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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1975-02-26, Page 1the S andard ::$.;•,:•;;;•;•;.;11.;•;;;•;• BI,YTH, ONTARIO , rcrrrtn r, PRICE: 20 CENTS VOLUME 85 • NO. 09 A cold place to work A good place not to be working on Wednesday morning as cold winds gusted to near 50 miles per hour was the steel skeleton of a new addition to the Howson and Howson mill on Westmorland Street. Few workers were up on the steel beams...staff photo. Pork producers worried over U.S. import ban At the Annual Meeting of the Huron County Pork Producers Association, President Eric Moore from Goderich told the gathering that Huron County producers shipped more than a quarter of a million hogs to market in 1974. The total number of producers was 1998, and the county is in third place in hog production in Ontario. Mr. Keith Weeden, chairman of the Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board, told the farmers that the cut-off point of 180 pounds, where. severe penalty is imposed will be extended to graduate to 200 pounds. This has been a sore point with many hog producers at numerous meetings. When asked when this would come into effect, Mr. Weeden said that negotiations with packers and government are still not completed, so a definite date is not known yet. Of great concern to the pork board, he said, is the imposition of import restrictions by the U.S. The protection our government gave to the beefmen in restricting beef imports to a five-year average, have backfired to the porkmen, as the Americans restricted our pork exports almost 50 percent. Decisions made now on the number of sows to keep will determine the amount of pork .....uuu►►g to market in ty/b, he said. The market in Quebec has dried up, with an increased production there of 19 percent and a target of another 10 percent this year. In referring to labour disputes, Mr. Weeden, contended that strikes affected producers' costs and in the end cost to consumers. It should .not be allowed, he said that innocent people get hurt, The disruption in the market place is fantastic and producers and consumers should get together to find a solution. Maybe it should be complusory aribtration after a certain lapse of taime. On supply management he said that he is not against quotas, but it must be a national program in order to work. The export possibilities to Japan are limited right now, as the Japanese government has a tariff policy to protect their own farmers. Mr, Weeden, on his recent trade mission to Japan spoke with 14 trading companies and many of them doubted that these restrictions would last, as grain is too expensive to import and foreign exchange is limited. There is some competition from Taiwan but the quality of that pork is low, so Canadian pork is preferred. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1975. Inside Editorials Church Classified Coming Events Board of Trade plans to promote village A program of promotion of the Village of Blyth was unveiled at the annual meeting of the Blyth Board of Trade held • in Memorial Hall on February 19. The program calls for "welcome" signs at each of the entrances of the village. The signs will use a large steam engine as a focal point to promote the annual Huron Pioneer Thresher Association Reunion every September. The signs will be erected as the budget for the program permits. The second promotion piece will be place -mats for use in local restaurants, The place mats would feature a map of the village and interesting places to see for visitors in the village. The names of all members of the Board of Trade and the Page 4 Page 7 Page 14 Page 15 location of their business will he marked on the map. The program was approved unanimously by the 30 persons present. In order to . finance the program an increase of the Board's membership fee from $10 to $15 per year was approved. Don Scrimgeour was named the new president succeeding Oscar De Boer. Vice-president is Doug Whitemore. Treasurer is Larry Bolger and Secretary , 0. De Boer. Named as councillors for the Board were Helen Gowing, Kay Hessclwood, Grant Sparling, Ray Madill, Keith Roulston, Earl Long, Harvey Snell, Gordon Elliott and Borden Cook. Tickets still available for big show tonight Take A Beaver To Lunch, the first professional theatre presentation to be seen in Memorial Hall since it was put back in service is scheduled for tonight (Thursday) at 8:30 p.m. The crew for the show, which stars TV personalities Dave Bro►idfoot and Carol Robinson, is expected to arrive in town shortly after lunch to begin preparations for the show:" Tickets for the show have been selling briskly in areas other than Blyth but locals seem to be holding back. Luckily for those locally who want to see the show, it would appear there will still be a good supply of tickets for sale at the door. To be sure, however, those interested would be wise to drop into one of the ticket outlets today and pick up their tickets to ensure themselves a scat. Fire destroys Lohdesboro barn, pigs, equipment Blyth firemen were up early Tuesday morning to fight a fire near Londesboro. The firemen were called to the farm of Bruce David Shillinglaw, RR 1, Londesboro shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday but by the time they arrived the fire in the barn was out of control. The barn, valued at $16,000 was a complete loss. Also lost was a feeding system valued at $7,100, 25 pigs and 79 piglets. The loss was partially covered by insurance. West Wawanosh discusses new bridge over Maitland Considerable discussion took place at the West Wawanosh township council meeting on February 7 about a new bridge in the township. A group of six ratepayers were present to discuss the possibility of building a bridge over the Maitland River on Concession 4 and 5. After lengthy discussion the council asked the clerk to contact the Ministry of Transport and Communications to have a representative come to look over the situation. Ontario Hydro informed the council through a letter that an increase in the cost of street lights for the village of Dungannon would take effect in April. The cost of the lights will go from $687.50 a Trustees keep cool heads BY ROSS HAUGH The Huron County Board of Eucation voted unanimously Monday to disregard a suggestion from the Ontario School Trustees Council that trustees "fight fire with fire" in salary negotiations, Me,u�tees Council meeting in Toronto Saturday asked the 141 school boards in the province to refuse to enter into salary talks with teachers in 1975. The proposed refusal to bargain would continue until appropriate provincial legislation is passed which defines the terms of reference for collective bargaining with teachers in Ontario. After hearing from 1974 board chairman Cayley Hill and present vice-chairman Herb Turkheim members agreed to carry on present salary talks with teachers. year at present to $737.50 a year. By-law No, 1 for 1975 was amended concerning the salary of the Wingman. The new amount is $3.25 per hour. The clerk was asked to obtain more information on the loan program by which the township council can loan money to homeowners .for improvements to their homes. The program is initiated by the provincial government. The M.T.C. approval for the purchase of a new road grader was received, Tenders are to be called for. The engineer's report on the Gaunt drain will be discussed at the March meeting. Councillor Joe Hickey was named to the Huron County Farm Safety Association. in negotiations In referring to a headline in Monday's Globe and Mail which read "School boards urged to shun teacher pay talks" Hill said "It was shocking and sickening." nlll continued, "It's a sad commentary on the education structure. We have first class relations with the teachers in Huron." In referring to the statement made by London trustee Judy White that boards "fight fire with fire" Hill said, "This tactic won't solve any problems, but only make more. The only losers will be our children." "If this attitude of the Trustees Council is continued, 1 would ask our Huron board to disassociate from them" he added. Turkheim reiterated Hill's comments. saying "I'm completely disgusted with the trustee of group. With the guidance of Cayley we hnvP h„s►• iii a feeling of trust with our teachers.” He continued "In Toronto the sugges- tion was made that we fight across the bargaining table. In Huron we don't bargain across the table but talk in a very informal manner in the lounge here. We trust each other," In his concluding remarks Cayley Hill said "Trustees were terribly upset about a situation in Windsor, but remember two wrongs don't make a right," Huron board chairman Wilfred Short - reed said a small minority of the Toronto delegates felt friendly talks across the table were still needed, "but it was very small." Pu. 2. Tait; BLYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 1975. This 'n' That Show goes on Four local girls will be television stars on Sunday. Shelly and Valerie Wasson, Susan Wallace and Elaine Brown will be among those appearing on Big Al's Country and Western Special Sunday, March 2 at 12 noon. *** Blyth Little Theatre's show "Laugh's Aplenty" is going on the road. The show is scheduled to journey to Atwood on Friday, March 7, Interest has also been shown in the production appear- ing in Brussels and Clinton and the show 'may well return to Blyth after its tour for a second performance in Blyth to accom- modate the many local people who were unable to sec the show the first time around. A considerable amount of new material is being added to the Blyth Spirits '75 portion of the show. *** A couple of weeks ago we carried a list of the winners of the Blyth Legion Poem and Essay contest. Unfortunately, the information provided to us was not accurate. The winners of the contest were: Poems, Andy Battye, Brad Hesselwood, Janet Lockhart; Essays, Steven Sparling, Sherry Brommer and Carol Gowing. *** Bill Smiley fans have been foiled by those striking postal workers in Toronto. The column comes through the mail from a Toronto syndicate office and this REID & PETERSON Chartered Accountants 218 JOSEPHINE ST. WINGHAM ONTARIO TEL. 357-1522 Chiropractic Associates Health Centre Wingham, Ontario R. Bray, D.C. D. Lee, D.C. Phone 357-1224 Find a runnhig mate. PaaTICIPa(TI0/1 tit the road week just didn't slake it, *** Speaking of Bill Smiley, just how much do you like hint and the other features in The Standard. We'd like to know. We begin new features in the paper and end some and never hear whether people like them or not. Docs anybody read Ann Landers? Does anybody care about whether or not we continue Those Were The Days. Is it worth the money that WC pay to get Bill Smiley every week (well nearly every week)? if you're dropping us a line sometime, mention whit you like, what you don't Tike and what you'd like to see in the paper, *** Ontario Hydro's Nanticoke Generating Station near Port Dover, shut down during the latter months of 1974 following a lire in one of its units, has now returned to near normal opera- tion. Three of the station's turbine generators have been operating at peak efficiency since being brought back on line in December and indications are the fourth unit will again be producing power by early next fall. Hydro's plans to bring one new turbine generator on line at the station this year and three others by 1977 remain unchanged. Agricultural Tidbits What are their WITH ADRIAN VOS We have in this column and elsewhere strongly been advocat- ing the preservation of food producing land, because we found it immoral to destroy it as long as other people were starving. We still hold that view, but a few reservations have crept in, At the information meeting of the Concerned farmers of the united townships, who have done a wonderful job of getting public support for this cause, we were told that support was obtained from the Tabour movement, from the COnsllnle►'S Association and from Mrs, Beryl Plumtre of the Food Prices Review Board, That is where the reservations crept into my mind. Let's look al thent one by one. First the labour movement, Yes, I believe they want to preserve land, but I don't believe that they are so concerned about the starving foreigners. Harsh judgement? Yes, but look at the facts. When ships were lying in Vancouver harbour to be loaded with grain for Bangladesh and a strike by labour prevents the loading they arc supported by the total labour movement regardless if thousands are dying in far countries, because they have a right for a dollar an hour more so they can buy a late model car. They use these unfortunates as a lever for a higher income, They movtives? want to preserve food producing land so we will have overproduc- tion and they will have cheap food, Of course, I except those who are sincere. The Consumers Association as well as Mrs. Plunitre arc only thinking of cheap food and the pious statements that they want the farmer to have a decent income don't mean a thing. They have shown their disinterest, and cvcn their opposition to farmers getting a decent income too often to be believed. Why else the vicious attacks on marketing boards, which is nothing more than us trying to get that decent income? They (WW1 begrudge us our cost of production. In the meantime we can work together to convince the Ontario government that generating stations should not be built on good land in Southern Ontario, but let's ' never forget their motives. I read in the paper that Kent county citizens protest a generating plant, They are right. If no plant is built it may mean transmission lines from outside, But if build it means transmission lines from inside, JOIN THE BOARD OF TRADE A membership drive for 1975 membership in the Blyth Board,, of Trade is now underway. a ONLY. members of the Board of Trade will be listed on Board promotions such as placemats for restaurants. If you wish to take part in promoting Blyth, and your own business too, join the Board of Trade before March 15. Contact Don Scrimgeour, phone 523-4551. BUSINESS DIRECTORY TOM DUIZER Plumbing & Heating Oi1 Burner Sales - Service Installation and Motor Repair Myer's Pressure Systems & Water Conditioning Equipment Sheet Metal Work LONDESBORO, ONT. PHONE BLYTH 523.4359 UCG BELGRAVE YOUR FARM SUPPLY CENTRE Feed, Bulk Delivery or Bagged Fertilizer, Custom Blending, Bulk Spread, Farm Fuels, 24 hour Home Heat Service, Hardware, Appliances; Feeding and Watering Equipment, Work Clothing and Boots. 887.6453 357.2711 NESBIT ELECTRIC KIRKTON & BLYTH Specializing in: *Farm Installation •Farm Ventilation Installation *Residential •Magnate Generators *Commercial N *Mix Mill Sales & Service *Pole Line Construction BLYTH DAVID NESBIT, KIRKTON 523-9595 LICENCED ELECTRICIAN 229-8222 H . T . 