The Brussels Post, 1977-11-23, Page 32MORE MONEY FOR THE ARENA — Lion Bruce Hahn presented Arena
committee chairman Jim Prior with a cheque for $553 Monday night for the arena
fund. The Lions total contributions now stand at $14,000. (Photo by Langlois)
Operolion
LifeAtile
You Will remain Mentally
"fit" if you have a variety
of interests such as current
events, sports,' hobbies and
community activities,. Make ,
fitness a part of your Life-
style - stay active..
If You're inthe Red for Christmas...
Shop in .
Participating Blyth merchants have tickets that will allow
you to enter the Double Your Money Draw. Draws will be
made every Saturday until Christmas, at the Memorial Hall
at 3:30 p.m. by the entertaining Jamed Lawrie,
You don't have to be
on hand to win
But if you are, and your ticket is drawn you, can double your
money by picking it up' before 4:30 p.m.
Ptirticipating businesses are:
* Triple K *Needle Craft *5' to $1.00 Store *Kitchen Cupboard
* Villbge Restaurant *Spcirlings * Voddens GroCery * Blyth Meat Market *Madills
* B.J. Fabrics * Gores Hardware * Snells Grocery * Blyth Printers
*Wilsons Health and Gift Centre * Blyth Standard George of Brussels
Howson g Howson Hubbarts Grandview Wallace Turkey GOwingS Sunoco
Iliofts Insurance A Manning & Son Mason Baily Menzies A Ross
Hammy Car Soles d cl Garage Griffiths 8P Padfords Construction Burkholder
Chcifterton's bank Of Commerce Josling BroS. BointonS Original Old Mill
Hutpn,Trdttor: Blyth Prinfing Decorating
GET YOUR TICKETS WITH A $1 PURCHASE At THESE * STORES
OrdWS will be nidde every Stiturday until Christma s,
at the MOthoiti reij +la at 3:0
Sf Ore Hours
Open VVedriegddy bet, 14 & 21
Open till lithe' bere,, 21,22, 23 Saturday bet„ Close' at SIX
Shop early for Christmas
Correspondent
Mrs. Allan McCall
887-6677
The Agriculture and Canadian
Industries meeting of the Walton
Women's. Institute was held in the
community hall on Wednesday
evening, November 16th with a
good attendance, 4-H girls were
guests,
The President, Mrs. William
Humphries opened the meeting
with a warm welcome and read a
poem "Christmas Worries".
Mrs. Lavern Godkin was pianist.
Minutes and treasurer's report
was read by Mrs. Ken McDonald.
Mrs. Jim Axtmann gave an
interesting report of the area
convention at Waterloo earlier
this month.
Euchre games will continue
through December. Committees
for November 22 are Mrs. Neil
McGavin; Mrs. Mac Sholdice;
Mrs. Herb Traviss; Mrs. Ken
McDonald and December 6 are -
Mrs. Grame Craig; Mrs. William
Humphries; Mrs. Ron Bennett
and Mrs. Ernie Stevens.
December 20th - Mrs. Keith
Rock; Mrs. Harold Hudie; Mrs.
Jack Gordon and Mrs. Frank
Kirkby; January 3rd - Mrs. Jim
Axtmann, Mrs. Gerald Watson;
Mrs. Lavern Godkin and Mrs.
Stewart Humphries. January 17th
- Mrs. Harold Bolger; Mrs.
Torrance Dunas; Mrs. Don
McDonald and Mrs. Alvin
McDonald.
Report was given from concert
committee when Mrs. Don
McDonald asked for help with the
decorating the hall for the
Christmas.concert December 9th.
It was decided to leave until later
a program at the nursing home in
Brussels.
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By Murray Gaunt MPP
The average cost per person
for health care under the Ontario
Health Insurance Plan for the
1976-77 fiscal year was $95.93, a
6.6% increase over the previous
year. Total payments for the 52.8
million claims submitted for
1976-77 were $784 million. This
represented six claims per person
insured under the plan.
Government legislation to
protect private land owners from
legal action arising from injuries
or deaths of recreation trail users
is likely in Ontario, according to
Frank Miller, Minister of Natural
Resources.
Mr. Miller said that broadened
protection was necessary to
encourage more land owners to
cooperate in opening up new
trails and to prevent many miles
of existing trails being closed to
the public.
On another matter, Mr. Miller
indicated this week that the
Ontario Government has
allocat9d $2,7 '75,000. for a five-
year research program to improve
the accuracy of predicting mineral
discoveries. The program will
provide $550,000,. a year for
Mineral oriented research at
Ontario Universities.
Mr, Miller indicated he hopes
to devise methods of predicting
the location of mineral resources
in order to aid and simplify the
exploration process.
The Provincial Social Services
Ministry is prepared to help
family court judges find places
where troubled youngsters dati
receive care.
It is hoped that branches will
participate in competitions put on
by the Federated Women's
Institutes of Canada. The
Tweedsmuir Competiton consist
of a community history kit; a
culture project; a painting; and a
handi-craft project, an afghan.
Roll call was answered by "One
reason why I buy Canadian made
goods".
The meeting was turned over to
committee conveners, Mrs.
Herman Plas read a poem , "Just
de it and smile".
Mrs. Allan McCall introduced
the guest, Allan Thompson who
operates. Looms-N-Leathers in
Blyth and uses a room in his
house to display his many crafts,
he and his wife Suzanne have
done since they came'to Blyth last
Fall. He had articles on display
and demonstrated how he tooled
the leather and how he dyed the
colors for the belt. He was
thanked by Mrs. Plas and
presented with a gift of money on
behalf of the Institute.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Jim Axtrnann; Mrs. Lavern
Godkin; Mrs. Neil McGavin and
Mrs..Mac Sholdice. A successful
Penny Auction was conducted by
the conveners during the evening
and realized $18.75.
Personals
It is good to hear that Mrs.
Joyce Colyer is home from
hospital. We hope she keeps
improving.
Sorry to hear Jack Gordon has
been a . patient in Wingham
Hospital with pneumonia and ,
Keith Clark was admitted to
Seaforth Hospital , early last
Thursday morning.
: MPP
The Children's Services
Division of the Ministry is
prepared on an ad hoc basis to
assist judges or any social agency
to find suitable treatment centres
for difficult to place children,
Minister of Agriculture and
Food, William Newman, has
announced a program. called
"Foodland Ontario Program",
which is designed to encourage
the people of Ontario to pruchase
the products grown on Ontario
farms.
Gross value of agricultural
products at the farm gate
amounts to 2.7 million' dollars
annually.
Twenty per cent of Ontario's
population derives its livelihood
from the agricultural industry in
the province.
In excess of two hundred
commodities are grown or
produced commercially in
Ontario.' No other province
produces such a wide range.
Ontario accounts for close to
thirty per cent of the value of the
total Canadian agricultural
production.
20—THE BRUSSELS POST, NOVEMBER 23, 1977
Walton WI
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