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LEADER SANDRA ORIEN, centre, helps
Arlene Willis, right, and Kathy Underwood,
left, with a lesson during the United
Church Bible Classes being held each
morning this week.
—Advance-Times Photo.
TEACHER MRS. SCHIPPER supervises
children at the United Church Bible School
held in the church hall each morning this
week. The youngsters fixing pictures to the
board are Cathy Campbell, bouglas Tay-
lor, Robert Wharton and Robbie Campbell.
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Mrs. W. Brown
died on July 10
WROXETER—Funeral service
was held Thursday afternoon at
the Moir funeral home in Gor-
rie for Mrs. Wilfred Brown who
died in the Palmerston Hospital
on July 10.
Rev, H. Jenkins officiated
and pallbearers were Art Gib-
son, Anderson Gibson, Allan
Griffith, Jack Pritchard, Don-
ald Murray and James Porter-
field.
Mrs. Brown was 58. She
had been ill for severalmonths.
She was the former Mary
Ellen Vittie, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vit-
tie. She was born in Howick
Township.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Wilfred Brown whom she
married in 1965; six sons,
Thomas Hill of Formosa, Mor-
ley and Barry of Galt, Ross of
Kitchener, Vernon of Harris-
ton and Brian, Clifford; one
step-daughter, Mrs, Ralph
(Ruth) Fiddes of Cooksville and
three step-sons, William and
Robert Brown of Wroxeter and
Jack Brown of Gorrie; one grand-
child and a brother James Vit-
tie of Fordwich.
Mrs. Brown was a member
of St. Stephen's Anglican
Church. Interment was in Gor-
rie Cemetery.
Mrs, John Kerr will again
open a dress and mantlemaking
business at her residence, Ed-
ward Street, near Pringle's pop
works. Wingham Times 1893.
R. Conservatory
music results
The following is a list of suc-
cessful candidates in examina-
tions held recently by the Royal
Conservatory of Music of Tor-
onto in Blyth. The names are
arranged in order of merit.
Grade VIII Piano: Honours,
Susan Street. Pass, Murray Mc-
Nall; Suzanne I. MacDonald;
Audrey Coultes.
Grade VII Piano; Pass, Linda
C. Greenaway; Faye Farquhar.
Grade VI Piano: Pass, Cath-
erine Chandler; Beverley A.
MacDonald.
Grade V Piano; Honours,
Linda K. Riley,
Grade IV Piano: Honours,
Louise Lovett. Pass, Murray
Manning; Corrine Cranston,
Grade III Piano; Pass, Ruth
E. Currie.
Grade II Piano: Honours,
Kimberley M. Watson; Lynn
Flowers; Karen Higgins, Greg-
ory M. Stone, Lorrie Symons
(equal). Pass, Barbara Agger-
holm; Sandra Crich, Calvin
Nixon (equal); Dana B. Mor-
gan,
Grade I Piano: Honours, Kath-
erine Engel; Glen Nixon. Pass,
Maureen McCrea; Marian Dou-
cette, Hilly Van Amersfoort
(equal).
Grade VIII Singing: First
Class Honours, Alice Andrews,
Honours, Edward Haines.
Watches, clocks and jewell-
ery promptly repaired by Halsey
Park, Meyer Block. -- Wing-
ham Times 1893.
Mrs. Bert Ganiiss
bostess to WI.
BLVEVALE--Tbe Women's
Institute met recently at the
home of Mrs, Bert Garniss, The
convener of the historical re-
search committee, Mrs. George
Hetherington was in charge.
The motto "Let us be done with
fault finding and leave off self
seeking" was given by Mrs,
W. N. Robertson,
The history of an early Can-
adian explorer, Alexander Mac^
Kenzie, was given by Mrs, Carl
Johnston, The roll call was
answered by 21 members and
friends with a brief outline of
some Canadian who has con-
tributed to Canada's greatness
in the field of art, poetry and
sport.. The topic for the eve-
ning was a brief history of
Anne Sullivan Macy, who for
over 40 years taught Helen Kel-
ler.
Plans were made for the W,
bus trip to the Kitchener area
on August 2nd, A social time
with lunch closed the meeting.
Schill family to
Wingham Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Schill,
of Formosa and daughters Dian-
ne and Lynn were honored re-
cently by neighbors, relatives
and friends before their depart-
ure for Wingham. Jim Fischer
and Ken Oberle were hosts for
the social event which was
spent in card games and horse-
shoe pitching, followed by a
buffet luncheon.
Edgar Oberle read the ad-
dress and Anthony Opperman
presented them with a purse of
money as a farewell gift from
those present. Mr. Schill ex-
pressed his thanks to the guests
for their thoughtfulness.
Mr. and Mrs. Schill, who
have resided in Formosa for 15
years moved on Saturday to
their new home in Wingham
where Jerome is employed by
Joe Kerr Construction.
Alvin Meyer of Formosa pur-
chased the Schill home last
month and obtained possession
on July 15.
John Sherk came to Canada.
from Lancaster County, Penn,
6Ylvania in 1795 with an ox
team and cart, He crossed the
Niagara River on a small flat
• boat from Black Rock to Fort
Erie, He was married to Fanny
Ftetz and they bad 17 children,
lie was one of the men who
went back to Pennsylvania to
raise money to pay off the debt
on the Beasley Tract,
His son Daniel of New Dun-
dee married Susanna Herne; in
The Honourable Wm, A.