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LISTOWEL ONT. 291.3040 LYLE YOUNGBLUT OIL BURNER SALES & SERVICE "Your Oil Heating Contractor" BLYTH ONTARIO PHONE 523.9585 ELLIOTT REAL ESTATE AGENCY Gordon Elliott, Broker R. John Elliott, Salesman PHONES: Blyth Office 523.4481 Res. 523-4522 or 523-4323 WANTED Listings on Farms, Homes and Businesses DOREEN'S BEAUTY SHOPPE STYLING TINTING CUTTING & COLD WAVES DOREEN McCALLUM Phone Blyth 523.4511 OPEN MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LARRY'S RADIO & TV. SALES & SERVICE BLYTH 523.9640 (ELECTROHOMEI THE BLYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 1975. PG. 3, "Neglected Canada" seen in Naked on the North Shore It is difficult for a person from the south to adjust to a community like Old Fort Bay, says actor 'I'cd Johns. "It isn't just the fact that you're from the south and obviously an 'outsider', but you are totally unprepared for the extreme isolation." A native of Mitchell, Ted Johns spent a year 1967-68 teaching a grade six -seven class at Old Fort i3ay which is located near the Straits of Belle Isle on the north shore of the St. Lawrence. He then turned his talents to acting, but his experiences in Old Fort Bay stayed with him and he returned to the area with the intentions of doing a theatre piece about it. The end result is a something quite extraordinary - as arca pcoplc will get a chance to sec March 9. Naked on the North Shore is more than a one-man play. II's a natural piece of entertainment that is both fascinating and enlightening. Certainly there are fcw.v actors who could bring such a work off. Ted Johns not only makes it succeed; he makes it succeed beautifully. Naked on the North Shore received rave reviews when it opened in "Toronto. More importantly, it was equally as well Maitland Valley Conservation Authority members adopt budget 'i'he member municipalities of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority approved a $397,950 budget for 1975 at the annual meeting in Brussels, Feb. 14. The adopted budget will require total levies of $78,300 from the 29 member municipali- ties which constitute $10,900 in special levies and a per capita levy of $1,761/: for the 44,339 population wihtin the 1,000 - square -mile authority. Secretary - treasurer Mrs, Marlene Shiell said this is a 15 per cent increase over the 1974 figures, The levy increase is necessita- ted by the deficit of $7,002 constituting the net loss of 1974 and a decrease in population figures from 1974. In 1974, Goderich, Listowel and Elma Township were assessed the three highest percentage figures in levies, with Wingham as fourth largest contributor. MVCA chair- man Jack Graul said the Authority is "one of the lowest per capita authorities in Western Ontario." The budget will require $261,750 in government grants and anticipated donations of $25,000. A total of $148,000 is budgeted for conservation area programs, with $80,000 allotted for the Water Management Program.. Major projects to be under- taken by the MVCA in 1975 include a property acquisitions program, flood plain mapping, erosion control studies and an erosion control assistance program. The latter program has been allotted $2,000 in the 1975 budget and enables the MVCA to offer a 50 per cent grant to private landowners not to exceed $500 for private erosion projects. Under the proposed and approved program the MVCA will review both the plan and the finished project prior to awarding the grant. Mr. Graul explained in his chairman's address that the most important project was what he called "Project Method" and explained: "If you want a project, prepare to sell it to your own council ... get your municipality to accept it ... then come to us as an advisory board or as an executive ... this is how projects get off the board:" He said the MVCA would do their utmost to work with the member munici- Simulator to be installed A training simulator is being installed on site at Hydro's Pickering Generating Station near Toronto to provide operating personnel with the means of obtaining increased knowledge concerning nuclear operations. The simulator will feature a control panel similar to that at Pickering and will have a complex computer set-up to reproduce functions normally found at an operating nuclear station. Trainees will be able to learn how to start up units, synchronize generators, operate valves, mani- pulate control rods and activate safeguard systems. Work is expected to be complete before the end of the year. palities on any approved projects. Leonard Johnson of the Ministry of Natural Resources character- ized the authority's job more succinctly: "it's a case of beat dram, build dans, heat drum." Members at the MVCA annual meeting also elected the execu- tive for 1975. Jack Graul was acclaimed for his fourth terns as MVCA chairman, and Lorne Murray was acclaimed vice- chairman, The advisory board membership for 1975 was approved as follows: Water Management - chairman Jack Alexander, vice-chairman Allan Campbell, provincial appointee Everett Mcillwain, William Manning, Roy Williamson, David Gower, Edwin lllnman and Eldon Vines; Reforestation, Land Use and Wildlife • chairman Harold Errington, vice-chairman Arden Barker, Norman Alexander, Grant McLellan, R. George Bridge, William Miller and Ross Taylor; Public Relations - chairman Vince Judge, provincial repre- sentative George .McCutcheon, ex -officio nieniber Dave Curzon, Harold Hyndman, William Dale, Ross Wilkie, Earl C. Smith and William Evans; Conservation Areas • chairman Garnet Wrights provincial representative Allan Ross, Robert Grasby, L. M. Scifricd, Jackson Dunkin, Ralph Jewell, J. C. Krauter and John Coghlin. received when Johns toured Newfoundland with it for two weeks this past August. He described audiences there as being "some of the toughest" he has ever played to. At the same time, he says, "They were extremely kind." Quite apart from entertain- ment „Johns hopes that Naked on the North Shore will inspire pcoplc to do something about this "really neglected part of Canada.," At least one person got the message. Recently discussing the play, Johns said that one girl from Cobalt who saw Naked on the North Shore when it was performed at the Miner's Festival in Englehart last summer decided to teach in the isolated arca. "I've had one letter from her and she seems to be doing very well," Johns said, "'Phis is the kind of thing I hope will happen. I hope that people when they see it will want to do something • even if it's just church groups or school kids writing to the people there - that would be great." Johns who has appeared in two Theatre Passe Muraillc produc- tions here, The Farm Show and The Donnellys, hopes pcoplc will be interested enough in the subject to get out and see the show which will play at the Blyth Memorial }-fall, March 9 at 2:30 p.m. Referring to the great amount of publicity engendered by Theatre Passe Muraille's latest production which opened last month in Toronto, Johns hasten- ed to point out, "You'd better tell the people that Naked on the North Shore has nothing to do with I Love You Baby Blue • it isn't that kind of show." Naked on the North Shore was directed by Paul Thompson. Set designs for the play were done by local artist Bill Acres of RR 1. Gowanstown who spent some time in Old Fort Bay before doing his work, RICE'S MARCH SPECIAL SALE CON. 12 FEB. 28 CLOSED WED. 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Mr. Larne said this week that the magazine would not go along with the directive of the Canadian government that would have allowed Time Canada to be considered a Canadian magazine by being composed of 80 per cent different material than the U.S. version. Mr, Larue hinted that the government was trying to exert too much influence over the press and was, in fact, requiring Time to carry Canadian news 00 matter how important !toys Irons abroad was. But all the government was doing was demanding that Tinie work under the sante rules that a Canadian competitor would have 10. Nowhere that we saw did the government say the magazine had to be 80 per cent Canadian written, only that 80 per cent of the material had to be different than the U.S. issue, in other words Time could 00 longer dump the material gathered by its U.S. branch into the Canadian edition. That has meant that Time got the bulk of its material so cheaply that other Canadian magazines could not hope to compete. In effect, for all but the three to six Canadian pages at the front. Time was getting paid twice for the same material. Nice work ifkyou can get it, but so nice for Canadian readers. It's up to us In the coming two weeks two first-class entertainment attractions will be coming to Blyth's Memorial Hall. Residents of the Blyth area can feel pretty proud of that fact. While residents of cities like London, Kitchener and Stratford won't be seeing either Take A Beaver to Lunch or Naked on the North Shore, Blyth residents will ,have it right in their back yard. And this is topnotch entertainment. Both shows played to large Toronto audiences and have won many friends on tours. Both are by professionals. Both have drawn critical acclaim. While it would have cast about $10 a person to see Take A Beaver to Lunch in Toronto, it will cost local people a third of that. Yes, its certainly something to be proud of that our village of under 1000 people can boast two such good shows. There's a hitch, however. The hitch is that people must turn out or this first-class talent won't be back. No city promoter wants to come to a small town for charity. They need money. No big league entertainer wants to play to a half -empty auditorium in a small town he's never heard of before. In short, it's up to us to show that there's enough interest in top-notch entertainment in the arca to draw these groups back. As of early this week, ticket sales weren't the kind that make one optornistic about future entertainment at Memorial Hall. Hopefully sales will improve before the show opens tonight. It would be nice to have Blyth thought of as that remarkable little town where people support good shows, not that drab little berg where nobobdy shows up to see really good entertainers. A good opportunity Many Canadians have joined the cries of Americans about the "blackmail" oil policies of the oil producing countries, in particular the Arabs nations. Within a few short years the price of crude oil has increased by more than 500 per cent sending ripples through the Western economies. Many blame the price increase for all . the inflationary and unemployment problems we now have. Probably the increase is partly to blame, but other events, notably the American involvement in the costly Vietnam War, also had major effects. CTV television Sunday night in its program on the Middle East showed us that Arabs aren't being such dogs in the manger at all and showed us that the high oil prices can be a benefit to us. The onslaught was a little drastic to be sure, but North Americans needed something to jolt them out of their complacency about waste. We've been riding along for a half -century as if our supply of oil and steel and many other things would last forever. Our leaders have fostered the notion by not pointing out just how limited our reserves of non-renewable resources were. Some day the piper had to be paid. It's better that it should be now rather than a few years from now when we're down to our last drop without an alternative to turn to. Perhaps the present prices will also make us understand that self-sufficiency, so long a dirty word with economists, is not so bad after all. If we'd stop yelling and start thinking and acting, this may be the best thing that could happen to us. The right step Education Minister Thomas Wells last week declared that the Ontario school system would begin to re-emphasize the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic in the future. It was a backward step in the right direction. Teaching the basics has been a dirty word since the Hall -Dennis report appeared to be revolutionizing the school system a decade ago. The report tried to open up the school system and make the learning process an enjoyable one for the students. All this was good, but along with it was the foolish notion that people could get along without a strong knowledge of the basics. Why was reading and writing so important in an age of television, seemed to be the promise. Why worry about basic arthimatic when computers and pocket calculators make the jdb so much easier? The answer, of course, is that whether we have television or not, we still have to communicate effectively, and much of that communications requires putting it down on paper. As for computers and calculators, what happens if you don't have one handy? Are we to make our people so dependent on machines they can't get along without them? As Mr. Wells said, not everything in the Hall -Dennis style education system was wrong. It was big of him to admit that there were things wrong, Now if he could just admit the government goofed in setting up county boards of education. Those 5 years ago FEBRUARY 25, 1970 The interesting story of a travelling cat was related in the Standard, It seems a cat was chased by a clog and hid on the transmission under a truck at the Campbell Transport depot. The truck with Jim Laidlaw driving took off and so did the cat, first to the Watson stock yards,' then down the fifth line of Morris, then to Harriston to the hog assembly yards and then on to the packing plant in Toronto where pigs met their end but the cat didn't. It returned honk, still riding on the underside of the truck. The dates for the Blyth Fall Fair were moved up to August 28 and 29. The horse show dates were advanced even further to July 25. The Hullett Township Federa- tion of Agriculture held a lively sleeting with Mr. Bud Murphy, a chartered accountant present to discuss the proposals in the White Paper on Taxation sub- mitted by Edgar Benson. Lorne Hunking was named president of the Federation. George Colclough was past president; Bill Flynn, Cecil Elliott, Eric Anderson, Hugh Flynn, Lloyd Stewart, Gordon McGregor, Frank Konarski, Robert Peel, Leonard Archambault, Jack Snell, Charles Scanlon, Lawrence Plaetzer, Clayton Ellis and Archie Young were named directors. 10 years ago MARCH 3, 1965 Blyth council, on motion of councillors Bailie and Gibbons agreed to the proposals of the Departments of Highways to install 45 mile per hour zones at each end of town on Highway 4. What some called the worst snow storm in Ontario since 1944 hit the province on Thursday and Friday. The storm blanketed the whole province and at one time Charles MacNaughton, Minister of Highways considered declaring a state of emergency. The 55th annual Shrove Tues- day pancake supper was served by the ladies of the Blyth Anglican Church on Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Major Youngblut reported that their son Keith was named the planning engineer in charge of restoring the Maclntyre Gold Mine at Schumacher follow- ing a $1 million fire. Fire early Tuesday destroyed a barn and heavily damaged a Snow -frosted house were the days driving shed 00 the farm of Stewart Proctor and sons in Morris township. The Blyth branch of the Royal Canadian Legion held a memorial service for the late F. Bernard Hall who died suddenly February 19 in his 66th year. Previous to World War 11 he had operated a grocery store in the village and after returning from overseas began an insurance business. 20 years ago MARCH 2, 1955 John Young. Joseph Flunking and Martin Baan were named directors at the annual sleeting of the 131yth Farmers Co-operative Association. William Dalrymple of Blyth was elected president of the association. Walter Barlow of Kraft Foods Ltd. was guest speaker. The Blyth cheese factory had a contract to supply for Kraft. He complimented the Board and management for their delivery of the highest scoring cheese in this territory to his company. Two highly esteemed residents of Auburn, Mr. and Mrs. Ezekial Phillips received a congratulatory message from the Queen on the occasion of their diamond wedd- ing anniversary. Lorne Brown Motors Limited of Clinton was advertising used cars for sale. Sample prices were: 1953 Chevrolet Deluxe Sedan, $1495; 1950 Chevrolet coach, $850; 1951 Pontiac Sedan, $1175. Mrs. Arnold Berthot was named secretary -treasurer of the Blyth Municipal Telcphone System after the resignation of Bernard Hall who had served in the post since 1946. 