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The Brussels Post, 1974-04-24, Page 14CLUTCH PURSES $5.99. CARE is more than just a package. It's people helping people Throughout the de- veloping world Canadian CARE teams co-operate with local people in efforts to pro- vide better nutri- tion, safe water, permanent housing, less illiteracy, more and better Me- dical services, and information about family planning. It all starts with your contribution to • CARE, For only two 'dollars CARE can provide nourishing food to 180 hungry children, 7-11-11--ti CARE is people helping people to help themselves. But most of all, CARE is YOU making all this possible.. mai* =7. 11.1;11▪ 1.11, _ Send. your dollars to CARE Canada, Dept, 4,, 61 Sparks St,„ Ottawa,. ICI Fi SA6 Thanks Mrs. Carl Johnston qtanke.1 Mrs. Mel Craig for her wonderful leadership in the past two years, Mrs. W. Stamper then took the chair and asked for the c(), operation of all for the corning year . A program planning meeting will be held April 26 01 p.m. at , the home of Mrs. Mel Craig. 'The May meeting will be held in the. Institute rooms in the Community Hall on May 8 at p.m. The Roll Call is "A tasty wq tee dress up not so tasty looking: food". iE ley SomebOdy Wants What You Don't Need! SELL Through Brussels Post Classified Want Ads •••••••01.1•11•WIL News of Bluevale Teacher, from Zambia shows slides to WMS Correspondent Mrs, Joe Walker Visitors from Whitehurch and Bell-110re. Women's Missionary l .Societies, and the Bluevale United . Church Women were welcomed by Mrs, Glenn Golley to the April W.M.S.. m eeting held. in the Knox.' Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening of last week. Mrs. Golley also introduced the guest speaker, Mrs, James Rich- ardsone who is a shcool teacher home on furlough from Sukasia in the northwestern part of Zambia, IN ( '- Africa. Mrs. Richardson spoke briefly before she showed her slides of Zambia and its people. She based her message on the importance of 0 0 prayer for missionaries, teachers, and all workers in the mission fields. She read from the book of 'Hebrews, Chapters Ten and Four: Let • us therefore come lea' boldly befrre the throne of grace. Children - The children attending the school in which Mrs. Richardson teaches, are those of mission- aries. About 90% of the children are white and only 10% are African. • The pupils come from 500 to 1000 miles to school and are home only for vacation time. The school is in charge of the pupils seven days a week. The location of the school is a bush-like area. There is a post office about five miles away as well as an airstrip and a hospital nearby. 26 Acres ' -The school grounds include about 26 acres of land. The school itself is interdenominational -and is divided into separate buildings for juniors and seniors. , The cafeteria, kitchen, science rooms I and sleeping quarters also consist of separate buildings. 1 Pupils rise each day at 6:15 a.m. and retire at 7:45 p.m. A typical school day includes the performance of morning work duties, Bible study and working on projects. Satudays are set aside for doing craft work. Walk to Church On Sundays, senior children walk to church about one mile away and juniors have Sunday School at their own school. Six or seven Sunday Schools are con- • ducted in the villages. The big gift for perfect attendance is canned fish or corned beef. Next Door Next door to the school is a farm which provides the school with eggs, meat and butter. The students also grow vegetable gardens. Common animals in Zambia include the water python and blue-headed lizzard. Army ants tend to be pests; they will destroy classroom curtains and textbooks. Villages surrounding the school consist of six to- ten houses and are occupied by Africans called 'Lunda people.' Lunda's main dish. is 'mush' made from a root called 'manioc', The manioc is dug from the ground, soaked in water, dried for several days and then pounded into flour, It is Mixed with water and is served with a green vegetable or toma. toes. Pictures The pictures that Mrs. Richard- son showed were clear and beautiful. Mrs. Bernard Thonias thanked her and presented her with a gift, hi the worship service, the call to worship was given by Mrs. Glenn Golley who read froth St. Matthew's gospel, Chapter 28. The hymn, 'The Day of Resurrec- tion,' was sung: Mrs. Wm. Robertson read scripture from Matthew• and based her comments On the meaning of the cross and what it meant for Christ to die and rise again. The motto was 'He died for me; He rose for us.' Mrs Robertson also offered prayer. Music Special music was provided by a quartet, consisting of Mrs, Glenn Snell, Mrs. Joe Walker, Larry Elliott and Ross Gra'. Mrs. Ross Hoggart accompanied on the piano. The offering was received by Mrs. ,Alba Mundell and Mrs. Beryl Kirton with Mrs. Golley giving the offeratory prayer. The closing hymn was 'Rejoice, The Lord is King' and closing prayer was given by Mrs. Golley. Mrs. Richardson asked blessing and lunch was served by the ladies of the church. Image Seekers The fourth meeting of the Bluevale III 'Image Seekers' was held on Tuesday, April 16th in the Bluevale United Church base- ment. Nine members attended the meeting. Plans were made for the club skit to be presented at Achievement Day. Mary . Edith Garniss discussed Storage Re- sources in the bedroom and Rosemary Schmidt discussed ways of improving storage. The members helped each other solve their individual storage problems. Personals Miss Dayle Fischer spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walker and family. