other computerized typeset- knowledge" because knowledge usEvn�r typesetting machines. The technology involved in ting machines are used to make is so much easier to acquire once printing today's weekly and daily headlines for the newspapers and for the large type in advertise- a person can read and has printed material available. newspapers is changing at a Mr. Wenger said. ments or under photographs. Printing technology developed MUSINGS great pace, Last fall typesetters were Mr. Wenger showed the Lions little in the following 450 years, Wenger as flat bed eliminated from a large part of how pages of type, ads and photos 'pasted Mr. said, presses were used and were slow One hundred years ago when Methodist was situated on the the production of the company's are up' to form a because just one page could be Wingha=n was incorporated as a present United Church parking newspapers. newspaper page, how a page is printed at a time, while with town, it was a busy, growing, lot. The Primitive Methodist was modern rotary presses many bustling place. There were also on Minnie at the Victoria MRS. LEWIS STONEHOUSE pages can be printed and at a numerous industries which located here for various reasons, Street corner. The Church of England was located on the lot 3 Personal Notes vastly faster rate. The Linotype machine which the water powered mills because of the river and others because of west of York Lade on John Street north. Two houses occupy the lot Bel rave cast molten lead characters of type was a big advancement in .the railway and natural today. The Baptist and Roman newspaper production, as resources available. The public Catholic churches are the only George Michie attended the United church on Sunday • eve- previous to its development a was well served by stores of all two that are the same 100 years Credit Union Managers' Con- ning. Mrs. Wilbur Tiffin of Wing- Rood tvpesetter set type by hand types, doctors, druggists, later. ference in Toronto at the Skyline ham was the guest speaker. and could produce just two full lawyers and bankers. Six hotels served the town a Hotel last Thursday and Friday. Special music was by the length newspaper columns daily. When Wingham was a village it century ago. The Exchange Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gedeke of Brussels United Church choir. Development of lithography, a was divided into two wards, one operated by W. Hutton was where Fordwich visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Christensen process in which a smooth sur- on each side of Josephine Street. the Home Place is today. The Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hibberd. of London, Mr. and Mrs. Harold face is used to print, has been the There was a reeve and four Royal Hotel managed by S. Mrs. Monica Burgess of York, Roberts and Mrs. Hilda Roberts largest change in printing since councillors. By the time it was a Gregg later made way for the England is spending some time of Listowel visited on Sunday the invention of movable type, town there were four wards, present Bank of Commerce. The with her friend, Miss Lillian with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gras- Mr. Wenger claimed: governed by a mayor, reeve and Royal Hotel stables were across Potter. by. Modern printing' uses photo 12 councillors. the street on the east side of Miss Mae Coulter of Aylmer The Belgrave Senior Citizens sensitive zinc or aluminum plates There were eight school Diagonal Road, spent the weekend with Mr. and wish to express their gratitude to wrapped around printing press trustees to look after the new known the Mrs. Clifton Walsh and family. the members of the Hi -C who rollers to print newspapers and central school at the same What is now as Manor the Queen's with J. She also visited with Mr. and • served a delightful dinner on other high volume work. location as the present school. the was Matell in charge. The National Mrs. Norman Coulter of Wing- Easter Monday. We appreciate In their tour of the Listowel James Ferguson was ham• this thoughtful gesture. plant the Lions also got a look at headmaster and was assisted by Hotel was situated where the - Mrs. George Martin spent the Greg Cantelon of Toronto the central darkroom which misses Case, Kincaid, Youhill, present post office is. It was weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil visited on Wednesday and Thurs- develops up to 25 rolls of film in McGuire and Reynolds. The old owned and operated by W. John Armstrong of Thorndale. day .with his grandmother, Mrs. the early part of each week and school was located at -the corner McCutcheon. The Wingham Fruit Mr. and Mrs. Glyn Wide, Kim- Harry McGuire. prints up to 75 photos for the of Leopold and John streets. Market was the British Hotel berly, Jennifer and Trevor of Jack Taylor, Peter