30 years ago FEBRUARY 28, 1945 Blyth residents were being courted from all sides in the formation of a service club. The Winghanl Lions Club had just held their monthly meeting in Blyth to interest Blyth nen in forming a club. Meanwhile the Kincardine Kinsmen Club announced it would hold a sleeting in Blyth to interest Blyth residents in forining a Kinsmen club. The Blyth Municipal 'telephone System suffered extensively as a result of a sleet storm 00 Wednesday night. Nine poles were down near the farm of Robert Patterson and between Blyth and Londesboro many wires were broken. The two lines to Brussels were still out nearly a week later. Mr. Robert Wallace announced he was expanding his business in a big way, increasing his turkey flock from 500 to 1500. Lewis Ruddy, Maitland Henry, Gilbert Nethery and Archie Young were named as committee from the Blyth Agricultural Society to meet with village council to discuss the building of a structure to be used as a rink in \\ inter and for the Fair at fair time. • "We heard an American radio conuncntator boasting the other night, that since the invasion of France, General 'Ike' (as he called hint) Eisenhower, had captured 850,000 Germans. Not a bad catch for 'Ike', but we venture the suggestion that 'Monty' has caught a few too," 50 years ago MARCH 5, 1925 The issue that was hottest in the province was on the proposal of Premier Ferguson for beer with 4.4. per cent alcoholic content. The Tornio Star carried the comments of some Blyth Conser- vatives which were repeated in The Standard: "I have supported Mr. Fergu- son in the past, but I will not support hint in this measure," declared James D. Moody of Blyth. "Nor will 1 give my support to any member of the government in this matter at all. As for Mr. .loynt, our member, he is on the Methodist Church Board in Lucknow, he is known as a strong temperance man, and it will surprise me if he doesn't oppose this measure. If he is in favour of it, I cannot give him any further support." "I can't see how 1 can give further support to Premier Ferguson," said David Floody of Blyth. "I am opposed to the proposal," declared R.A. King of Blyth. "It seems flooding of the province with an intoxicant." The students of Blyth continua- tion school were presenting "a monster concert" at Memorial Hall on Friday night. Admission .15 cents for adults. Included in the program was to be the ipresentatiotl of diplomas to graduates of the previous year. The I.ondeshoro correspondent reported that Ur. W. J. Milne had installed in his office a "Donevan 1 -nigh Frequency Cabinet, "one of the laces appliances for the treatment of diseases of the blood, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. etc," 'standard KEITH & JILL ROULSTON, Co -Publishers Published every Wednesday at Queen St., Blyth, Ont. Subscription rates (in advance) - Canada, $8.00 Outside Canada, $10.00 Single copies: 20 cents Authorized as second class mall by Canada Post Office, Registration number 1319, Box 10, Blyth, Ontario. Telephone 523-9646, THE I3LYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 1975, PG. 5. Sky Harbour Airport to get face-lift this summer Sky Airport will receive a general cleanup this summer in the first phase of a major overhaul Pro designed to put the municipally owned airport back 00 the neap. The Godcrich airport commit - Life Group meets The monthly meeting of the Goderich and District Pro Life Association was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Munro, Godcrich on Monday evening, February 17, Co-chairman, Mrs. Connie Osborn welcomed the members and thanked them for the effort they Made t0 c0111c Out 0n a rainy and foggy night. Secretary, Mrs. Harriet Klazinga read the minutes of the last meeting and discussion followed on business leading from them. The program to be presented to the Huron Men's Chapel in Auburn on Sunday, February 23 has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 2 at 8 p.m. Correspondence from the Catholic Hospital Association of Canada was read. The by-laws of the Corporation were approved and passed by the directors, A program, the Willke Preset). (8110) was shown to students at Conestoga College, Clinton, the auditorium on Wednesday, February 12. The Guest Speaker was Dan Murphy, Goderich Lawyer. Following an open meeting to the students, an invitation received from Jane Roulston of the Medical Secretary Class, the video tape "In whose Hands" was viewed, This video tape had originally been made by L.L. de Veber for the London School Board. Treasurer, Mrs. Huronview news The Clinton Kinetic Club served a Valentine Tea on Friday morning, February 14, in the north wing dining arca for the residents of ground floor north and centre. The Godcrich 'Township Women's Institute volunteers assisted with Monday afternoons activities. Music of the occasion was provided by Molly Cox, Dora Heard, Elsie Henderson, Norman Speir, Jerry Collins, Philip Regier and Morgan 'Dalton. Following the program the ladies served tea and cookies. Twenty-two residents having February birthdays were honour- ed at a party on Wednesday afternoon sponsored by the Goderich Women's Institute. Mrs. Mary Claremont was m.c. for the program which included vocal solos by Mrs. Muriel Harrison and Mrs. Warr: instru- mental numbers by Mr. and Mrs. Alan Schramm and a comedy quartet Mary Claremont, Ethel Johnston, Erma Anderson and Jean Schramm. Gifts were presented to the celebrants and lunch was served by the ladies. Mrs. Margaret McCartney who celebrated her 93rd birthday on February 22nd thanked the Institute on behalf of the residents. A musical group "The Star T'rcx", of Varna, provided the program for "Family Night". This group have become very well known in the last I'ivc years. They feature country and western music. Miss Sharon Potter is soloist and joins the Johnston Brothers Gary, Rex and 1 arry for some of the numbers. Pat 'I'hurlow thanked the entertainers on behalf of the residents. The residents have been enjoying the apples which were donated by the HuronviCW Auxiliary and the Clinton 1..0.13.A, They are put on each oI' the ways at suppertime, Owing to the flue epidemic in the :11'ra a restriction of visitors has been necessary: we hope the haul 11111 soon be lifted. Alice Krohmer gave her report, The treasurer's books were audited by Mrs, Mary O'Keefe and Mrs. Teresa Courtney and found to be correct. A Member- ship Meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Anne Brand, Bayfield, on Wednesday, January 29. A membership drive has begun in some churches and we hope to cover the Godcrich area. A program was presented to the Lucknow Kinettes in the Anglican Church Parish Ball, Lucknow on Tuesday evening, February 18. Information work- shops for members will be held early in the 111011111 ot Aprt3. I he Information Booth Chairman is Mrs, .loan Cavanaugh. Mrs. Clarice Dalton was appointed first vice-president, tee decided at their inaugural meeting to ask the town and the county to split the costs ut' cleaning up the site and updating some equipment. Committee chairman 13i11 Clif- ford told the meeting that request for funds had to be made to council in the very near future in order to allow the town and county financial chairmen to strike this year's budget. He added that $15,000 was needed just to pay this year's principal and interest on the purchase of the airport. Mr. Clifford suggested that council be asked for a total of $25,000, setting aside $10,000 towards general maintenance of the site. The committee agreed that county council should be approached on a cost sharing program. Bill Clifford suggested that perhaps they could be asked to pick up a portion of the $10,000 planned for maintenance costs, County representative Stan Profit said he could not guarantee any fund~ from the county but said he Was con11(1e111 they would offer to help out in some manner. Ile added that by asking councils for only $25,000, two thirds of which is needed to pay the principal and interest on the purchase price, the committee was in fact only requesting that $10,000 be budgeted for the airport. He suggested that perhaps more should be request- ed for a maintenance budget. Mayor Deb Shewfclt said he felt that the town needed to go up to the airport and sp' nd some money to "shake it up and clean it". He suggested that the committee ask county council to match the town dollar for dollar on maintenance and updating costs. He added that maybe they should spend about $50,000, split two WayS. Bill Clifford cautioned the committee against setting too high a figure pointing out that the respective councils may be scared off by asking for too much. He suggested they ask both parties for $15,000 adding that the committee could make a lot of improvements with $30,000. The request was fixed at $15,000 and will be made at the next meeting of the town and county councils respectively. h1 other business the commit- tee decided to insure the airport premises and operation. Mr. Don MacI wan advised the group on insurance costs and coverage available at Sky Harbor. He said that $515 per year would give the town one half million dollar they could double their coverage to one million even. The insurance elan explained that if larger types of aircraft were to be making any consistent use of the airport then the town would be wise to cover them- selves onlplcteIy. He cxplaincd that if a plane crashed and any investigation proved the airport or airport personnel negligent the town would be liable. 3 BEDROOM 68' x 1 2' MOBILE HOME • Wall to wall lorpeting In living room • All rooms with drapes and curtains • Easy care vinyl flooring throughout, never needs waxing ' • Built-in furniture in bedrooms • Aluminum slider windows with screens and storms • Aluminum storm doors • Centre kitchen plan with fridge and stove • Built to C.S.A, Z240 standards with full R 1 2 ceiling insulation and R8 wall insulation • Manufactured from regular quality materials by Bendix Home Systems OPTIONAL FURNITURE PACKAGE INCLUDES • (Antler field and then • tend labtes • Itdlhr table lamps piece dmrpr srl • ; 11' bedt • 1 St bed COMPLETE $999 ONLY SEE THESE HOMES AT THE SKYWAY DRIVE-IN - 2 MILES NORTH OF GODERICH ON HIGHWAY 21 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 9-9 HURON HAVEN HOMES 524-8059 LOTS AVAILABLE FOR LEASE AT HURON HAVEN VILL AGE OPERATED BY HOMES OF THE FUTURE LTD. 2 miles north of Goderich on Hwy. 21 524-6384 1 PG. 6. THE BLYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 1975. DEAR ANN LANDERS: 1 am a newspaper carrier boy in Peoria, Illinois, and we run your column. Will you please print my letter? If it weren't for me, nobody in Peoria would know who you are, This is a message to all my customers: DEAR FRIENDS: 1 want to do a good job and 1 need your help, I get up every morning at 5:30, although many mornings 1 would much rather sleep. Sometimes it is very cold, like a blizzard is out there. Or it is raining very hard and the wind is blowing SO miles an hour, But 1 deliver your paper anyway because it is my job. Once in a while your paper gets wet because you lock the storm door and I can't put the paper anyplace but on the outside. If this happens please don't call my mother on the phone and yell at her. She can't help it. Just ask for me and 1 will try to get you a dry paper. About your dog: He may be harmless and friendly to the members of your family but 1 am no relative and I'm scared to death of him, Please don't let him run loose. The most important part of my letter I have saved the for the last. It is about paying me. 1 have to hand over cash for all the papers I check out. I can't tell my boss to "wait till next week" or "I don't have anything smaller than a $20 bill." So will you please pay me on the day you are supposed to? I want you to enjoy your paper and i want to be on friendly terms with all my customers. If you pay me on time it would help a lot. Thank you very much. --YOUR CARRIER DEAR PAL: Here's your letter and even though it played in Peoria I've received the same complaints from carriers all over the United States. So thank you for writing. I'm sure your letter is going to help many other young carriers. DEAR ANN LANDERS: 1 am a boy, 18 years old, and I've been a fan of yours for nearly four years. I have yet to see this problem in your column. It's mine and I hope you can help me. I am going with a girl who is also 18. We plan to get married in a few years, but she has a very troublesome hang-up. She can't eat in front of me. I took her to a nice place for dinner once and she forced herself to eat and got sick. Since that time I've accepted her problem and haven't said any- thing about it. My parents want me to invite her for dinner but I keep making Can't eat with boyfriend excuses. She and I have talked about this hang-up and she said she's had it for about three years. I'm worried, but she is sure she'll outgrow it. Can you help me? --EATING ALONE , DEAR ALONE: You aren't the one who needs help. Your girl does --and she had better get it soon. There is a deeply rooted psychological reason for her inability to eat in front of you and it probably will take some intensive therapy to get to the bottom of it. I hope you will urge her to get some counselling at once t►nd not rely on "outgrowing it." In the meantime, explain the problem to your parents instead of making excuses, The young lady can sit at the table and sip a cup of tea. After all, it's her company they want. *** "Sexual freedom" presents a difficult decision for teenagers and their parents. Ann Landers offers down-to-earth advice in her new booklet, "High School Sex And How To Deal With It -•A Guide For Teens And Their Parents." For each booklet, send 50 cents in coin plus a long, stamped, self-addressed envelope to Ann Landers, P.O. Box 1400, Elgin, Illinois 60120. Copyright 1975 Field Enterprises, Inc. Baintoneers defeat Centralia Blyth Baintoneers went to Seaforth last Wednesday night, February 19 at 9:30 p.m. and defeated Centralia CCats 4.0. Goals were scored by Debbie Coultes with one and Sue Kolkman with the other three. Sue Kolkman and Annette Carter took turns in net and did a good job. February 26 will be the last game for the girls before they start into the playoffs. Come on out and support your team! "uu—aet) McKillip Mutual Fire Insurance Company elects new president Substantial increases in all areas of its operation except losses featured the report presen- ted to policy holders of the McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company at the annual meeting on Friday in the Seaforth Town Hall. During the year under review assets increase from $362,422 to $440,232, While there was an increase in liabilities the net gain of $71,599 was almost double the 1974 gain contributing to an increase in resources from $1,301,482 to $1,393,939. . In his report President Robert Archibald, who presided at the meeting, emphasized a drop in losses of more than $10,000 experienced during the year. in 1974 net claims totalled $79,574 NDP holds planning session Members of the Huron NDP Riding Association met recently in Holmesville. The meeting was a planning session for the 1975 membership drive and a discus- sion centred on the campaign approach for the expected Provin- cial Election. Shirley Weary, Riding Presi- dent stated the proposed new Riding had conk under fire from many groups in Huron and Middlesex and was one of the areas under possible further revision, according to Provincial sources in the NDP. The group also changes in the NDP Transporta- tion Policy and agreed that there was a very real need for co-operation at all levels of government if the problems felt in rural Ontario were to be rectified, Paul Carroll advised that the membership will be asked to support a testimonial dinner to be held in London in April for David Lewis, the retiring Federal Leader. A number of tickets at $15 each will be available through the Riding Executive. reviewed OUR MAIL ORDER SERVICE . i S AS CLOSE AS YOUR luazu TELEPHONE DRUGS DRUG SUNDRIES VETERINARY MEDICINES Phone 482-9511 Clinton, Ontario Ask for tb!s hookiot from our representative NORRIS PEEVER who will be at THE TOWN HALL WINGHAM 357.3550 ON MARCH 4, 1975 FROM 1-4:30 P.M. If you require financing to start, modernize, or expand your business, and are unable to obtain it elsewhere ori reasonable terms and conditions, perhaps IDB can help you. INUUSII�A! MENIDANI 1032 ONTARIO STItEET, STRATFORD 'N5A 6Z3 271.5650 and this cams down to $69,240 last year, Mr, Archibald said. During the year insurance in force climbed over $3,000,000 to $49,391,759, The meeting paid tribute to the passing of John Moyland who died during the year and to Wm. Alexander, who resigned from the Board after long service. Both were past presidents of the company. Names to replace them were Donald McKercher and Laverne Godkin, both of whom were approved by the meeting. At the same time retiring directors were Robert Archibald, Kenneth Carnochan and William R. Pepper were reelected, Members attended the meetine recognized that the present year will be significant in the life of the company since it marks the 100th anniversary of its founding. At a subsequent meeting of the board Stanley Mcllwain, RR 2, Goderich was elected president and Kenneth Carnochan, RR 4, Scaforth, vice president. Mrs. Margaret Sharp is secretary - treasurer, Other directors are: John H. McEwing, RR I, Blyth; Robert Archibald, RR 4, Seaforth; Wm, R. Pepper, Brumfield; J. N. 