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The Brussels Post, 1973-03-14, Page 9Business Directory DONALD M. LAURIE Insurance Agency Auto — Commercial — Farm Residential BOX 129, BRUSSELS — PH. 887-9221 J. E. LONGSTAFF —OPTOMETRIST— . SEAFORTH — 5274240 BY APPOINTMENT: CLINTON (Monday Only) — 4824010 ANSTETT JEWELLERS LTD. Watch and Jewellery Repairs —'We Sell and Seriice — BULOVA ACCUTRON — 'WATCHES — 3 Stores SEAFORTH — CLINTON WALKIRTON McGavin's Farm Equipment We Specialize in a Complete Line of FARM EQUIPMENT SALES and SERVICE BRUSSELS SEAFORTH 887.6365 WALTON, ONTARIO 5274245 WALLAtE" BELL TRANSPORT PCV. CLASS PS. &F. — PHONE 887-6829 -- Local and Long Distance Hauling of All Livettock. Hogs Shipped Mondays and Wednesdays JIM CARDIFF REAL ESTATE. BROLER — GENERAL INSURANCE Auent for Nowicic Farnieris MutUil 'FIN IrisONIIN FIRE — AUTO LIABILITY Phones: offitio w8TA100 , Resident, 8874164 jAMESWAY Power Choring Patin Y=-for Dairy, tea, Hogs, Poultry Compiefe Barn Installafien Free Planning and Estimates M - firm „. p IK melt MOH: 1-1AVEMAN' 404404 BRUSSELS News of Crag brook WMS plans special Easter meeting The March meeting of the Afternoon Group of the W.M.S. was held at the home of Mrs. Wes McEachern with an atten- dance of ten members and, three visitors. Mrs. Earl Dunn Opened the meeting with a poem on "March" followed 'by prayer. "God who made the Earth" was sung and Psalm 91 was read in unison. Mrs. Dunn gave a medi- tation and "Take up Thy dross" was sung. Readings "It's in your face " and "I'm scared" were given. The roll call was «send". A special Easter meeting was planned with guests to be invited. The topic from the study on India was "Teo many Mouths to feed" and given by Miss Alice J. Forrest. She said the population is 550 million and could double by the yeaf 2000. There is a. great shortage of houses, water and food. Only one third of the land is really feriilized, from 1965 chemical fertilizers were used, resulting in larger yields. This is referred to as the "Green, Revolution". They irrigate seven , times during growth and hoe by hand. In spite of this increase the food problem was critical but. has improved. In 1970 they had Correspondent Mrs,Mac Engel 'Twelve members and thirteen guests were present at the March meeting of the Institute held at the c ranbrooir Community Centre. The roll call was an- swered by naming a "farm organization". Some members will attend the Institute meeting at Moncrieff on March 20th. Mrs. Cliff Bray will be hostess to the standing committee conveners on March 14th. The motto "You must' change with the times , unless you are big enough to change the times" was given by Mrs. Wilfred Strickler. Mrs. Strickler introduced the members of a panel on Farm Organizations. Crop and Soil Association - Donald 'Martin; Farmer's Union - Murray Bray; Milk Producers - Martin Bean; Federation of Agriculture - Leslie Knight. When and why was the or- ganization formed? What is the organizations chief aim or pair- new high. yields. Lunch was served by the hostess and Mrs. Mac Engel. A highlight was the fifty-fifth an- niversary cake made by Mrs. Mc- Eachern for their anniversary in. February., W.1. Notes MYRTLE • ANNIE ANDERSON Myrtle Annie Anders, age 76, died on March 4th, 19'73 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leslie (Donna) Shaw in London, Ontario after a short illness. Mrs. Shaw, the former Myrtle Wheeler, . was born and lived all her life in Morris Town- ship. • On November 25th, 1920 she was married to John Ander- son, who predeceased her in April 1970. She was also pre- deceased by a daughter, Marie, in 1929. She is survived by sons G. Ross Anderson of Bel- grave and Lloyd Anderson Of London and her one daughter. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Nelson (Lena) Higgins of Morris Township and a brother, Cecil Wheeler of Blyth. Mrs. Anderson attended Bel- grave United Church and was active in the Belgrave Women's Institute. Funeral service was con- ducted at 2 'p.m. Wednesday, March 7th by Rev. John G.Rob- erts from S. J. Walker's Funeral Home with temporary entomb- ment at Wingham cemetery chapel and burial at a later date at Brandon cemetery. Pallbearers'included Kenneth Wheeler, Charles Higgins, Ross Higgins, Wm. McArter; Keith Anderson, Bernard Crellin and floWerbearers were Mark Arm- strong and Wm. GoW. Mrs. Melvin Becker visited with Mr, and. Mrs. Richard Poth in Woodstock on Sunday., Mrs. Lloyd Hall is a patient in Listowel Hospital. pose? What do you feel the organiz- ation has accomplished, in past years? What does the future hold for the organiza.tion? These were the questions discussed by the panel. Mrs. Donald Perrie thanked the members of the panel and they were each presented with a gift, Winners 'of the progressive euchre were Ladies Mrs.Mac Engel, Mrs, Jim Hart, Men - Leslie Knight, Murray 13ray.Lone Hands - Martin Baan. Lunch was served by Mrs. U rban Ducharme Mrs. Gordon Engel and Mrs. Jack Conley. CRANBROOK I KNIT KNACKERS The third meeting was opened with the 4-H Pledge followed by the roll call, The minutes were read by Janet Veitch. Mrs.Ross Knight and Mrs. Clare Veitch discussed