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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-12-30, Page 8Page 8 "'- Winghatn Advance -Times, Thursday, Dec. 30, 1905 Robin Steven Represents Bruce in Boys Parliament Robin Steven, son of Rev. and Mrs. Douglas Steven of Bel - more, is spending five days at Kingston as the representative of Bruce County in the Ontario Older Boys Parliament which is in session from December 27th to 31st. The Parliament, which is held at Queen's University, is made up of boys from it to 2,0 years of age who come from 110 constituencies from all ov- er the province. These boys are elected in a similar man- ner to federal Parliamentarians. During the session the represent- atives deal with specific acts of legislation which have originat- ed in district conventions. Robin, along with two other boys from the Bclmore-McIn- tosh pastoral charge, Ross Ilar- per and Ron Harkness, attended the Christian Young Councillors Convention in Stratford the last three days in October, where they represented the Belmore- McIntosh Hi -C group. The con- vention, set up on the pattern of the Older Boys Parliament, was an inter -denominational meeting sponsored by the On- tario Council of Christian Edu- cation. The five main topics under discussion at the convention were: Boy -girl relationships; materialism, conformity, sci- ence and religion, cheating versus honesty. The represen- tatives were formed into com- missions, each of which dis- cussed the questions andbrought in reports to the convention. Resolutions were formulated on the basis of these reports. The chief purposes behind the Christian Young Councillors Convention are to develop and promote Christian fellowship among older boys; to foster de- mocratic procedures and to in- crease knowledge and skill in the creation of legislation; to provide a channel for the ex- pression of individual wills on issues of the day; to face the problems of the present times under creative leadership and to transmit ideas and solutions to others; to discover within the church opportunity for unlimit- ed vision and free expression of opinion; to add impetus to Christian living and service and to deepen the Christian witness; to confront older boys with the demands of Jesus Christ for complete and unswerving dedi- cation to llim for life. The three boys mentioned above were the special speakers at the Christmas banquet of the Maq-Bel Friendship Club when all members of the Hi -C group were entertained. Brussels Man Is Hurt in Accident William Gerald Miller of R. R. 3, Brussels, was admitted to the Wingham and District Hospital last Friday evening and released on Christmas day after being treated for minor injuries received in a car accident in Brussels. Iie was driving his car in the village of Brussels when it went out of control and hit a tree. Damage was estimated at $250. The mishap was investigated by Provincial Police Constable Ronald Bell of Wingham. • THREE BOYS from the Belmore-McIntosh United Churches were delegates to the Christian Young Councillors Convention held in Stratford late in November. They are, from the left, Ross Harper, Ron Hark - I. MIN ness and Robin Steven. Robin was elected to represent Bruce County in the Older Boys' Parliament of Ontario, meeting at Kingston this week. —Advance -Times Photo. George darling Wins $50 In Final Christmas Draw Final winners in Santa's Lucky Bucks contest were drawn on Christmas Eve' for the final $200.00 prize money by Mayor DeWitt Miller. George Darling PCJf/tAllN �}11�ut ALONG THE MAIN DRAGI By The Pedestrian NEW SIGN— Don Hoist Real Estate Ltd. has put up a new illuminated sign on its Josephine St. office. The new firm took over from Paul 3. Starr Ltd. several months ago. 0--0--0 SOME WEATHER— While everyone at home knows what goes with the wea- ther, Winghamites who are in the south may be interested to know that we ran the gamut of weather over the holiday. Fri- day it poured rain and melted off the last vestiges of the pre- vious light snowfall. Then came Christmas Eve. The reindeer must have created a vacuum that brought down cold air from the north, for Christmas day blossomed forth with about as mean a morning as we've had so far this winter. The rain had changed to snow which piled up into drifts of a fair dimension. The fall was rated locally at from five to six inches. Came Sunday. A beautiful sunny win- ter day that was ideal for new toboggans and sleighs. 