'i'rewartha, RR 3, Clinton; Donald McKcrchcr, RR I, Dublin; Ross Lconhardt, RR 1, Bornholm and Laverne Godkin, RR 1, Walton, Agents are: James Keys, RR 1, Scaforth, William Leiper, RR 1, Londesboro, K. .1. Etuc, Scaforth and Steve J. Murray, RR 5, Seaforth. A NEW EFFICIENT EASIER WAY TO FOAM -CLEAN RUGS Available to you now THE NEW 16" PROFESSIONAL HEAVY-DUTY TREWAX SHAMPOO on a rental basis • Adjusts to any carpet height with ease • Cleans all rugs •We also have Trewax Shampoo to complete the job *leaves carpets soil -repellent. Concentrated 10-1 1 qt. makes up to 46 fl. oz. See our full line of Trewax products for Spring houseclean- ing. Wax stripper • Vinyl floor finish • Non -slip floor wax • Cleaning wax for hard -wood floors • Wood panel Cleaner polish Sparling's Hardware Blyth, Ont. The Empty Pew The Christian is love BY REV. W, JENE MILLER another with a Holy kiss". What does "hugging" sonic- What docs judging those who one really prove? Nothing. Bears Thug or kiss, or who do NOT hug or hug creatures to kill them. kiss, prove? Nothing. It neither What does kissing someone condemns those who are judged really prove? Nothing. .ludas nor those who do the judging. kissed Jesus, Well, what can one use to know What docs "Not -hugging" the kind of person another is? someone really prove? Nothing, Nothing. Trying to evaluate what Prudes are as sick as profligates! another is worth tells only what What does "Not -kissing" some- the judging person wants to one really prove? Nothing. know. Scripture commands, "greet one , Former Blyth resident dies in Goderich MRS. MARY TUNNEY TAYLOR Benjamin Taylor of Blyth. They Mrs. Mary Tunney Taylor of lived in Blyth and he died in 1943. Huronivew died on February 15, She was a member of Blyth 1975 at the Goderich Alexandra United Church and the Ladle's Marine and General Hospital in Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion. her 97th year. In 1968 she moved from Blyth She was born July 1, 1878 in to Huronvie v, Clinton where she Middelesborough, England, lived until her death, came to Canada as a child and ' Surviving are: three sons, spent her early years in the William Tunney of Toronto, Niagara Falls area, In the late Glenn Tunncy of Ingersoll and 1890's she came to the Westfield Freeman Tunney of Tecswaier; area and married Archibald and one daughter, Mrs. Grace "Tunncy, who predeceased her Taylor of London. She was about 50 years ago. predeceased by, one daughter, She remarried in June 1938 to Gertrude (Mrs. Short) one year ago; and one step -daughter, Mrs. Lily Taylor Predeceased her also. Also surviving are 14 grand- children and 34 great grand- children. She was predeceased by one -sister, Mrs, Lillian Cook, Funeral services were held on February 17 from Tasker's Funeral Home, Blyth with Rev. Ccil Wittich officiating. Pallbearers were: Borden Cook, grandsons, Ron Tunney, Wayne Tunncy, David Thomp- son, Leonard Long and Ralph Fortney. Youth Group holds meeting BY CHRISTINE CHALMERS The Blyth Youth Group met in the Blyth United Church on February 19 at 8 p.m. They opened the meeting by playing a game called Streets and Alleys, A film called "Learning to like yourself" was shown. Christine Chalmers then asked questions and discussed the film. Brian Manning brought up the idea of a skating party on February 27 from 9 until 10 o'clock. Keith Manning showed slides of his trip up north, The meeting was closed with a game of fruits. Willing Workers plan bake sale The Willing Workers Unit of U.C.W met at the church on February 20 with 22 members present. Roll call was answered by the payment of dues. The devotional period was in charge of Mrs. G. • McClinchey. She took as her theme, "Our Responsibility for the Way We Spend our Time." She read a poem, "The Lasting Christmas". Mrs. Buchlow read the scrip- ture from Psalm 37, 1-17, Reverend Wittich introduced the mission study entitled, "Mission Begins with you. (1) In the home (2) In the Community (3) In the world." Mrs. McGowan, assistant leader conducted the business part of the meeting. it was decided that they use Sunshine Bags again this year. It was moved by Mrs. Watt and, seconded by Mrs. Hamm that they hold bake sales at some of the meetings. Mrs. Watt, Mrs, Hanim and Mrs, Patterson offered to bring baking for a sale at the March meeting. Miss Margaret Jackson will give The Easter Story at the next meeting. After singing of the grace, lunch was served by Mrs. Radford and Mrs, Crawford. Well, how do you decide when or how to love? I don't. I decide to love whoever comes along. That makes love cheap! Not "Christian" •- or mature love. The love from God is first obedience to God in Christ Jesus, and servants of humanity in His name. Such love decides only "how" to love, and that depends on each separate individual's nature. Some persons need closeness, and some need distance. They Hurst determine how they will receive love, That sounds like indulging and smother -love. No. Love niay confront evil, but it always does so in the interest of freeing the person who is trapped by fear or hate or greed or lust or whatever. The Christian is Love looking for a place to happen. Blyth U.C.W meets The February meeting of the Blyth U.C.W. was well attended on February 20. Mrs. Elsie Walsh welcomed all members and lead the worship while Mrs. Sharon Wittich read the scriptures. Mrs. Susan Howson presented the business portion of the meeting and then they adjourned for refreshments. Mr. Wm. Craven attended this meeting and spoke on the topic "Troubled Teens" which everyone found to be very interesting and informa- tive, it was then agreed that the next meeting be held on March 20 at 8 p.m. SUNDAYMARH 2 The PROLIFEGROUP will present an N. Inforniat.iyFiIm'»,. -GuestSpeaker -t ep�cial Music Huron Men'S (hapel Auburn at 8:0O\p.m. \ "Evil, Prevails When Good Men Do Nothiiib" /I....._1.' ., I.-►•. I.•\.._...........4...1fl . •. -$._.....1.'.....I %...,...1\I.\.) 1 1 ". Watch Cable - TV' i 1 1 1 Channel 1 2 i I GOSPELMUSIC 1 1 1 i 1 1 BEGINNING 8:00 P•IVI:•,EVERY 1 1 WEDNESDAY NIGHT- (A' 30 1 j MINUTE PROGRAM) '` 1 \ 1 i presented,by 1 Huron Men's.Chapel� i PROGRAMS BEGIN 1 1 WED. MARCH 5TH, 1 1 • •11A/\I.1••\•1\ •\•.1..1.•\.1\••X11\11'x•1_a I r THE BLYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 19751 PG, 7. From the Minister's Study The Bible and Woman's Liberation BY REV. G. A, POTTER AUBURN & DONNYBROOK UNITED CHURCHES When Jesus hung on the cross there is this simple statement in the Gospel of Matthew: "There were also many women there ... ministering to him; among whom were Mary Magdalene." (Matthew '27: 55,56). With the status of women being pushed to the forefront, and with Women's Liberation Movements in our day, perhaps it is most difficult for us to imagine even in our most prominent nightmare, the plight of women in the days of Jesus. They were not allowed into the inner sanctuary of the temple at Jerusalem but had to remain in the outside courtyard. So low was the public position of women that no one would take any notice of them at the cross of our Lord. Yet they were there, and among them was Mary Magdalene. On the road to Jerusalem and the Cross, Lukc the physician, steeped with the ideas of his times, said that she was delivered from seven devils. She had been hopelessly insane -- a twisted mind -- a broken spirit, yet in spite of the lowliness of women in those times, .lesus cured her. She was made a whole person. She became a woman of devotion and thankfulness. Suppose that you had been cured of such insanity, wouldn't you be thankful? Frere she is, following Jesus right to the end, no doubt ministering to hint as were the rest, and she became one of the first to witness his resurrection. Mistaking the resurrected Lord, for a gardner who looked after the tombs, the instant Jesus called her Mary, she recognized hint. Look now at the honour Jesus bestowed on Mary. "Jesus said to her: 'Do not hold sie, for I have not yet ascended to the Father, ,., I ani ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' " Jesus brought Mary into the sank relationship with God as was his own. The resurrected life was to be hers, she was a child of God, How dare we amen be stale chauvinists, or treat women as second class citizens, 1 %} t} 1 1 ...I. ..,... .I,........I. .I.....I....I..... .I"......I....I....I,../I,.I"...11........I..........•.....I... I CHURCH OF GOD: 1 1 1 l . CHURCH SERVICE: 11 a.ni. i.^ \ \ `\ THE ANGLICAN CHURCH "�� OF CANADA REV. FRED CARSON % 1 ST. JOHN'S BRUSSELS -9:30 a.m. I 1 TRINITY BLYTH-11:15 a,m. ST. MARK'S AUBURN -1 p.m. I TRINITY BELGRAVE-1:15 p.m. 1 1 •I►.,119....11/•••••,......111,... 401.11• I_.1,... .1...\1.,..•/\..1,6.•,...Y1..1,1..,..1,....._ 1 ; THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA THE REV. CECIL L. WiTTICH i 1 S 1 1 1 1 .,._.._.._.._..._.I_.1_.._.._........I_.._.._.._.._..�I_.._..• I CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH S 1 Ted Hoogsteen, Minister 1 1 WORSHIP SERVICES 1 1 10-a.m. and 2:30 p.m. 1 1 Rev. Mr. P. Breedveld Kitchener CRC f' Guest Pastor t.' .. ./....11V. .1\.1,....I\.I\.1....1\.11......•I....I_ I.\11_..d►.1••....s.,._.1,........1. 1 WESTFIELD FELLOWSHIP HOUR Family Bible Study Hour -1 p.m. I 1 Family Worship Service -2 p.m. 1 1 INTERDENOMINATIONAL • ALL WELCOME I 1_.•\.I\•11...x.1111\.1\••'\••\••\..11•\•I\"....s \..\..\.......\.1\I.\.•141I. / THE UNITED CHURCH 1 tl OF CANADA AUBURN & DONNYBROOK REV. GARNET A. POTTER 1 Donnybrook_ 9:45 a,m, Auburn • 11:15 a.m. i We preach Christ, Crucified, Risen, and coming again, 1 A Welcome Awaits You 1 McConnel Street, Blyth .1 SUNDAY SCHOOL -9:50 a.m. CHURCH SERVICE -11 a.m, EVERYONE WELCOME Special Speakers .I•\••11•\•I'..I.....I\I. •I\•.\1•.►•• .•.•_..........•....•.....,I....I..........,_..—_.._.1 ST. MICHAEL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH FATHER JOSEPH F. HARDY Mass at Blyth every Sunday at 9 a.m. t�•1_I.1.►\1/_•I\••\••_,•\•.+.•1.•\••_•.\•._•._•.111\.11..\.I \1•\••11.111 �� PG. 8. THE BLYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 1975. Recalling the days of glory for Memorial Hall A source of pride On its opening In 1920, Memorial Hall was a source of pride for the whole Blyth community, writer and former resident Robert Laidlaw recalls. The entertainment put on in the Hall, much of It home grown showed the trememdous talent in the area, particularly In the 1920's, a good time for living in Blyth. BY ROBERT LAIDLAW In a recent issue of the Village Squire, Keith Roulston wrote a partial history of the Blyth Memorial Hall as he knew it. He mentions the surprise and .plea- sure he felt in seeing the interior of the building for the first time. This brought back memories of the time the Hall was built in 1920. There was a feeling of pride and satisfaction in Blyth and the surrounding country when the Hall was completed. It was a truly a community effort. Most of the money to build it was raised by subscription though there may have been some municipal and government grants as well. The building costs about $24,000: a convenient equivalent to get the present day value is to multiply by 10. People would think twice today before attempt- ing to build by neighborhood subscription a centre costing $240,000. There are times in the history of any country and any communi- ty that stand out as highlights. The early 1920's was such a time in Blyth. There were in the village at that time, three clergymen all men of unusual ability and special talents. More surprisingly these men though all of forceful and differing personalities, got along very well together. There were also others in the community, both men and women, outstand- ing in ability, willing and even anxious to work for any common good cause. The First World War, only just over may have brought people together in this way. It is not fair to mention names because some would be sure to be over looked but the coming together of these people produced the Memorial Hall and led. to many years of high class entertainment. The most outstanding accom- plishment was the production of three cantatas, Queen Esther, Joseph's Bondage and Belteshazzar. An array of talent was brought together that was truly amazing. People of that time had rather more musical training than now. There was a backlog of church choirs, some well trained, there was more home music, people singing around the living room piano. There were phonographs in most homes costing $200 to $300. Even colored television today does not cost the equivalent $2000 to $3000. The music was good: there was "Cohen on the Telephone" but there were also records of opera and of good orchestra and band music. People were beginning to know and appreciate the best in music while still retaining the love for old square dance tunes. The group of people who organized the first cantata must have had their doubts as to how it would turn out. The scope was large; many singers had to be found for difficult parts, the acting required skill, there was scenery to build and paint and some one behind the scenes to manipulate and direct all this. This was no school play: it was an undertaking so ambitious that it was a wonder they had the nerve to attempt it. The effect on the audience which had perhaps not expected too much was one of sheer amazement and delight, This was something we had never met before in entertainment. There may have been a very few of us who had seen opera but 1 never saw any until years later and the impact was nothing like that of the first cantata. This was a world of fantasy and beauty created by our own friends and neighbours up there on the stage. Naturally, we were proud. Looking back it seems that this presentation was more suitable for village people than a conventional play would have been. One hesitates to compare these cantatas with the passion plays of Oberamagau also acted by village people, but something of the same spirit entered into it. People appeared as the charac- ters they were meant to repre- sent, they remained also in some strange way themselve, some particular part of their personality rising to the challenge and helping them to present their parts with a certain realism. Perhaps it was uncanny direct- ing that brought this about, All this is difficult to convey but to us in the audience who had made the transition from fact to fantasy it was hard to remember that the imposing monarch booming out commands to his subjects in a resounding deep base voice was the genial stout merchant we knew so well. The captain of the guard too, so harsh and stern with strong features and martial tones could be the carpenter we might see next day building some one's front porch. Then there was the farmer esteemed mostly as a horseman and a shrewd man in a deal, here he is a very efficient and musical high priest with a range of voice that we never had suspected. Perhaps the memories of youth are exaggerated, the good things so very good the bad things so horrid. No apples today taste like the apples of childhood and so on. However, 1 don't think I am rating the skill and talents of these players and their directors too highly. The succeeding cantatas were all well presented with perhaps more polish than the first; some scenery and costumes could be used again. There must have been a particular dedicated group making costumes alone. More talent was unearthed ... I honestly believe that there were some who could have sung in any company. The effect of all this on the community can be imagined. I suppose behind the scenes there was jealousy and back biting; there always is in these affairs but none of this appeared out front for the audience to see or more important to feel. There were all kinds of shows later, some local talent, some professional. I have one memory of a song which convulsed my chum and 1. It was a very sad ditty, the only lines I remember were: „Come back Nanny To your own dear Sandy." The singer continually wiped his eyes with a large handkerchief and as the last verse was completed in a crescendo of grief he wrung out the handkerchief. There had t0 be a sponge in it because a cup or two of tears splashed on the stage. There was our own Harry Lauder, Harve McGee, I will name him because he had no rivals as a singer of Scottish ballads and Harry Lauder songs, don't think Sir Harry himself could have done any better. In Blyth the Hall was a symbol of all that was best in rural life at that time, a high water mark of achievement in community co- operation. Country living was good. The family farm was almost self sufficient. The neighborhood could and did produce it's own entertainment, concerts, shows and dances. There was the beginning of a culture, the beginning of an appreciation of the arts, of things in life not related to the daily round of work. It seems -a pity that the people of this society were not allowed to enjoy the reward of their own efforts for a longer time. A depression lasting 10 years and another world war, things completely outside the communi- ty and over which they had no control threw everything into confusion, People had to cope as best they could with new CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 Reduced to -Clear • Sylvania TV. model 4C6133. From $629.00 to $599.00 • Sylvania T,V. model 4D0145. From $529.00 to $459.00 • Sylvania Stereo model 4S382. From $329.00 to $259. Gore's Home Hardware i . Blyth 523=9273 Strange faces The Blyth Figure Skating Club held its annual show on Saturday and some wierd creatures took part. Posing in their frog costumes prior to the show were (front row( Carol Cartwright, Dawn Flynn, Kendra Youngblut, Barbara Patterson (back row) Anita Nethery and Joan Barrie.