The Brussels Post, 1974-02-20, Page 8Correspondent
Mrs. L. Stonehouse
On Saturday evening a surpirse
party and smorgasbord dinner
was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Walker in honour of
George Walker on the occasion of
his 80th birthday. The evening
was spent playing progressive
euchre and crokinole.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. George Walker, Mr. and
Mrs.Ernie Walker, 'Mr. and Mrs.
Wilfred Walker, Donald and
Doug, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Walker, Cathy andMichael, Glen
and Cheryl Walker, Miss Noreen
Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Murray
Vincent and Dean, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Walker of Goderich, Mr.
William Humphrey , St. Helen's.
Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs.
James Errington and Mrs. Vera
Errington of St. H elen's called to
extend their congratulations.
Will Amalgamate
The members of the Belgrave
District Credit Union approved
their Board of Directors'
recommendation to amalgamate
with Wingham Cotpmunity Credit
Union at their 21st annual
meeting on February 14.
A similar motion was passed at
Wingham Credit Union annual
meeting the following day.
North Huron Credit Union was
chosen as the new name.
President Archie Purdon
reported a large increase in
growth during 1973 and said that
the amalgamation should enable
the Credit Union to be of greater
service in the community.
Manager George Michie
reported an increase in interest
rates on deposit accounts from
6% to 8%.
The members approved a
dividend of 7% on their shares for
1973.
Belgrave Ice Carnival
Belgrave Ice Carnival was well
attended on Saturday evening.
Prizes were awarded to:
BEST BIRD OR ANIMAL -
1st Maxine Procter; 2nd - Patti
McDowell; 3rd - Glen Hunter.
YOUNGEST SKATER Unassisted
Greg. Moffat.
VALENTINE COSTUME
1st Kathy Shiell; 2nd.Susan
Elston; 3rd. DOnna Higgins.
NURSERY RHYME COSTUME -
1st Steven Nixon; 2nd. Steven
Coultes; 3rd.Robbie Gordon.
BEST T.V.COSTUME -1st.Cindy
Campbell and Suzanne
Mathers; 2nd. Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Pletch and family.
HARD TIME COSTUME - 1st
Jobless Rate Good
Unemployment in Canada,
seasonally-adjusted averaged
5.5% in 1973, as compared with
an average of 6.4% in 1972.
Statistics Canada reported that
the seasonally-adjusted
unemployment rate rose slightly
in January to 5.5% from 5.4% of
the labour force in December.
$34 Million Milk Sale
Agriculture Minister Eugene
Whelan recently announced the
sale of $34 million of skim milk
powder - more than 35,000 metric
tons = to Mexico. .
Student Employment
The federal government has
allocated $66 million to its
Student Suinmer Employment
and Activities Program
"Summer '74" - 830.5 million of
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Kids win prizes at annual ice carnival
Brian Shaw, Eric Cook, Anne
Procter; 2nd. Randy Nixon.
NATIONAL COSTUME- lst.Mrs.
George Procter and Katherine,
2nd. Lisa Thompson; 3rd.Wayne
Cook.
BEST DRESSED COUPLE (Jr.)
1st Kim McDowell & Patti
Edwards; 2nd.Darren Evans &
Joanne Hanna; 3rd ;Daryl and
Karen. Dunbar.
BEST DRESSED COUPLE (Sr.)-.
1st.Janice Coultes and Wayne
Cook; 2nd. Alison Roberts and
Lorie Th ompson; 3rd.Kenneth
and Joan Henry.
BEST DRESSED COMIC
1st Dianne Scott; 2nd.Dale
Lougheed; 3rd.Kenny Marks:
OPEN CLASS - 1 st.John Hanna;
2nd. Scott Lougheed; 3rd.
Dennis Henry and Rhonda
English.
Races ,for the yoiunger ones
were well enjoyed.
A tug of War Morris . VS East
Wawanosh [Ladies]
Morris Township won.
A hockey game was held at 9
p.m. Intermediate ladies VS
Junior girls. This was enjoyed by
the crowd . The ladies put up a
good fight but were defeated by a
score of 4 - 1.
Tug of War for Men
East Wawanosh won over
Morris,
Honour Mrs. Purdon
A very pleasant evening was.
spent at the home of Mrs. Willard
Armstrong when neighbours of
Mrs. Robert Purdon gathered to
bid farewell, prior to her taking
up residence in Lucknow..
Euchre and a social time was
enjoyed, then Mrs. Robert
Higgins presented Hazel with a
small token of remembrance.