0--0--0 GOING UP— Subscribers to The Advance - of Wingham, won first prize and took home $50.00 in cash. Winning $25.00 each were Mrs. Gordon Deyell, Wingham; Chas. Irwin, R.R. 5, Wing - ham; Mrs. T. L. McInnes, Gor- rie and Karl Whitfield of Blyth. Those winning $10.00 prizes were Orville Welsh, R. R. 2, Wingham; Art Wheeler, Wrox- eter; Doug Workman, Brussels; Robert Sinnamon, Wingham and Mrs. S. Cowan, Wingham. The Christmas Eve draw cul- minated five weeks in which Wingham merchants offered free tickets on every $1.00 pur- chased utchased by Christmas shoppers. Seventy-five dollars in prize money was handed out every week in the four weeks preceed- Times are reminded that on Monday of next week the price of the paper for one year goes up to $5.00 (150 a week on the stands). Sub. price for U.S. and foreign will be $7.00 per year. We don't like it, you don't like it — but we can't help it. There is just one con- solation: If we were in themid- dle of a big depression and had to lower the subscription price nobody would be very happy either. 0--0--0 LEAVING SHORTLY— This week sees the begin- ning of the post -Christmas mi- gration to Florida and we hope all the travellers find the wea- ther balmy and the skies cloud- less. Wish we could go along, but somebody has to stay be- hind to shovel the snow. 7`0'94- _ Our sincere wishes for your happiness, health and prosperity in the Naw Year. William 5, Reed Real Estate and Business Broker WINGHAM - ONTARIO 1 1 1 1 Jhet &max ,matt �?xiente gfnuzncially THOMAS A. JARDIN District Manager Ph. 357.3661 WINGHAM Add to your Retirement now with TAX FREE Dollars. wweid SYNDICATE LIMITED ing the final seven days when the prize money was raised to $200.00 for a grand total of $500.00. The contest was sponsored by the Wingham Business Associa- tion. Peter Cutter Buys St. Marys Dairy Peter Cutter who was manag- er of the local branch of the United Dairy and Poultry Co- operative until this fall, has purchased Hooper's Dairy in the town of St. Marys. He assumes control of the business on Feb- ruary 1st. The dairy employs 10 people. Mr. Cutter has purchased a home in St. Marys and withhis daughter, Patty, will move there shortly. Studded Tires Doubtful Buy The Ontario Motor League cautions all motorists using or contemplating the use of stud- ded snow tires to check out the regulations governing their use before using them anywhere in Canada or the United States. At the present time the On- tario Motor League advises that the Ontario Highway Traffic Act prohibits the use of materi- al that will damage highways, including studded snow tires. The question as to how result- ing damage could be proved re- mains unanswered. Feast or Famine Christmas Day BELMORE--It was Christmas Day, and for many people in Western Ontario it seemed to be either 'feast or famine' ! "Where is our White Christ- mas?" mumbled a number of friendly little Scrooges as they met you on the street on a sog- gy Christmas Eve, each of you looking like something dragged from the nearest river! Miracle of miracles -- our White Christmas arrived -- so white that you could see neither Santa Claus nor chimney, nor at times even the end of your own nose! For those of us planning Christmas gatherings of thirty or more, it was a day of eat- ing -- turkey with all the trim- mings, followed by a perfectly lovely Christmas Sunday -- in bed! For the ones 'invited out' and unable to travel, it was a quiet day, spent resting, watch- ing television, and dining on mashed potato sandwiches or crackers and cheese. But whether it's cloudy or sunny, stormy or clear, whether we're enjoying turkey or tomato soup, Christmas is still the same joyful day, spent remem- bering and giving thanks for the greatest gift the world was ever given. And who cares about the 'stormy weather' if we have Christmas in our hearts! We wish all of you, our customers, a most rewarding Happy New Year, and we would like to express our thanks for your loyalty and good will. and EDIGHOFFERS AND STAFF JANUARY Made -to -Measure "ONCE A YEAR" CLEARANCE SAL This is the all important event of the year. Make your selection early, from "TIP TOP TAILORS" collection of fine fabrics. COAT AND PANT REGULAR $95.00 Sale Price $11.90 EFFECTIVE FROM DECEMBER 28th, 1965 to JANUARY 29th, 1966 EDIGH OFFERS (Wingham) Limited THE FRIENDLY STORE v A • 3