Chandler newspapers. The main part was later moved with R. P. Simmons as manager. Mount Hope spent the weekend and George Michie attended the Some of the Lions also spent to market square to be used as a J. Dinsley had his hotel next to with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Co-operators Insurance diztnner some time viewing microfilms of town hall. The rest of it was the railway tracks and eglled it Garner Nicholson. meeting in London last Tuesday the 1893 issues of The Wingham moved to be used as a firehall the Dinsley House. Quite a number of UCW mem- evening to discuss insurance with Times. and still remains beside the In later years it was used as a bers attended the Easter Thank- credit unions. In Lion business Lloyd 'Casey' newer firehall. planing mill and was torn down offering service at Brussels Barth Flynn was the town clerk when Beaver Lumber erected its at $300 a year. James Davidson present building. The Brunswick :< served as chief constable for $400 Hotel (IGA) was not built until a year. They were paid every 1880 by George McKibbon. He ' three months. Dixie Watson was had built the Beaver Block across the clerk of the eighth division the street in 1877. His former court. There were seven justices home is now the credit union 4.of the peace. The lockup was on office. z ,<. Edward Street across from the There were also two hotels in Orange Hall that had been built Lower Wingham. The West End six years before. Hotel was on the north east There were six churches in corner of Helena and McIntosh Wingham in 1879. The streets. The American Hotel was Presbyterian was on Victoria on the west side of Helena across Street where the Royal Canadian the road from the old power Legion is today. The Wesleyan house. COMPUTERIZED TYPESETTING plays a big part in modern newspaper printing, as the Lions Club of Wingham found out when it toured the Listowel plant of Wenger Bros. Limited last week. Pat Scott is shown at the keyboard of a computerized typesetting machine used for advertisements. Looking on are Lloyd 'Casey' Casemore, Fred McGee, Emery Stuckey, Doug Bishop, Stewart Beattie, Lloyd Benninger (partly hidden) and Barry Wenger. MRS. JOE WALKER Bluevale Personal Notes• Bluevale neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Taylor gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Craig on Tuesday evening to honor them at a surprise party before they moved to Wingham. Lawn chairs were presented to the guests of honor and the remainder of the evening was spent playing progressive euchre. Rev. Robert H. Armstrong conducted the communion ser- vice at Knox Presbyterian Church on Sunday. Two new members, Susan Chapman and John Dorsch, were received by profession of faith. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wright on the arrival of their son, Kevin Donald, born April 19 in Wingham and District Hospital. n Wednesday, May 2 isRed Shield B1itzNight! Please give generously when the Red Shield volunteer canvasser calls. if you would like to help ALL dut by being a canvasser yourself, please phone ° I YL) OU �� campaign headquarters. �x 1S LOVE Campaign Chairman: Mr. D*WiM Mlll*r Campaign Objective: $7,900.00f— - -- _— PLEASE HELP RED WELD Campaign Headquarters: Wingham Citadel — SHE Mrs. Wilbur Gannett of Toronto spent the weekend with her daughter, Mrs. Gordon Wright, Mr. Wright, Shari and Jeffrey. Sunday supper guests with Mr. and Mrs. George Fischer were Mr. and Mrs. Kalvin Fischer, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moffat, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Elliott, Mrs. Marty Cretier, Amy -Jo and Janell, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Henning, Linda Harkness, Daryl Walker, Kathy Walker, Ken Skinn, Kevin, Sheila and Marie Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walker. The Triple Group of Knox Presbyterian Church held a successful tea and bake sale on Friday in the Sunday School room . Ron McClement named president of Optimist Club HOWICK—The Howick Op- timist Club held its election of officers on Wednesday evening of last week at the community centre. The new president, com- mencing next October, will be Ron McClement, with Paul Statia and Barry D'Arcey vice presidents. Directors for a two- year term are Harvey Wheeler, Doug MacGregor and Randy Hamilton. The club will sponsor a bike rodeo on Saturday, June 9; at Howlek Central School with prizes and trophies being presented. A CLOSE LOOK at today's computerized newspaper production is what the Wingham Lions got last week when the club toured Wenger Bros. Limited's Listowel plant. Isabelle Whittaker demonstrates how this machine Is used. Looking on are John McInnes, Arun Ghosh, Colin Campbell (partly hidden) and Andy Ritskes. 2. 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