—staff photo. School Board buys own BY ROSS HAUG11 Computer data processing equipment is being purchased by the Huron Board of Education and will be installed at South Huron District High School in Exeter, Cost of the equipment is estimated at $35,000 with grants of 95 per cent available. Trustee Molly Kunder, chair- man of the education committee presented a report recommending the purchase. The equipment will be used for data processing courses and for use by all Huron secondary schools for report cards and time tables. Up to the present time, computer work is being done in London and the arrangements are being handled by Willard Long, a teacher at South Huron. In answer to a question from Dorothy Wallace, Mrs. Kunder said South Huron was chosen because Mr. Long seems to be the most knowledgable on the subject. Bowling scores The Clinton -Blyth Ladies' Bowling League played their weekly games on Tuesday, February 18 in the Clinton Crown Lanes. Mary Davey was top bowler in all three categories, with a high. single of 310; high triple, 659; and high average, 218. Team scores to date are: Daffy Dolls, 50; Della's Slaves, 48; Crown Jewels, 45; Try Hards, 44; Evil Knievels, 43; Hoggies Hippies, 41; Pin Pickers, 39; and Striking Streakers, 38. Broomball Grads 7, Belgrave 0. 8th Line 3, Auburn O. Power to the North Huron Director ()I' Education D.J. CochraWe replied on the sank question "this equipment is not being used primarily for administrative work but l'or a computer science course. 'Typing is a requisite for this subject." Marian Zinn said she had some misgivings on the subject. "How many students will go on to use their talents. Arc we here just' to give a taste in a subject or should we concentrate on more subjects needed in everyday life?" she asked. Cochrane answered with, "We have to either get in or out and quit playing around." Cayley Hill gave a brief outline on the use of computers in industry today. He said computers provide means for rapid analysis. As a business grows data can't be sorted manually. Industry is really forced into faster means of compiling information. REVERSE MEETING . PROCEDURE As the result of recent changes in the Schools Administration Act Huron Board meetings will be held the first Monday of each month instead of the third Monday as has been the practice in the past. The Act now states "the meetings of a school board except meetings of a committee of the board including a committee of the whole board shall be open to the public. On the motion of Cayley Hill the board decided to hold the March meeting on Monday March 3 at 2 p.m. Hill continued "This will be the reverse procedure on everything with all matters coming to the board first and then passed onto the proper committee. Charles Thomas said, "I would like to think our meetings should be public. I think feedback from the public is good before we make our final decisions. In the same vein feedback from our own board members would be helpful." Mrs. Wallace suggested going back to the two meetings per month system. To this another member commented "anything is better than two meetings a month." Exeter trustee Clarence The day of the diesel generator McDonald suggested the chair - as the main•supplier of electrical man have the right to put closure power to the province's more on any discussion. "1 went northerly communities is fast through the old times with long coming to an end. sessions" added McDonald. Electrical power lines are Mrs. Kunder was reappointed continually being extended to to the Huron -Perth Tuberculosis provide residents of the north and Respiratory Disease Associa- with more efficient service at lion, She commented "It's about reduced costs. time somebody else had the job, Most recent plans call for the preferably non-smokers." construction of a 90 -mile stretch Approval was given to change of 115,000 volt line to bring power professional development day to Moosonee and Moose Factory from May 30 to April 25 for residents. Savant. Lake was schools for the Trainable hooked into the province's power Mentally Retarded.. network in 1974. The board approved an computer expenditure of about $1,500 w send a physical education teacher to Russian in May to take part in an in-depth study of the Soviety system .of physical education. The course is three weeks in length and will examine the physical education curricula in primary secondary and post• secondary institutions for male and female students. The application to make the trip came from Bill Weber a staff member at Central Huron in Clinton and he will probably represent Huron. In discussion Cayley Hill said "1 support the idea but I'm a little concerned about who should go. No casting any apersions on Mr. Weber 1 would leave the decision up to the board. l congratulate him for the idea." During the discussion Marian Zinn said "Isn't this the sort of thing we want our teachers to do?' In his presentation Weber said the Russian Seminar provides a rare opportunity to look at an entirely different system. At the present we are over -exposed to a flood of American ideas." Attending the meeting as observers were Ron McKay, principal of Hensall public -school, Sharon Soldan vice-principal of Stephen Central school and John Cummow Director of Education in Middlesex and three others from his board. THE BLYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 1975. PG. 9. Recalling the heyday of Memorial Hall CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 conditions. That the rural people of Western Ontario of which Blyth is typical came through as well as they did is itself a vindication of that society. A new start has been made in village life and the restoration of the hall is typical. Many things are needed .,. many things can be done. The village is bound to grow under the influx of back to the country city dwellers, With a return of the old community spirit which was perhaps never very far away, the Hall can again be the centre of cultural activity and the focus of a friendly village atmosphere. Newcomers would welcome this, 'there will be bickering and jealousy. There will .be mockery and derision from some quarters no matter what the entertainment provided but let's hope this can be kept under cover, perhaps like a bur under a horse's tail it can stimulate activity. The people who want to create a cultural life related to village and rural conditions should he encouraged. There will be mistakes but hopefully, great achievements. One gets nowhere sitting on a fence and nothing is acquired except a sore behind. We can at least support those who get off' the fence and do something. We can criticize yes, by all means but let it be friendly criticism. Good things may be ahead for Blyth and for the Memorial Hall. STEWART'S Red & White Food Market Blyth,`Ont. 5234451 �We Deliver ****** DAINTY BEEF OR CHICKEN FRIED RICE LIBBY'S DEEP BROWNED BEANS WITH PORK BABYS OWN PLEASE , BATHROOM TISSUE-. MIRACLE WHIP SALAD DRESSING AYLMER FANCY TOMATO JUICE FLEECY" SOFTENER 64 OZ. 89c NARCISSUS WHOLE MUSHROOMS 10 oz. 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Marjorie Duizer president of the General U.C.W reported on World Day of Prayer and the Huron Perth Presbyterial. Aimwell unit to make a banner to be taken to Listowel. It was decided to order 50th Anniversary coffee spoons to sell. The date for the annual ham supper was set for May 21 and the following members are to be a committee: Vi Burns, Helen Lawson, Audry Thompson, Ruth Vincent and two members of the Berean Unit. • The devotions were in the charge of Marjorie Duizer. The theme was the use of time. This part opened with prayer and scripture from Eulesiastes, The hymn "Take time to be Holy" was sung after which Mrs. Duizer gave the meditation on time. The hymn "I need thee every hour" was followed by a poem. "1 had no time", concluded devo- tions, Mr. and Mrs, Jim McEwing showed films of their trip to Western Canada and the snow storm of '71. Lunch was served by Audry Thompson, Florence Cartwright and Addie Hunking. The next meeting will be held at Audry Thompsons and Easter treats will be packed, Cheerio Club meets The cheerio club met on Wednesday, February 19 at 2 p.m. at the home of Jewel Cowan with Mary Longman, acting president, opening with the poem "Give us daily Awareness". The scripture was read by Mrs. Cowan with meditation and prayer by Alice Davidson follow- ed by the hymn, "Lead kindly light" and poem "Unseen bless- ings" by Mary Longman. Minutes of last meeting and the treasurer's report was given by Ida Durnin. A thank you read from Bert Shobbrook.- It was moved to donate $10 to the Easter seal campaign. The March meeting will be March 19 at the home of Ida Durnin with Group 1 in charge. The draw donated by Mary Robinson was won by Alice Davidson. Roll call was answered with 11 present. All signed cards for Jessie Jones in Clinton Hospital and for Ida Townsend and Laura Lyon who are holidaying in Florida. The program included a contest "Comparative" by Jewel Cowan which was won by Gladys Armstrong and Dora Shobbrook. A rending was given by Mary Longman called "The quilt course", 'A contest by Alvie Davidson 'names of cakes' was won by Dora Shobbrook. A poem by Mary Longman was called, "I'd like to draw a poem". Cards were played and lunch was served by Jewel Cowan, Alvie Davidson and Mary Longman. Londesboro personals Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Longman on Sunday were her sister Mr. and Mrs, John Burleigh and Joan of Goderich. Mr. and Mrs, Jack Cowan and Ann of Belmont and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cowan, Clinton visited on Sunday with Mrs. George Cowan. Visitors on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Shobbrook were Mrs. Ron Ellerby and Doric and Mrs. Cyril Murrell of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rad- ford, London spent weekend with 4-H girls elect officers LONDESBORO III The first meeting was held February 18 at the Londesboro Hall at 7:30. The name of this club is "What shall I wear" The leaders are Ann Overholt and Marlene Sewers, The officers were electled: President, Cathy Peel; secretary, Cherly Reid; Press Reporter, Barb Glousher, The next meeting will be at the hall at 7:30 p.m., February 25. her parents Mr, and Mrs, Bob Thompson. Mr. and Mrs, Norman Alex- ander returned home on Sunday from spending the weekend with their son Mr. and Mrs. Jim Alexander, David and Susan at Orchard Park, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Peck, RR 2, London spent the weekend with her parents Mr, and Mrs, Cliff Sundercock. Mrs. Laura Sunder - cock was also present on Sunday and celebrated Cliff's birthday. Hi -C bowls Twenty-four members of Hi C and their new councillors Bruce and Harriett Shillinglaw enjoyed bowling on Sunday evening at Seaforth bowling lanes returning to the home of the Sewers girls for lunch. Congratulations to last years councillors Ken and Laura Scott on the arrival of their son, "Billy Jim" in Seaforth hospital on February 20. CHURCH SERVICES RESUME.. Church services will resume on Sunday, March 2 at 10:30 a.m. after a month's holiday. Belgrave U.C.W. The first general meeting of Knox United Church Wonien was held in the basement. of the church February 11 with an attendance of 22, The meeting opened with the worship service conducted by Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler and Mrs. Laura Johnston. Mrs, Kenneth Wheeler led in prayer and Mrs, Laura Johnston read the scripture from Genesis 28: 11-22. Mrs. Wheeler had the meditation and dwelt on the years since the beginning of the United Church and reminded everyone this year is the 50th Anniversary. Mrs, Ross Anderson called Rev, John Roberts to conduct the installation of the new officers. They are: Past President, Mrs. Janes Coultes; President, Mrs, Ross Anderson; Vice President, Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler; Trea- surer, Mrs. Jack Higgins; Secre- tary, Mrs. Lawrence Taylor; Finance, Mrs, Harold Vincent; Manse Committee, Mrs, Robert Grasby and Mrs. George John- ston; Program, Mrs. Cliff Logan, Mrs, William Coultes and Mrs, Murray Lougheed; Social, Mrs, William McArter, Mrs. Clarence Hanna and Mrs, George Procter, The supply committee includes Miss Annie Cook, Mrs, Willard Armstrong; Literature and Communication, Mrs. Leslie Bolt; Christian Education, Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler; Citizenship, Euchre held in Belgrave Nine tables of euchre were played at the Belgrave Weekly Euchre last Wednesday evening in the Community rooms, High lady was Mrs. Gershom Johnston; low lady, Mrs. Albert Bacon; high man, Abner Nethery and low man, Victor Youngblut. installs officers Community and Friendship, Mrs. Ross Higgins; Stewardship and recruiting, Mrs. George Martin; Press and Publicity, Mrs. Lawrence Taylor; Flowers and sprays, Mrs, Lewis Cook and Miss Annie Cook; Church Flowers, Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse; Nominating Committee, Mrs, Earl Anderson and Mrs, James Coultes; Auditors, Mrs, George Michie and Mrs, Willard Armstrong. Minutes of the previous meet- ing were approved, The trea- surer's report was given. Mrs, Harold Vincent presented the budget for the year 1975, It was decided to purchase a floor covering for the beginners Sunday School room. A bale of good used clothing will be sent to the London Mission Service in May or June. February 26 is the Huron -Perth Annual Presbyterial to be held in Trinity United Church in Listowel. March 7 the World Day of Prayer will be held in the Presbyterian Church. The offering was received and dedicated by Mrs, Ross Anderson Mr, and Mrs. William Coultes favoured with two ducts. Mrs. Cliff Logan had charge of the program and enlightened us on the background of the churches leading up to this year the 50th Anniversary. Mrs, Logan then showed slides on this subject. Mrs. Ross Anderson then showed slides on local weddings, wedding anniversaries, outstand- ing birthdays and social events. The meeting closed with Mrs. Anderson pronouncing the benediction. 