fitting • tops, tunics, blouses and pants. For group work each 'girl basted her gar- ment for fitting. viatherisidryets at COLDPIgth'S' 88U851 BRUSSEit Obituary 4-H club See the new line of In scanning the Goderich Signal-Star we note that last Tuesday the Goderich Sono Ts, who eliminated Sea- forth Beavers, took a 2 -1 lead over. Pert Elgin in the finals. Two farmer Beavers, Wayne Rau and Frank Hagan, have worked regular shifts and their play has aided the Sailors in a successful first year of Intermed- iate 'C' hockey. - - Mayor Harry Worsell will be one of three Huron County mayors invited to attend a National Prayer Breakfast in. Ottawa, April 11th, as guests of R. E. McKinley (PC) MP for Huron. The others are Mayor Symons of Clinton and Mayor Sills of Seaforth. - — The Goderich Canada Manpower Centre has recently ap- pointed Larry Dillon, a 28-year-old Seaforth native, as a co-ordinator of a program for student jobs this sum- mer. He took up his duties on February 19th and already has contacted a number of employers in connection with providing summer jobs. The Lucknow Sentinel reports that Miss Catherine Mac- Gregor has been a resident of Lucknow for aboUt 70 years as she marked 'her 100th birthday on Saturday at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home in Lucknow. — Mr. and Mrs. Jim Young, 8th concession of Kinloss east are lucky to have ,a home these days. A cabin trailer, which housed some 30 chinchillas caught fire Thursday afternoon and was practically destroyed• along with the chinchillas. Mr. Young kept the fire from spreading to the house, a few feet away, by a hose until the Lucknow Fire Department arrived. The Youngs have been raising Chinchillas since last sum- mer. The Teesikater News relates an item of interest in which Mr. and Mrs. Joe Guest of Teeswater celebrated their '60th Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday, March 6th„ - - A large crowd attended Junior Farmer Drama competition last week with the Teeswater topping the Ripley entry. The Auxable Bayfield Conservation Authority, accor- ding to the Exeter 'Times-Advocate, announces this week that S.H. D. H. S. Conservation Club has been chosen as the recipient of the annual Canadian National Sportsmen's Show Conservation Award..' - - - The cattle herd of Bev. Hamilton of near Staffa was increased on Monday morn- ing with the arrival of twin calves, - - - Exeter council Monday night agreed to set aside. $8,000 (two mills) in 1973, for the purchase of a, new fire truck for the Exeter area fire board. According to the Mitchell Advocate Carl Schellen- berger, representative of the board of directors of Ritz Lutheran Villa attended a meeting of Grace Lutheran Ladies' Aid last week to. giVe a detailed explanation of its origin and how plans were progressing to date. Follow- ing the answering of questions the ladies -carried, on with the meeting and finally pledged the sum of $5,000 to furnish the Chapel of the Villa. - - - When the draw was made for the trip to Florida during the Mitchell Lions Winter Carnival, Mr. Dennis Layton, Mitchell, was the lucky winner. - - Mrs. Thomas Scott, a former Cromarty resident who before marriage was Sarah (Sadie) Mc- Kellar, marked her 92nd birthday recently. The Clinton News-Record reports that Mr. and Mrs. William Pickett, Clinton, quietly celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. - "Planning for the Future" is the theme for the Huron Land Use Conference scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22nd, at Central Huron Secondary• School in Clinton. - - - The president's Ball of Branch 140, Clinton, was a huge success. Many of the Life members attended the affair to help mark the 20th anniversary of the Legion Hall. - - Glora.nn Admiral Echo, a purebred Holstein cow owned jointly by Mike Salverda, Clinton, and Bruce Berg- sma, St. Arms, has recently been awarded/a. Gold RibbOn production certificate by the Holstein Friesian Associat- ion of Canada. - — George Campbell, president of Clinton Legion Branch 140, preSented Ken Daer, Captain of the Clinton Colts, with a cheque for $142. profit froni a recent dance. To date the Legion has donated more than $1,000 to hockey and recreation in Clinton. The Blyth Standard reports that the Blyth Council has given permission to the Reeve, Robbie LaWrie, to hire-a. Goderich animal control offker to enforce the town's dog by-law. - Mr. and Mrs. Vere D. Cunningham, marked . their 50th. Wedding anniversary recently. They have a family of '10, Six sons and four daughters. TheY also have 21 grandchildren and two step-great grandchildren. The annual Meeting of wingharn and DistriCt Hospital Association, according to Wingham Advance-Times, satyr the eleetion of lour new goVernors. the new Members are Boris Melosevic, Roland Kaufman Ttobeiq Gibsonand Harold - Winghatri Lions Were doubly honored week to have as gueSts Don Lloyd, tanner WinghaMite and president and general manager of Lloyd-Truax Doors who WaS guest speaker, as well as DepUty District Governor ChatieS rb Shaw f the Blyth Club his- official visit. Lion RU Ss uriggo o Club Vice-president, presided. THE 'bitUttiLt titiOt-MAitai 14 1974.4.