Stewart, Minister of Agriculture
and Food, announced Wednes-
day that a new school of agri-
culture and home economics
would begin operation this fall
at the former RCAF Base at
Centralia.
A section of the former base
has been designated as a cam-
pus for the new school, Excel-
lent facilities already exist on
this campus and include men's
residence, women's residence,
classroom and office building,
August 183.1, She was buried
to Bluevale May 2, 1880, They
had a family of six girls and
seven boys.
A daughter of Daniel Sherk,
Mary, married James Nichol-
son, son of Stephen Nicholson
and Mary Millar at Bluevale and
they had eight daughters and
two sons. Stephen Nicholson
was buried in the Bluevale
Cemetery in 1804 and his wife
Mary in 1867.
Their son William married.
and a dining hall-lounge-lib-
rary building. Recreational fa-
cilities for bowling, swimming,
basketball and curling also are
available on the base.
The Minister stated that the
establishment of this school in
South Huron would relieve the
situation at Kemptville, Ridge-
town and Guelph, where the
present facilities are overtaxed
by the recent expansion in en-
rollment. It is anticipated that
the demand for training in agri-
culture and home economics
Mary' A., "Millie" Brecken.
ridge, Their family was three
sons and two daughters.
John Nicholson and Vera
Sharpin were married and had
three boys and two. girls,
Keith Nicholson, of the sixth
generation married Carol Ro,
bertson of Bluevale and their
son Douglas is the seventh gen-
eration,
The Nicholson farm near
Bluevale, now operated by Al-
Ian Nicholson, has been in the
family for the past 102 years.
will continue to expand, The
Department of Agriculture and
Food has the responsibility of
providing such post high school
training in Ontario,
The entrance requirements
for Centralia will be similar to
those for diploma courses at
Kemptvilie, Ridgetown and
Guelph, which prefer a second-
ary school graduation diploma.
Consideration will be given to
mature applicants whose ex-
perience may be equivalent to
the normal entrance require-
ments.
The new school, in its agri-
cultural courses, will place par-
ticular emphasis on farm busi-
ness management. It was the
opinion of the Minister that the
business aspects of farming now
had to underscore all technical
advances and research findings.
The Minister said that the
new Centralia courses would
make it possible to turn out
graduates with the practical ex-
perience and training necessary
in agriculture today.
The Minister also announced
that Mr. J. A. MacDonald,
formerly associate director,
Western Ontario Agricultural
School; would be principal of
the Centralia School and other
staff appointments would be an-
nounced in the near future.
Students wishing to obtain
application forms or further in-
formation should write to the
Principal, Centralia School of
Agriculture, Centralia, Ontario.
Summer students
to hear about Expo
Alex MacKay, of the Expo
speakers' bureau, will address
the elementary school teachers
who are taking the summer
course in mathematics at the
Wingham District High School.
He will be heard at 12 noon on
Friday, July 28th.
The speaker has addressed
service clubs, church groups
and professional associations
throughout Ontario. His first
hand knowledge of the Expo
site, accommodation problems
and what to see and do at Expo
make his talk most interesting
at the present time.
Doctor's wife
entertained
The regular volunteer wOrk-
ers at the cancer clinic held a
luncheon at the home of "Mrs.
D. S; MacNaughton last Wed-
nesday for Mrs. P. Banerjeeof
London;
Dr. Banerjee Of the Cancer
foundation in London is one of
the visiting doctors at the can.,
cer clinic held at Wingharn and
District Hospital. The couple
Was Married last fall,
During the mottling Mrs,
Banerjee was taken on a tour 'of
the hospital and 'fora drive
around Wingharn and the Sur,
rounding district.
Edgar reunion
The Edgar reunion was held
in Bluevale Conservation Park
recently with about 100 present,
A smorgasbord supper was eh,.
joyed..
The new president is Matt-
land Edgar of Clinton and Mrs,
Allister Green of -Gociericit is
secretary-treasurer, It was
cided to hold the reunion next
year in the same park on the
second Sunday in July. .
Friends present were from.
Toronto, Gorrie, Wroxeter,
Teeswater, Goderich, Ripley,
Wingham and Concord.
Ponanons ro poor
fund for, week
Culligan Water Condition-
ing, Goderieli, $10, 00; Mr. and
Mrs, .Ernie Merkley, $10.00;
Mr, and Mrs. John Martyrs,.
$3,001 W. C. Ferguson, Ed,
monton, $10, 00; Bailey Child.-
ren, 2,qt, jug of coppers,
$27,38; Sunrise Dairy, $50.00;
Fred Nicholls (balance of the
$10.00 donation) $7,00; Mr.
and Mrs, Norman Geddes, Tor-
CVO, $10,25; Mr, and Mrs,
F. E. Dowdall, Toronto, $2.00;
F. .R. Mills, Ann Arbor, Mich,,
$26„00; Anonymous, $150,00,
Total to date; Over $31,000.00.
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From July 2nd to 30th, inclusive, combined
Can and United Church servicet will be held at the
Wingharri United Church. Frbrei August 6th to 8ep,
tember 3rd, inclusive, the combined services will be
held at St. Paul's Anglican Church.
Happy and safe summer holiday tO everyone. Don't
forget, God never takes holidays and He will be look-
trig for you at Church each Sunday you are away from
ydur home Church.
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REV. H. W. HAMILTON, Dip. tit., Rectotr,
Organist; MRS. GORDON DAVIDSON.
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