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SMITH'S LEMON OR PUMPKIN PIE FILLER , 19 OZ. 49c 2-4 OZ. PKGS. FOR DREAM WHIP $1.19 COTTAGE APPLE & RASPBERRY OR `APPLE & STRAWBERRY JAM 48 OZ. TIN$2.49 BRIMFULL 19 OZ. 2 FOR CREAM STYLE CORN\69c HOLIDAY \ 12 OZ. TIN LUNCHEON MEAT 59c RED ROSE ECONOMY `•; TEA BAGS 90 FOR 89c [ADULT] HOT DRINK FOR COLDS \ `•'NEO-CI'TRAN $1.29 PKG. OF 10 BELGRAVE NEWS Bureau editor: MiZS. LEWIS STONFHOUSE Slides of England show to Women's Instit t The regular meeting of the Belgrave Women's Institute was held in the Community Centre February 18th at 2 p.m. with an attendance or 22. The president, Mrs. Stan Hopper opened the meeting with the Institute Ode, Mary Stewart Collect and 0 Canada. Mrs, Gcorgc Procter presided at the piano. The secretary Mrs, Ross Higgins read minutes of the previous meeting and gave the treasurer's report. Correspon- dence was read from Mrs. Austin Zoeller. Editor of Home and Country, Mrs. Herbert Maluske, president of F.W.1.0. and Mrs. Richard Buchanan, Secretary of Huron West, The fee will be sent for a member to attend Officer's Conference in Waterloo, April 29, 30 and May 1st. Mrs. James Hunter reported on the training school "Baked in a Pic," The course will be 11th and 18th in the Belgrave W.1. Hall. All ladies in the community .are welcome. The Institute will canvass for the Cancer Society in Aprjl. The nominating committee for the new slate of officers will be the Branch Directors Mrs. Clarenco Hanna, Mrs. Lorne Jamieson and Mrs. Dan Halla- han. Convenor of the Cultural Activities meeting Mrs. Garner Nicholson had for the roll call "Name an interesting book you have read." Personals Mr, and Mrs. John Lane of RR 1, Wroxeter visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bolt. We arc sorry to hear that Miss Nora Van Camp is a patient in the Wingham and District Hospital after having the misfortune of falling and fracturing her elbow on Saturday morning. Mr, and Mrs. Harold Jardin and Michael of London spent the weekend at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Clare Van Camp, Mrs. Marshall Stonehouse and Mr. and Mrs, Ivan Whiteman paid their respects last Friday to the former's cousin Mrs. Mac Wilson (Eva Stackhouse) of Bruceficld, and then visited with Mr. and Mrs. William Tanning of Clinton. We are sorry to hear that Robert Procter is a patient in the Wingham & District Hospital. Henry Pattison and Alex H. Nethery of Blyth and Robert Hibbert attended' the regular meeting of Woodham R.B.P. 904 on last Monday and assisted in confersing the fifth and sixth degrees. On Tuesday of last week Elle regular meeting of the Rising Star R.B.P. 1226 was held in the Blyth Orange Hall when the 7th and 8th degree were comfirmed on a candidate. Mr, and Mrs. Robert Hibbert visited with Mr. and Mrs, Warren Zurbrigg Saturday afternoon. Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth Licitly and Wayne of RR I, Milverton visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hibbert. • u ue THE BLYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 1975. PG. 11. Norman Stonehouse dies in London NORMAN STONEIIOUSE Norman Stonehouse, of 3 Southgate St„ London died Sunday, February 16 in Victoria Hospital, London after a short illness, Ile was in his 78th year. He was born on May 6, 1897, the son of the late Robert Stonehouse and Agnes .Jamieson of Bclgravc. He attended 13e1 - grave Public School, Wingham High School and Stratford Normal School as well as Spotton's Business College. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force for two years in Canada from 1916 to 1918, In 1928 he married the former Viola (Elizabeth) Blackwell in Stratford, She survives hint. Ile was in partnership and n taught at the London Business Institute in 1919 and in later years was a public accountant, Ile was a longstanding member of the Highland golf, Club and the Canadian Progress Club of London. He served as the secretary of the Official Board of Calvary United Church, London since 1947. Previously to that he served as a member of the Board of Stewards of the church and later was appointed as an elder, After being unable to carry on in this capacity, the title of Honorary Elder was bestowed on him. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Shirley) Smart of Waskcda, Manitoba and Mrs. Lawrence (Sonjo) Ellis of West Hill, Also surviving are seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. - Three sisters and one brother survive him: Mrs. Harry (Carrie) McGuire, Belgrave; Mrs, Russel The motto "Culture begins in the home," was prepared by Mrs, Earl Anderson and rcadyby Mrs, Leslie Bolt. Colourful slides of England, Wales and local landmarks were presented by Garner Nicholson and proved most interesting to the audience. Mrs, Nicholson assisted her husband with a conimnentary. Dianne Scott entertained with vocal solos accompanying herself on her guitar, Mrs, Leslie Bolt gave a reading. Collection and pennies for friendship were received, The institute Grace was said and the Queen was sung. Lunch was served by Mrs. George Procter, Mrs. Herson Irwin and Mrs, Robert Higgins. (Agnes) Walker, Goderich; Mrs. Robert (Ellen) Coultes, Belgrave and Lewis Stonehouse, Belgrave. One brother, Dr. Gordon Stone- house of Arizona, predeceased him. A brother, Stewart died in infancy. The funeral service took place from the A. Millard George Funeral Home with Rev. 1). Graham 'fipple, 1),D. of Calvary United Church, London official- ing. Temporary intombmcnt was in Woodland Mausoleum with final burial in f3randon cemetery Belgrave in the spring. Serving as pallbearers were Bill and Glen Coupes, RR 5, irussels, .1ack Walker, Wingham, Eldon Nesbitt and Robert Nesbitt of Bramalea, William Byers ()I' Stratford and .John A. MacDonald of London. Belgrave personals Mr. and Mrs. Clare Van Camp, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Campbell were weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs, .John Galbraith and Michael ' of Whitby, and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Campbell of Toronto, Mrs. Claire Rainer of Scarbor- ough spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. Clarence Chamney. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Jamieson visited on Sunday with her sister and brother-in-law Mr, and Mrs. Willie Geiger of Listowel. Mrs, Robert Higgins and Mr, and Mrs, Ray Pattison have returned home from a two week vacation to Florida where they visited with Mrs. Higgins sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Tully of Baynton Beach and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Kemp Bibb of Winter Haven, Florida. Miss Margaret Higgins of London spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Robert Higgins. Miss Marjorie Procter, Mr. Bruce Unger, Miss Nicole Joseph and Mr. Dave Parker all of Sarnia visited a couple of days on the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Procter and Mr, and Mrs. Frank Procter. Alison Roberts, Doreen Ander- son, Janice Dunbar and Scot Lougheed spent four days at the Winter Carnival in Quebec City, with other members of the French club of the F.E. Madill Secondary School. Mr. and Mrs, Cliff Logan visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Logan of Wyoming. Mrs. William Coultes and Mrs. James Hunter attended the training school in Wingham. This course "Baked in a Pie" will be taught March 4th, 11th, 18th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m, in the Institute Hall, All ladies are welcomed. Mr, and Mrs. John Spivey and fancily of Ingersoll spent a couple of days on the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harold Procter. Friends of Miss Margaret Curtis are so sorry to hear she had the misfortune to fall and fracture her hip, she is a patient in the 1Vingham District Hospital, /Y!3 ai! • +•.7�5:x�•�✓tY,•<`%Y%` i/,4c.i'fyrl�:4";w'Y./ :r:'' l..:Lo.'�• 4 Ontarioiants y.i u to et ur fair share yi f$375 mililon Tax Credi Thousands of Ontario residents will share in this year's Tax Credits. Make sure you gel your lair share. To apply, yo ll mpg file both a Federal i11C0me Tax form (even if you don't pay income tax) 11111% the Ontario Tax Credit form which comes with It. Any questions? You May, free of charge, •dial "0" and ask the operator for Zenith 8-2000. Residents within the 'Metro Toronto local calling area should dial 965-8470. Ontario's zs air ItIL' TM CREDIT SYSTEM William Davis, Premier Arthur Meen, Minister of Revenue FHH7513 PG. 12. THE BLYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 1975. WALTON NEWS Bureau editor: MRS. ALLAN McCALL U.C.W. plans World Day of Prayer The February sleeting of the Walton Unit was held at the home of Mrs. William Thamcr on Monday evening with 23 ladies present. Mrs. Nelson Reid called the meeting to order at 8:30 p.m. with the Call to Worship. Hymn, "Master let rile walk with Thee" was sung. Mrs. Jack McEwing read the scripture lesson from John 10:1-11 followed by the meditation entitled, "We are all weak helpless sheep." The 23rd Psalm was read in unison, Mrs. McEwing read a very interesting story written in 1951 by a Mr. Wilson who had been in the Holy Land and had returned to teach a boys class in Sunday School in the 23rd psalm referring that God is like a Shepherd and she closed with a poem, "23rd Psalm for busy people." The hymn, "Saviour like a Shepherd lead us" was sung followed with prayer by Mrs, Reid. The collection was received 4-H Club elects officers Walton IV began with their 4-H Spring Club, "What Shall I Wear" with six members answer- ing the roll call. Leaders are Mrs. Dianne McNichol and Jennie Reinink, Officers were elected as follows: President, Marlene Glan- ville; Vice -President, Linda Axtmann; Secretary, rotating; Press Reporter, Jane Schade. The group discussed the needs for their sewing box, the home assignment and planning the wardrobe. Then each member measured themselves and looked at pattern envlopes, and types of different materials. Baptism held at church There was a good attendance, Sunday morning at Duff's United Church, Walton for the Sacra- ment of Baptism when the following infants were baptized: Brett Timothy Lee, son of Mr, and Mrs. Christ Lee; Jennifer Erin McDonald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald; Michael Charles Craig, son of Mr. an Mrs. Graeme Craig; and Gregory George Clark, son of Mr, and Mrs. Bruce Clark. Mrs, Pam Clark and Mrs, Judy Lee joined the church by affirmation of faith, Rev, Docken spoke on his sermon, "Baptism as the Giving of Life," by Mrs. Mac Sholdice and dedicated by Mrs, Reid, closing the devotions. Mrs. Gerald Watson gave the Topic on "Put my worries to work" Thanking god for our worries, If we do worry let it be for some good reason and an iteral on a "Prayer for the New Year„ stressing that the best use of the past is to get a future out of it. Mrs. Timmer presided for the business and thanked those that had taken part. The minutes were approved as read by the secretary, Mrs, Howard Hackw• well. The roll call was taken and sides chose for the Copper Contest with this year's leaders being Mrs. Carol Collins and Mrs. Murray Smith, Mrs, Harold Bolger and Mrs. W.C. Hackwell offered to take part in The World Day of Prayer at the church on Friday, March 7th at 2 p.m. The service is open to all denominations and every- one was urged to bring our neighbours. The executive of the U.C.W. will meet at 1 p.m. The Huron -Perth Presbyterial annual• sleeting was announced for February 26 at Trinity United Church, Listowel, with a delegate to attend from each unit. A program resourse. Worship is to be held in Seaforth. The East Thankoffering of the U.C.W. is planned for April 6, in the church at 8 p,m, with local churches to be invited. The men's choir from Belgrave will be special guests with Rev. Roberts as speaker. It was decided to have a Bake -less Bake Sale again this year, with the secretary to have the envelopes ready for the next meeting, and to be brough back to the unit meeting in March at the home of Mrs, Howard Hackwell. Mrs. Thamer closed the meet- ing with prayer. Grace was sung and lunch was served by Mrs. Ralph Traviss, Mrs, Russell Marks, Mrs. Jack McEwing and the hostess. Earn over 10 69 and pre -shrink your Income Tax Invest in Ynlo, b, 5 Cory Gum anlrrd InrrObnrnl (w Moab, prglsIrrrd fletnerrnl SA row, PIanS You ton pul A, muth At ,1000 y, tr,n .1110 IhH dmlr„rd la, h.,r col ldeprndmq qn Atnwal ,-Arnrd to firm, Tho, 1010 n 1'. prrtrnl tompoundmq hall_yrally. nrld.ng ore, 1019 put,vol poo annum , SPECIAL OFFICE HOURS 0,0 In 1010 noon on StllurdA,, Mar HI I, 1910 101 air P,b,r,nrnt SArry, Plan Coalnbutton, 1.lrmm! t.a,nt.! urn,rt In,.u,a ur 1. u, pot Al gm, VICTORIA and GREY twUII T COM ,aANi 5'iin,; ((3139 MANAGER 1 D. (DAVE) CROSS 524-7381 GODERICH Walton and area personals Miss Amy Love of Toronto is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Walter Broadfoot. Mr. and Mrs, Orval Bevcrnlan are holidaying in Florida, Mrs. W. J. Leeming returned home on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. David Brady of St. Cathar- ines. Mary and, baby daughter will remain for a week at her parents home, Miss Sherril Craig of London spent the weekend at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Craig. She also attended the baptism of her nephew, the infant sots, Michael Charles Craig, at Duff's Church, Sunday morning. Sunday guests with Mr, and Mrs. Bruce Clark and family, were Mr. and Mrs. John McGillvary and Rodger of Dorchester; and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Rath and Daryl of London, All attended the baptismal service at Duff' Church. A large number of ladies from this arca attended the shower for Miss Becky Nolan on Monday evening in St, Ambrose Church, Brussels. Several of the young folk participated in the program. Mr. and Mrs. Don Achilles and family visited a week -ago Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Adrian McLaggart, Brussels. Julie MacDonald, 9 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Gracile MacDonald received First Class Honours in Grade 2 Piano Royal Conservatory Music examination held in Stratford on February 4th. Her teacher is Mrs. Carol Carter, A.R.C.T„ AMUS„ of RR 2, Seaforth. The euchre this Friday night in the hall at 8:30 will be convened with hostesses Mrs. Jim Axt- mann, Mrs. Herb Traviss, Mrs. Keith Rock and Mrs. Dave Watson in charge. Everyone is welcome to attend. Anyone wishing to take the seniors course, "Baked in a Pic" is to contact the leaders, Mrs. Harold Hudie or Mrs. Eleanor Liphard as soon as possible or the Institute President, Mrs. A, McCall. Mr. and Mrs. Watson. Webster and Mr, Stewart Middleton of Clinton were supper guests, Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs, Ray Huether, Steven and John, Belgrave personals INTENDED FOR LAST WEEK Mr, and Mrs. Robert Hayes and baby Catherine of Vancouver, B.C., Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Armstrong of London visited on Wednesday with their grand- mother Mrs. Mary Armstrong of the Winghanl and District Hospital, Mr, and Mrs. Gibson Arm- strong of London , Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayes and baby Catherine of Vancouver, B,C., Mr, and Mrs. Scott Reid anis Pamela of W111gllanl were Wednesday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Herson Irwin, Mr. and Mrs, Don Rae of Guelph spent the weekend with their parents Mr. and Mrs, ,lames Coultes, Mr, and Mrs, Murray Rae. Michael McNall of Toronto, Charles Procter visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Procter, McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company /* HEAD OFFICE: Seaforth, Ontario Mrs. Margaret Stearn, SPS Treas. Phone 527.0400 swg Established 1876 It Only Costs A Little To Be Safe., Fire, Extended Coverage, Windstorm, Theft, Property iAdjuDamage, Liability, Etc. sters: •t Directors and Adj1 Wm, Alexander, Seaforth Robt. Archibald, RR 4, Seaforth Ken Carnochan, RR 4, Seaforth Ross Leonhardt, RR 1, Bornholm John McEwing, RR 1, Blyth Stanley Mcllwain, RR 2, Goderich Wm. Pepper, Brucefield J.N. Trewartha, Box 661, Clinton Donald McKercher, RR 1; Dublin Ager James Keys, RR 1, Seaforth K.J. Etue, Seaforth Wm, Leiper, Londeshnm Steve J. Murray, RR 5, Seaforth Phone' 527.0831 527-1817 527.1545 345-2234 523-9390 524-7051 482-7534 482-7593 527-1837 VAWABLE CONSUMER FACT'S FREE! 