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Horne of Listowel spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Haugh and Eileen. Mrs. J.J. Elliott accompanied Mr. - and Mrs. Harold King, Nancy and Patti to London on Tuesday. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Haugh and Eileen were Mr. and Mrs. James Darling, Steven and Ronnie. Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Elliott were Mr. and Mrs, Fred Ohm of Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Elliott and Mr. and Mrs. C Mathers visited Sunday evening at Huron- view and with Mr. and Mrs. Rae, Mathers at Goderich. Tuesday evening, Mr. J.J. Elliott celebrated his birthday when his family surprised him with a, party. Those present at Mr. and Mrs. Elliott's home were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mathers, Mr. and Mrs. Hardld Elliott,. Mr. and Mrs. Marty Cretier, Mr. Bob Mathers, Mr. and Mrs. George Townsend and family and Mr, and Mrs. Bill Campbell and. family. Cards were received from those unable to be present. Final Euchre The final euchre of the season was held Thursday night with nine tables playing. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mathers, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell and Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Machan were in charge. Prizes were won, Al. Breckenridge, Mrs. Harry Elliott, high winners. Low winners were Sheila Walker and Harvey Timm,: Lucky draw went to Susan Chapman. A delicious lunch was served, assisted by several ladies. The Recreation Committee would like to thank all those participat- ing to Make these euchres a success , Unit 4 - Unit 4 of 'Bluevale served a noon dinner to tneMbers of the W.I. at their annual meeting held Wednesday in the Sunday School rooms of the United Church. Each member revealed her Sunshine Sister and had dinner with het. Mrs. Wm, be Vos thanked the young ladies for the delicious Meal they served. Mrs. Mel Craig presided for the meeting which opened with the Opening' Ode, The Roll Call was answered with the payment of fees for the coming year. Cancer Canvass Mrs- W, J. Nicholson reported on . the Cancer Society Canvass and Mrs. Jim Armstrong reported. on the old time dance held recently. Mrs, W.J.Peacock .read the correspondence including thank- you notes ,and several members voiced their appreciation for.cards they had received. Members were reminded of the District Annual to be . held May 14 in Gorrie .United Church. Achievement Day for Bluevale 4-1-I Clubs will be held june-15 at F.E..Madill School in •Wingham. Summary Day for the Senior Training Course, "More Ideas for Sewing with Knits" will be held April 23 at 1:30 p.m. in the Wingham Presbyterian Church. The Institute was asked to • supply and serve lunch for Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Timor's 40th 'Wedding Anniversary on May 4 in the Community Hall. A committee of Mrs. Ken Chambers, Mrs. Harry Elliott, Mrs. Gordon Mundell and Mrs. Alex MacTavish will make plans for this. Selections were made for Senior. • Training Schools, Short Courses and Food Forums. A bus trip was discussed but nothing definite planned. Members enjoyed a sing-song with Mrs. Carl Johnston at the piano. An interesting geographical contest was cond- ducted by Mrs. C. Mothers. Mrs. Mel Craig gave the President's address and thanked everyone who had helped the W.I. in the past year. Reports Given The Mary .Stewart Collect was repeated and the secretary read the minutes _of the last annual meeting. The auditor's report was given by Mrs. Sperling Johnston. Reports of the standing_ committees were given. Mrs. K. Simmons reported on Citizenship and. World Affairs, Mrs. Cecil Sanderson on Agriculture and Canadian - Industries, , Mrs. Charles Mathers on Education and Cultural Activities and Mrs. W. Stamper: on Family and Consumer Affairs, Mrs, W.J.Nicholson gave the P.R.0: report and Mrs. J.C.Johnston the curator's report. Officers Mrs. W.J.Nicholson, Past President,' had •charge of the election and installation of officers, Mrs. Murray Jenkins read the nominating committee's report which was as follows: Past President - Mrs. Mel Craig;, President r Mrs. Wendell Stamper; 1st Vice President Mrs. Jim Armstrong; 2nd Vice President - Mrs. Ken Chambers; Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. W. J. Peacock; Assistant Secretary Mrs. Mel Craig; District Director - Mrs. Gordon MundelleAlternate District Director-Mrs. - Harry Elliott; Branch Directors - Mrs. Carl Johnston, Mrs. Bert Garniss, Mrs. Wm. De Vos; Pianist - Mrs.Carl Johnston:. Nominating' Committee - Mrs. Chas. Mathers, Mrs., Harvey Timm, Mrs. G. Mundell; Public Relations Officer - Mrs. Jack Nicholson; Curators Mrs. Jas. C. Johnston; Mrs. Graham Campbell; .Auditors - Mrs. • Spoiling Johnston, Mrs, Jack Wiekstead; Conveners of Standing 'Committees: Agriculture and Canadian industries - Mrs. Ken Chambers, Mrs. Robert Fraser;eitiZenship and. World Affairs - Mrs. Ken Simmons, Mrs, Alex McTavish; Education and Cultural Activities - Mrs. Harvey Timm, Mrs. Mel Craig; Faniily and Consumer Affairs - Mrs. Ross Nicholson, Mrs. Wm. De Vos; Resolutions - Mrs. Murray Jenkins, Mrs., Jim Armstrong, 4A W A RD "S\ Discount -- Variety Patent Medicines — Cosmetics — Groceries and Stationery — Tobacco • Neilson's Holiday Brand ICE CREAM $1.29 1/2 gai. By Tilley -- Ass. Colors U.,-,THE: BRUSSELS POSt, AWL itOM Reg. 1.45 for