Hazel thanked all present and
expressed the desire to live as
happily in her new home as she
has lived in Belgrave.
Lunch was served and all
reminded that a permanent
welcome awaits them in Lucknow.
Hockey Notes
Belgrave Pee Wees played
Belmore in Belmore on Friday
evening and lost their game of the
schedule 5 - 4.
On Tuesday night Belgrave
Squirts lost to Brussels 3 - 2.
Game played in Belgrave.
Unit Meets
The Afternoon Unit of the
U.C.W. met in the Sunday School
rooms last Tuesday with 9 in
attendance.
Mrs. Robert Coultes opened
the meeting with hymn "How
Sweet the Name of Jesus
Sounds". Mrs. Leslie Bolt gave
which will be spent on
"Opportunities for Youth".
Manpower and Immigration
Minist er Robert Andras,
responsible for "Summer '74",
announced that these programs
expected to provide more than
375,000 jobs for students this
year.
This summer's job program
will place increased, emphasis on
matching jobs and students and
will attempt to give students an
opportunity to work and see other
parts of Canada.
In addition to these programs,
the Department of Manpower and •
Immigration further assist
students to find jobs by opening,
251 special employment centres
in April, Last year the8e centres
placed more than 20000
Students in jobs.
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the Bible reading, "Song of
Hope", Psalm 130, followed by
the Lord's Prayer in unison.
Minutes of the last meeting
were read. Collection was
received and visits to sick and
shut-ins recorded. Hymn, "What
a Friend We Have in Jesus" was
sung.
Mrs. Cecil Coultes gave a talk
on the Canadian Hospital work in
Canada. These hospitals are open
to people of any race or religion,
in places of relative isolation. The
over-all purpose is to interpret a
Christian life in terms,of service.
It was announced that the
Presbyterial would meet March
16th in Mitchell. Mrs. Cecil
Coultes and Mrs.Earl Anderson
were named as delegates.
Euchre. Winners
Eleve! n tables of euchre were
played in the Belgrave
Community rooms last
Wednesday evening with winners
as'follows: High Lady - Mrs. Ross
King; Low Lady - Mrs. Clarence
Hanna; Novelty Lady - Mrs.
Albert Bacon; High Man - Ross
King; Low Man - Fred Porter;
Novelty Man - Abner Nethery.
PERS ONALS
Mrs. Robert Purdon has moved
this week to her new home in
Lucknow at the Anderson
Apartments.
Mr. and Mrs. Randy White and
Can Lynn of Kitchener were
recent visitors with Mr. and rs.
Lorne Jamieson.
Bruce Hanna and Lynn Dearr of
Listowel left Sunday from Malton
airport for a vacation in Hawaii.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Jamieson
visited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Lennox of Listowel.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Logan
were week end visitors with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
McGee and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
Logan.
George Inglis of Walkerton
visited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Bieman.
Mrs. John McCormack, Christ
ie and Emilie of Orangeville
visited Tuesday and Wednesday
with her parents Mr. and .Mr s.
Clarence Chamney.
Douglas and Danny Thompson
of Goderich spent the weekend
with their grandparents Mr. and'
Mrs. Bert Johnston and Mrs.
Amelia Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McDonald,
Mr. and Mrs. James McDonald
were Saturday evening visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. David Hanna
and family of Kitchener spent the
Brazil has purchased 18.5
million bushels of wheat from
Canada at the current
international market price.
World Energy Meeting
At a conference in Washington,
12 of the world's major oil-
consuming countries agreed
yesterday to call for an early
meeting with oil-producing
nations in what the United States
described as "an eventual
attempt to teduce world oil
prices:''
Car Belts Legislation
Canada's Health ministers met
in Ottawa last week and agreed to
seek legislation making
compulsory the wearing of seat
and shoulder belts in cars. Marc
Federal Health Minister M
Lalonde said the provincial
ministers would like stiff
penalties to be enforced for those
caught Without the belts on.
week with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Hanna andMr.
andMrs. Willard Armstrong.
Ronald Hibberd of Mildmay
spent Thursday evening with Mr.
and Mr s. Robert Hibberd.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert. Campbell
and family of Winthrop Visited on
Sunday with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Robert. Hibberd.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Marshall
of London visited last Saturday
with her father Mr. Stanley Cook,
Mr. Albert Vincent of
Wingham District Hospital was a
supper guest of Mr. and Mr s
Cliff Logan on Sunday eve "'ling,
Mr. and Mrs. John Spivey an,
family of Ingersoll visited on
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Procter and Miss
Margaret Curtis.
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