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NO. 1 FRESH CHICKEN LEGS FRESH SLICED PORK LIVER FRESH LEAN GROUND BEEF 79c LB. 69c LB. 49C LB. THRIFT PAK. 32 OZ. SAVE 20e A BOX "SPECIAL" FISH AND CHIPS $1.19 BOX HIGHLINER 14 OZ. SAVE 30c A BOX COD 'N BATTER 89c EA. PEPPERIDGE FARM VANILLA OR CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKES 89c EA. SUNSHINE 12 OZ, FROZEN ORANGE JUICE - 43c EA. RICH'S 32 OZ. COFFEE RICH' , 53c EA. SUNSHINE 2 LB. CORN 79c BLYTH- MEATMARKET Blyth 523-4551 DON SCRIMGEOUR, PROP. AUBURN NEWS Bureau editor: MRS. ELEANOR NRADNOCK Women's Institute plans banquet for May The February meeting of the Auburn Women's institute was held last week in the Auburn Community Memorial hall with the president Mrs, Thomas Haggitt in charge. The meeting was opened with the Ode, the Mary Stewart Collect and 0 Canada with Mrs. Catherine Jackson as pianist. The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as read by the secretary Mrs. Donald Haines. She also presented the financial statement. It was moved and approved to send $50 to the Goderich and District Association for the Mentally Retarded for the Canip fund, A letter was read from Mrs, Gordon Papple, Board Director for F. W.I.O. giving Women's Institute news and business. It was decided to send a delegate to Officers Conference. Mrs, Frank Raithby and Mrs. Thomas Hag- gitt were named a committee to buy some new canners for the hall. it was announced that the Huron West District executive meeting will be held on April 7 in Auburn. Plans were made for the Baked in a Pic course to be held on Thursday, March 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend this day's program and learn new methods of pie making. Mrs. Celia Taylor reported for the Book committee and react' letters from Mrs. C. M. Williams, arca curator, Mrs. R. C. Walker, provincial curator and Mrs. Clare Longhurst thanking the W.I. for the history books. She reported that one would be sent to the Archives room of the Huron County Historical Society. She stated that the sales are good and another 250 have been ordered. Mrs, Andrew Kirkconnell, con- venor of the card committee reported on cards sent and read the thank -you notes. Mrs. Celia Taylor brought up the business of the annual banquet and plans were made to hold it in May. Education and Cultural Activi- ties was the topic of the afternoon and Mrs. Wilfred Sanderson introduced Mr. R. Kenwell, superintendent of Education in Huron County. in his informative address, he told the Members how education in the schools is being taught to meet the demands of the age. He told about the special education available now for the slow learners. Mrs, Thomas Lawlor thanked Mr. Kenwell and pre- sented him with.a gift. A solo, Winter Wonderland, was sang by Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock accompanied by Mrs. Donald Haines. While the song was being sung, Mrs. Oliver Anderson showed winter scenes on the screen. The motto, When we stop listening•we stop learn- ing, was given by Mrs. Oliver Anderson. The roll call was answered by showing a piece of needlework and telling it's history. Broom stick lace, crochet work and needlepoint pictures were among the items shown, The collection was received by Mrs. Gordon Powell. After the singing of the Queen and Grace and delicious lunch was served by Mrs. Oliver Anderson, Mrs. Kenneth McDougall and Mrs. Arnold Craig. Prize for the most letters in one's name went to Mrs. Wilfred Sanderson and the price for receiving' the most valentines went to Mrs. Thomas Lawlor. personals Rev, Maldwyn Roberts will be guest speaker at Knox United Church next Sunday, March 2 at 11:15 a.m. He is a former minister on the Auburn charge and is home on furlough from the Argentine where he is a mission- ary. Any girl 12 to 26 years of age wishing to take the spring 4-H project "What shall I Wear?" please contact any of the leaders in the community. The girls will make a blouse. THE BLYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 1975. PG. 13. Five generation of the Chamncy family recently gathered at the home of Robert Chamney of Auburn. Left to right are Robert Chamney, holding his great, great, grandson, Brian of Windsor; Herman Chamncy, Windsor the child's great grandfather; William Chamncy, grandfather and Daniel Chamney, Windsor, father of Brian.••Photo by E. Bradnock. Auburn and area personals Prizes for the weekly euchre party went to: Novely, Mrs, Oliver Anderson; high lady, Mrs, Maitland Allen; low lady, Miss Minnie Wagner, high pian, Maitland Allen; low man, John Hallam. Mrs. Donald Cartwright, Mrs. John Hildebrand, Misses Marg. aret Franken, and Cathy McClinchey and Mrs. Ted Robin- son attended 4-H training school O.P.P. report During the week February 17 to February 23 the following investi- gations were carried out by members of Wingham detach- ment: Nine investigations with nine persons charged under the Liquor. Control Act; 18 charges laid and'37 warnings issued under the Highway Traffic Act; 18 other investigations. On Wednesday, February 19, Douglas R. Carter of Bluevale was involved in an accident on County Road 7, west of County Road 28, Howiek Township when he was plowing, and went into a bridge railing. He was not injured, and damages were estimated at $500. Russel A. Bradshaw and George L. Mutter, both of Brussels, were involved in a collision on Sideroad 15-16, south of Huron County Road 16, Grey Township. There were no injuries and damages were estimated at $1750. OLD MILL IN B Factory Outlet Genuine leather and suede, coats for men and women Your choice from one of the,, largest inventories on this continent Leather, gloves and mitts for men,`.women and children Leather and fur hats for men and`.women Leather handbags, moccassins, belts and novelties Pure virgin wool blankets all sizes and many 'colours Mohair throws and stoles Handwoven pure virgin, wool scarves, berets and ties' Mems woollen dress sock's and work socks Sheepskin rugs Bainton Limited, Blyth, In this authentic old mill you will find the heritage and tradition of the Bainton family • a unique wool and leather business. Telephone 523.9666 \ Mon. to Thurs.- 9-6 • 9.9 Sat. •9.6 Sun. • 1-6 in Blyth last week for the project -What shall 1 wear? Everyone is invited to the Explorer Bazaar and tea next Saturday, March 1 in Knox United Church Sunday school room from 2 to 4 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hamilton visited last Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Luther Morley at Alsia Craig. Mrs. Thomas Jardin came home from London last Friday after a couple of weeks a patient in Victoria hospital. Mr. George Timm, Miss Erna Bethke and Mr. Henry Latimer of Gorrie visited last Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Allen. Mrs. Murray Popp came home last week after surgery in Clinton General hospital. Miss Lorie Cartwright suffered a fractured wrist from a fall at Hullett Central school last Friday and was hospitalized in Alex- ander and Marine hospital Goderich for the weekend. Mrs. Elva Straughan returned homelast weekend after a visit at Meaford with Mr. and Mrs. Claytbn`Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson spent a couple of days here with her mother. Mrs. Bonnie Armour and Julie of Kitchener spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. ThoMas Jardin. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig, Mrs, Don Henderson and little Kristin Jane of Lucan visited with Mr. William J. Craig and Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Allen one day last week. PG, 14. TIIE BLYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY w6, 1975. Ii i.7v4#;: .:`...::.•f.kyy ;e•Fit' ; •�;G 7.41, aJOKoii. .,,:`'`; e0eIttelit Oaf Classified Rates Effective June 26, 1974 WORD COUNT i•tr Charges are based on the number of words. Sets of numerals as for serial numbers, street numbers, phone numbers or prices count as one word per set. Words joined by hyphens count as separate words. SEMI -DISPLAY 5 cents per word, minimum charge of $1.25. Box numbers to this office will be charged 50 cents per insertion, Births, marriages, engagements, deaths are free of charge. DISPLAY '51.40 per column inch, after 10 consecutive insertions with no changes, $1,00 per column inch. 25c DISCOUNT FOR CASH PAYMENT ON OR BEFORE MONDAY NOON OF WEEK FOLLOWING FINAL INSERTION Deadline for classified ads is Tuesday noon PHONE 523.9646 For Sale 1,000 ADDRESS LABELS, Name, Address, Postal Code, any 4 lines $3.50 Remit to J. D. Enterprise 15-A Easton Cambridge, Ont. N1R 1G3 CLEAN 45 GALLON STEEL barrels for holding sap. $3.75 picked up or $4.25 delivered, Also other barrels. Ron Baird, Blyth Steel Barrels, Ph. 523-4461 07-4 GARDEN SEEDS GALORE! Bulk, package • also volume prices. Houseplant and "seed starting" specialties. Durst Farm & Garden Centre, 22 Isaac St., Clinton, 482-9333. Open daily including Wednesdays. Closed Saturday afternoon only. 09.5 IIIIIiUIIUIIi111IIIIUIIIIIi1UIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItl11111IIIiiIIIIIII BROADLOOM CLINTON'S `a, CARPET CENTRE *Wall to wall installations or area carpets 'Samples shown in your home •Free estimates •Guaranteed installations There's a Celanese carpet for every room in the home. "Quality you can trust" From BALL & MUTCH FURNITURE LIMITED.; Phone 482.9505, Clinton IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII11111111111111111111t11li IIIII1IItilllltltlllllttl Wanted )C; h 11 WANTED TO BUY: USED KLEquipment, Ca11482-9893 Y R w i TEENAGE GIRL WILLING TO babysit young children in Blyth, after school and weekends. Phone 523.9338 after 4 p.m. 09-2 At Your Service CONCRETE WORK Expert chimney and roofing re- pairs; specializing in stabling. Don Ives, Phone Brussels, 887-9024. tfn SEPTIC TANK CLEANING SERVICE All work guaranteed. Twenty years experience. Phone Louis Blake, RR 2, Brussels, 887-6800. 27-tfn For Rent ...yya ;. For Rent BP SERVICE STATIONS FOR SALE in various established locations in the following communities: --Goderich -- Hensall -- Bayfield --Wingham For further information tail: Mike Quinn • 482-7782 (evenings) W. Rogers 1.800.265-4157 (days) Tenders Wanted SALE BY TENDER Township of East Wawanosh has for Sale by Tender 1 timber frame building 16'-6" x 26" and lean to Garage 12 x 16 at lot 31 con. 9 the building to be removed from site by September 30, 1975. Lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Bids to be in the hands of Road Supt. by noon. March 4, 1975. C. W, Hanna Road Supt. Belgrave, Card of Thanks BARTH, Our family would like to take this opportunity to thank all our neighbours and friends for their genuine concern, their prayers, their help in many ways, and also for their kindness in sending in treats and cards and visits, while I was in Wingham Hospital. May God Richly Bless you. Thank you. -Mrs. W Barth kkge HULL. I would like to thank friends and neighbours for cards and treats while 1 was in Clinton Hospital. Also thanks to those who looked after the hockey team while I was away, -Bill Hull 09-ip LAIDLAW. I would like to sincerely thank all those who remembered me with cards and visits while I was a patient in Wingham Hospital. Also thanks to Dr, McGregor, and Dr. Hanlan and the nursing staff in s Card of Thanks WiLSON. Mac Wilson, husband of the late Eva Mae Wilson, expresses sincere appreciation for the thoughtfulness of relatives, friends and neighbours for the beautiful flowers, donations, sympathy cards, acts of kindness and also Unit 1 of Bruceficld United Church. Special thanks to Dr. Newland, Dr. Flowers and nurses of the Cardiac and Intensive Care Unit, Clinton 1.1 Public Hospital, Beattie Funeral '20f Home, pallbearers and Rev, P Stephens. Real Estate Afl 82 Albert Street Clinton " Phone: 482-9371 MASON BAILEY BROKER/MANAGER 130 acre dairy farm, fully equipped, in Hullett Township 110 acres workable, 'stanchions for 34 caws, 1'/: storey' 8 room brick home, ***** 11/2 storey J. M. sided home in\ Londesboro, 3 bedrooms, den and utility room, oil heating. ***** 100 acre farm in Morris Township barn and steel granary 11/2 storey frame home with 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms. 1 acre lot in Blyth on',which is situated an 8 room instil -,,brick home with 4 bedrooms, fireplace U�.l:.�•.C. In Memoriam YOUNGBLUT. In loving memory of a dear husband and father Percy Weir Youngblut, who passed away suddenly March 3, 1974, -Sadly missed by Frances family. Engagement BOWES. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin G. Bowes wish to announce the engagement of their younger daughter Connie Dale to Vernon Albert Bromley, son of Mr, and Mrs. Harold L. Bromley of RR.4, Atwood. The marriage is to take place in Blyth United Church, Friday, March 21, 1975 at 7:30 gtp.m. maimmummogamme B ERG care. -Doris Laidlaw. -- SHOBBROOK, I would`like to express my sincere thanks to all, , who remembered me with cards,' - flowers and visits while a patient in Clinton Hospital. • Special thanks to Dr. Watts, Dr. Harrett, and nurses and staff on floor, -Darlene Shobbrook DC") {)-( ter. t I TUNNEY. Special thanks to all who remembered Mrs, Mary Tunney Taylor while she was at Huronview and who helped in their many ways at the time of her death, -The Tunney Family 09-I p Sales • Service Installation ty Barn..Cleaners • Bunk Feeders Stabling "'^3 `'\) FREE ESTIMATES DbnadG. Ives R.A. 2, BLYTH Phone Brussels 887.9024 Auction ►'M1, NN�� MR:•: Real Estate and oil heat ing. 1 floor -brick home with 2 bedrooms in like new condition. Beautifully landscaped lot. ***** BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: Gas station and recreation centre on Highway N4. This business is showing gond returns. ***** 1'h storey frame home with 8 rooms, attached garage, could be divided to make an apartment, ***** Moderate priced `1\ floor brick home with 5 rooms, '61 heating and 3 bedrooms. ***** 50 acres in Hullett Twp. spring creek on the property 11/2 storey insul-brick home, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, ***** Modestly priced 1'/: storey frame home, brooms, 4 bedrooms, and sunporch. ***** FOOD FOR THOUGHT "Worry is like a rocking chair - it passes the time but doesn't get you anywhere." Auction Large Auction Sale 50 acre farm; livestock; farm machinery; feed; etc. for - Mr. Ray Thomas R.R. 1, Blyth, Ont. Lot 3, Con. 13 Hullett Twp. 1 Mile N. of Londesboro, 5 Miles East, 3 Miles West of County Rd. 13, 3 Miles N. of Kinburn Saturday, March 1, 1:00 p.m. PROPERTY: S0 Acres Choice Land with overflowing spring fed trout stream across the farm. 9 Room Frame House, 4 pc, Bath, Built in Cupboards; Bank Barn with steel roof; Silo 20x70; nearly new 32x60 Steel Driveshed; 1350 bu. steel granary; 2 car garage; drilled well. Property will be offered at ' 3:00 p.m., if not sold prior to sale. Subject to reserve bid.m LIVESTOCK: 9 Holstein. Cows; 4 Durhaand W.F. Cows; Jersey Cow; some fresh, some due sale time; Polled Hereford Bull; 21 Holstein Heifers; 8 W.F, Heifers; 9 W.F. and Holstein Butcher Calves; Several Hereford Calves.) PIGS;""4 Hampshire Chunks PONY: Pinto Mare,'quiet and right. VARIETY OF POULTRY. MILKING EQUIPMENT: Surge Milker, 3 units; Piping for 18 cows; 2 Viking Crean) Separators; Pail, Strainers, Etc. MACHINERY: Nuffield 42 Diesel Tractor with Loader; Cockshutt 35 Deluxe Gas Tractor, new tires; Ford Super Major Diesel Tractor, live power, belt pulley and loader; New Holland 67 Baler with Threshing Kit. (real good); Mildmay 24x36 Threshing Machine with blower and Straw Shredder on rubber (real good condition); Drive Belt, New`'Idea Mower; 1 Case 4 Bar Side Rake'on rubber; Int. 3 Furrow Drag Plow; M,H. Cultivator on rubber; R.B. Double'Disc; M.M, Power Lift 13 run grain and Fertilizer Drill; 24 ft. Elevator; Int. Manure Spreader on rubber; George White Wagon and flat rack; like new: J.D. Hammermill & Belt; 3 Round Hog Feeders; small feeders; Waterers, Etc.; Extension Ladder, Single ,Driving Harness, Plus Many Useful Articles, FEED, ETC.: 1000 Bales Hay; 400 Bales Straw; Quantity of Mixed Grain, Fertilizer and Seed Corn. THE FARMER'S AUCTIONEERS Hugh Filson - 666-0833 Tom Robson 4666-1967 Terms: CASH ' Denfield, Ontario Booth On Grounds Blyth euchre held There were 43 people at the Blyth weekly -euchre games held in Memorial Hall on Monday evening. Winners were: high lady, Mrs. Verena Bone; high man, John Simpson; low lady. Mrs. Bert Shobbrook; low man, John McCallum; ladies' !cte hands, Mrs. Don Howes; men's lone hands, Joe Holmes/and special prize, Mrs. Ena Howatt. There will be another euchre held next Monday and everyone is welcome, J Are you still letting them kick sand in your face? 411110((:7 Panrf£/palrion Ino Canad an movement lot petsonat fitness Fitness. In •nur heart prof know it's righ . Westfield and area news BY MRS. CHARLES SMITH Misses Margery Smith and Rita Wagner of Waterloo visited on the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Sniith. Miss Mary Snell of Kitchener visited on the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Snell. Mr, and Mrs. Brian McKee of Wingham visited on Sunday with Mrs. Audrey Biggerstaff and Bill. Visitsors with Mr. and Mrs, Gerald McDowell on the weekend vert Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hampson of Woodstock, Mr, and Mrs. Ross Higgins and Bruce of Bclgravc, Mr, and Mrs, ,lack Armstrong, Mr. Bob Armstrong and Mr, and Mrs, Fred Armstrong and girls, all of Auburn, Mr.:lack Armstrong and Mrs. Gerald McDowell visited 011 Monday with Mrs, Harold Carter in the Godcrich Hospital. Mr. Gerald McDowell, Mr. Robert Charters, Mr. Simon Hallahan and Mr, Neil Vincent attended the Good Roads,Conven- lion in 'Toronto on Monday and Tuesday. Mr, and Mrs, William Chani- bcrs of Elmira visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vcrbcek and family, Miss Sharon Cook of London visited on the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Cook. Mr, Ivan Howatt is spending a week's vacation in Texas, Mr, and Mrs. Lewis Verbeck of Drayton visited on Monday with Mr, and Mrs. Peter Vcrbcek and fancily. FAREWELL PARTY Around 75 friends, neighbours and relatives gathered at the Westfield Restaurant on Friday evening, February 21 to honour Mr. Graham McDowell who has moved from the Westfield community to his new honk in Blyth. The evening was spent in playing lost heir. The prize For the highest ladies score went to Dianne Walden and the lowest COMING EVENTS WOMEN'S INSTITUTE WILL MEET on Thursday, March . . 2 p.m. in Blyth Memorial Hall ANNUAL MEETING OF WING - HAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the Wingham & District Hospital Association will be held on Friday, March 14, 1975 at 8 p.m. in the Nurses' Training School Building on Catherine St., Wingham. All matters of business pertain- ing to the Wingham & District Hospital Association will be transacted including the election of Directors and other officers. In order to cast a ballot in the election of Directors a person must be a member of the Association. One year member- ships may be obtained for the sum of $1,00 at the Hospital Office or the Town Clerk's office. These memberships must be purchased at least 10 days prior to the annual meeting. Everyone welcome. R. P. Ritter, John Strong President Secretary 08.4 DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE BLENDERS in the Auburn Community Memorial Hall on Saturday, March 1. Dancing 9:30 to 1. Admission $1.50 per person. Lunch available. Sponsore the Hall Board. CASH BINGO,' SEAFORTH Legion Hall, Friday, February 28, 1975 at 8:15 sharp. 15 regular games for $10.00 each; three specials for $25.00 each and a $75,00 Jackpot to go each week, Admission, $1.00; extra cards 25c each or 7 for $1.00. (Children under 16 not permitted). Pro- ceeds for Welfare Work. Sponsor- ed by Branch 156, Scaforth Royal Canadian Legion. tfn NEW BINGO, CLINTON LEGION HALL, 8:30 p.m. February 27. Admission, $1,00 each. Three Share -the -Wealth games. One jackpot for $180 in 56 calls or less or guaranteed $25 consolation. One call and $10 added weekly if not won. i Blyth Little Theatre presents 'IP.ED JOHNS In NAKED ON YTIIE NORTH SHORE A one-man show about life in an isolated. Labradur\town. �� `` BUTH MEMORIAL 'BALL, BLYTH \ \SUNDAY, IVIARO 9, 197iN Tickets $2.00 2:30 p.m. '\ KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER 1975 Hullett Central Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m.-2:30. p.m. Brussels Public March 3, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Walton Public March 4, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. East Wawanosh Public' hAnrna n.nn r6P. 4A.r10 -._ IVI ai Litt ..�, a.vv a. r I t - I L;UV noon Blyth Public March•6, 1:30 p.1`i..- 3:30 p.m. PLEASE BRING YOUR CHILD'S IMMUNIZATION RECORDS, AND BIRTH CERTIFICATE. PARENTS' O.H.I.P. NUMBERS AND SOCIAL INSURANCE NUMBERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED. ladies score to Marilyn Verbeek. The prize for the highest man's score went to Peter 13rotnmer and the lowest men's score to Lloyd Walden. Gerald McDowell read the address to Graham and gifts were presented by Ross Taylor, Arnold Cook and Charlie Sniith. Graham replied thanking everyone for the gifts and the evenings entertainment. Lunch was served and a social half hour enjoyed by all. Personally Speaking Mr. and Mrs. Murray Mills and family of Brantford and Mrs. Carolyn Cudmore of London were visitors with Mrs. Louise Buttell during the weekend. Mr. and Mrs, William Carter visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hoggart at Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Buehlow spent the weekend with friends in Toronto Mr. Ken McGowan attended the hockey game in Detroit on Saturday night when the Detroit Red 'Wings played Atlanta Flames, Mr. and Mrs. William Carter visited on Sunday with Mr, and Mrs, Robert McDougall, Larry and Marlene in Godcrich. TIIE 13LYTII STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 1975, PG, 15, 17= Bingb\ SATORDAY NIGHT 8:30 p.m. Memorial Hall WORLD DAY OF PRAYER St. Michaels Church BLYTH SPEAKER: 'Mrs. S. Wittich Friday, March 7 2:45p.m. ARENA SCHEDULE Feb. 27 Feb, 28 March 1 March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 4.5 7-8 8-9 9-10 7-8:30 8:30-10 10-11 8-1 2-4 4:30-5:30 8-9 2-4 5:30-6:30 4:30-6 6-7 7-8:30 8:30-10 3:30-7 7:30.10:30 3.4 4:30-5:30 6-7 7-R 8:30.10:30 4.5 7-8 Junior Girls Broomball Broomball Game Broomball Game Blyth Youth Group Skating`Party Atom Game Peewee Game Foran Family" Minor Sports Public Skating Atoms •,:Cadets Public Skating Peewee Game Tyke Practice Atom B\Game Atom Game Midget Game Figure Skating Broomball Preschool Skating • Peewee Practice Atoms Beginners Skating sponsored by Lions Broomball. Junior Girls Broomball Blyth Girls Broomball t iisticsiast. its* LADIES AUXILIARY `.. TO BRANCH 420 DANCE Friday,March 14 Music by Bud Harvey & the Maitland Sundowners BLYTH MEMORIAL HALL LUNCH DANCING 9-1 AC1tEEE -'mission $6.00 per couple .._ Restricted to\ eM 50ns 18 yearn of ag e and over Tickets available from Bill Riehl JACKPOT $150 iN 60 CALLS SHARE -THE -WEALTH AND REGULAR GAMES PARK 30 THE SQUARE PHONE 574.1011 GODERECH 1 Alt CONDITIONED STARTS WED FEBRUARY 14 FOR ONE WEEK TIL MARCH ,'• Wiener of Golden Globe Award BESTCOMEDY MOVIE OF YEAR N., SURVIVAL' OF THE FIERCEST. AND THE. FUNNIEST. MINN? KIIM111111111 4.uunswnnl4Klw I111ATREYNOLDS °THE L0N ZEST YARD" •. .. I11111111N1 .. longue. -. ..IINII' IIN1 ., .. IIIMNIe .,...-lIII,PIIItq SATURDAY MARSH 1 MATINEE "Snoopy Come Home" -PLUS- s'4,.Cartoons WED .111URS.FA SAT, MARCI15,4.1.1 "Delightfully outrageous." A TAM � ' • v t tC— ra,crc „ , I 11 1.,1113 PLUS SUTHERLAND & OOULD do It to the sc.I.A. as with 10111(11 • • : • : • • : • • • • ' ►s— • • • Ole W`Ta : j :k `0,6 ,°• r;• • • "' .P ' '• • •.. f�l�\' '_ • • -, • : • `� L �; : I•34iv-• s-• ADULT ENTERTAINMENT h••••••••••••••• • ( Sun. 2, Mon, 3, Tues,1 • • AN EVENING OF NONSTOP COMEDY 1 Ono complete r i ,: :_. r • Showing d0{ly70. .:•_ i • • • • • • • w 111....46 411C1110� : :'bananas" •• • �y aliens : :TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN li(1MGIYfir ADUL1 ENTERTAINMENT LYCEUM TSEJ[TRE WINGIIAM ONI ARIO MOM 151 410 • 1 1 WINGHAM'S MOST POPULAR MOVIE • IS BACK I / DAYS OILY I : Wed. 26, Thurs, 27, Fri. 2, Sal, I • Wed, and Thurs. 017:00 and 9:00 P.M. • Frl, and Sot, 3 showings at • 7:00.9:00. 11100 P.M. • • • : • • ADULT ENTERTAINMENT 41,41, 6 •••••••••••••••••t: Olt isikik PG, 16. THE BLYTH STANDARD, FEBRUARY 26, 1975. BY KEITH ROULSTON There was something distaste- ful last week in the press treatment of Dr. Kenneth C. Edelin, the Boston doctor who was convicted of manslaughter in the death of a child during an abortion in that city. The elan had just been convicted of killing another human being of a jury of his peers and yet he was being treated like a hero by the press. The generally pro -abortion press made Edelin out to be amartyr for the cause. Though a convicted killer, his hospital welcomed him back with open arms. So much, it seems, for respect of the judgement of a jury. The whole affair illustrates the callousness that is bred by abortion legislation. If a society can give the power of life and death to a doctor then it can also easily dismiss the judgement of the courts. 1 get pretty worried when 1 sec that a society can condone the concept that a doctor, or a panel of doctors can decide that this person has a right to live and that one doesn't. Pro -abortionists will argue that I'm getting emotional about the subject and emotion shouldn't play any part in the argument. I say that if emotion is to be disregarded then the world is going to be a hell of a place to live. If everything is going to be done on the basis of cold logic, we might as well turn over the world to computers. The whole abortion issue revolved around the question of when life begins. Pro -abortionists argue that life doesn't begin until the fetus is outside the woman's womb. There are all sorts of legal technicalities on life beginning at 20 weeks or 28 weeks of gestation. To me it boils down to one fact. How can you draw an arbitrary line as to when life begins? Once conception has taken place, how can we morally say we have the right to say life begins at this point or that point? If we can make that distinction, coldly and logically, then are we not setting a precident for future, generation to move that line one way or the other. Why not say let parents dispose of their children when they are six months of age if they become handicap? Ridiculous? Hopefully it would be. Hopefully we could expect coming genera- tions not to become so coldly calculating that they could make such a decision. But then who would have predicted a genera- tion ago that we could justify arbitrarily killing one fetus while allowing another to live? And how can we morally let a 1 Where do you draw the line? doctor smother a fetus in the mother's womb as Dr. Edelin is accused of doing and yet conte down hard on a distraught girl who abandons her baby minutes after it is born? If we can justify abortions for the convenience of the mother, how long before we can cooly undertake the policy of many of the primitive peoples of abandon- ing the elderly? Wouldn't it be far less expensive to simply kill everyone when they reached 65 years of age than to spend so much money on old -age pensions, on senior citizens homes, on medical care for the aged? What gets Inc is that many of the people who have argued :o strongly against capital punish - agent are the same people who argue in favour of abortion on demand. Society, they say, doesn't have the right to cold-bloodedly kill one of its members even if he has killed someone else. Yet the number of cases of capital punishment never reached more than a handful a year. Last year we condoned the killing of nearly 50,000 potential citizens in Canada through abortions. 'Those 50.000 had not committed a single crime except being inconvenient. Pro -abortionists would have us believe that they are doing the potential child a favour by killing it rather than bringing it into the world where it may not be wanted. Yet how many of us presently living were wanted? Surely if life is so miserable for many of us who were unwanted we would have thousands yearly committing suicide. We saved 50,000 potential persons the potential misery of Iifc last year. Somehow though 1 don't think that many people willingly decided to end their own lives because they couldn't bare to continue in their misery. The picture of the poor woman from the slums with 10 children already, or the teenage girl who's life will be ruined is the one the pro -abortionists like to point to most often (and they call anti -abortionists emotional) as reasons for abortion. Yet many of the recorded cases are people who could get by if they had a baby but for whom it is just inconvenient to have a child at the present: such as young couples married only a couple of years and saving for a house. And while these "unwanted" children are being killed, thous- ands of couples wait in vain to adopt children when there just aren't any children to adopt. The only way that abortion can be justified at all is if all other means (meaning birth control) have failed. Rather than allow wholesale abortion, we should be providing more information on birth control to anyone who wants it. The government should be taking every step possible to educate people in the use of birth 2 SUPPLY TEAH ERS required for ' Clinton Centre Conestoga College Supply teachers are required by the Clinton Centre of Conestoga College. Teachers with expertise in the following subject areas ,.are required: English, Mathematics, Science, Typing, Shorthand. Interested persons should be living,within a short driving distance from the Clinton Centre and be available to report on short notice. For an . interview, contact Mr. Brian ¶;;;;C Acting Chairman 482-3458 control so that we don't have to worry about abortions, Because remember that we not only face the moral problem of abortion, but it also costs you and 1 millions of dollars a year to pay for those abortions, The easy way out of the moral dclimma is to agree with the pro -abortionist lobby which says that abortion should be a matter o1' conscience between a woman and her doctor, Let the guilt rest on the woman herself. It sounds not bad since it saves the rest of us the moral anguish of having to face the problem, But apply the sante logic to any other killing. Let the guilt of murder rest on the shoulders of the murderer as •10 his own actions. Don't get society involved in it at all. You can imagine what would happen. Hundreds of people` would be killed because many killers just don't have a con- science. Society must be protect- ed from these people. Do we not owe it to the potential citizens of our world to also protect them against people without a con- science? But slaking abortions illegal will only turn many women to the drastic measures of seeking some hack doctor abortionists, the pro -abortion lobby argues. The simple arguenlent is that with the contraceptive techniques avail- able today, there is very little need for anyone to be pregnant if they do not want to, This, together with the enlightening of society to the point that unwed mothers are no longer austicized, mean that a woman first has the chance not to get pregnant in the first place and is she does, she can go full term and either give the child for adoption where loving arms await, or can even keep the child herself. Not the perfect answer, you say? Well, I've yet to see the perfect answer for any problem, Even if we had abortion on demand I daresay we'll still have childbeating, juvenile delin- quency, drugs pushing and many other cringes. We'11 have thein without abortions too, but at least society will have clean hands, not bloody ones, How are you going to chase girls if you're not in shape? 774. 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