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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-08-17, Page 14Centennial tour puts ege Wingham Ad 11041.11n06 T1ligathayi, Au X74 low/ , - 8,355 miles on faithful '29 Chrysler car Loom ossivzcil "FREE" Crystal ,on all water proof reipair 5.year niiitainitii• on WATCH Repairing JAILLER Certified Watchmaker Located in the P.U.C. BUILDING (Upstairs) WINGHAM INSURANCE Co-operators Insurance Associations of Guelph are sponsored and controlled by these democratic organizations wh'..h represent a million Ontario people: Ontario Credit Union League Ontario Federation of Agriculture United Co-operatives or Ontario CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (GUELPH) CO-OPERATORS LIFE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (GUELPH) ASPHALT PAVING CONTRACTORS Special Spring Prices Driveways - Parking Areas Barnyards EXPERT WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED FREE ESTIMATES — PHONE JOHN FINNIGAN PHONE 357-3180 - WINGHAM Ml8rrb AIMMIMMIN•1110•11., 10 ALBERT NETHERY of Hamilton, born 80 years ago in East Wawanosh Township, signs the register at the East Wa- wanosh centennial while Alex McBurney, in charge of registration, looks on.—Photo by Harvey McDowell. to a 4641 ANIVIRMI bettePiii; re used ft car '65 FORD Custom 500 Four Door, 6 Cylinder, Automatic, Radio '64 FORD V8 Automatic Four Door, Radio '63 METEOR Custom Radio, V8 Automatic '65 METEOR Four Door Radio, Six Cylinder '64 FORD Four Door Six Cylinder '61 FORD Convertible V8 Automatic, Radio, A real sharp car III SintA 11 I 1/C1 1 11 MOTORS WINGHAM PHONE 3574460 BRUSSELS PHONE MS Worship services held as part of E.W. celebrations Mr,. and. Mrs, Ceoage Brewn aact Pan of Gorrie have return- e4 home after several weeks. Ott touring with an enthusiastie group of antique oar owners. Not only did they complete the Canadian Centennial COaSt"t0" Coast Antique Automobile Toua from Victoria to Montreal, but they did it the hard way. they drove their own antique car, a 1929 Chrysler, pulling a l'.3- foot cabin trailer all the way to Victoria to join the Mt, leav- ing Gorrie on June 10. At the completion of the trip in Mont- real they were presented with a trophy as the occupants of the car which had travelled the greatest distance. Mrs. Brown's account of the trip follows: We crossed the border at Port Huron and went on to Winnipeg in the rain, that leg of the jour- ney taking four days, The wea- ther turned cool and we purchas- ed an electric heater in Strath- clair, Man., and were glad of its warmth, particularly at Rus- sell, Man. We also visited friends in Neepawa, Travelling on to Saskatoon, we spent an interesting time at the Western Development Mu- seum, viewing the huge steam engines, one with a ten-furrow plow attached. There was a sod shanty, a combination swather and combine 40 feet wide. THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS We visited relatives and ittentas in the four provinces, go. era.; Ott by w a\ of Rogers Pass 4.0 the Okanagan Valley, d!roq,11 Princeton anti Hope, DX, Wt crossed to Vancouver island on the TScatzWil Ferry:, ar" ei in Victoria on the atter.. or July 7. The tour started the tollow- ine day troni Beacon Hill. Park it Victoria and we attended a end-oft banquet that evening in fte Red la wn Inn, On July S we paraded tram Mile Zero through Victoria with 07 cars taking part. We were guests at the Forest Museum at Dunean, B.C„ where huge logs and the Matt* berine equipment that is pecul- iar to British Columbia was shown, We crossed from Nanairnoon the ferry to Vancouver and on through the Fraser Canyon. Cache Creek will long be re- membered as the place coyotes were barkiag. It was very dry there, as it was at Kamloops and the wolves were coming in for water and food. ACROSS THE PRAIRIES Elevators on the horizon be- came common landmarks aswe crossed the prairies and the temperature was in the 90's. Many flat tires were attributed to the heat and water contain- ers were kept filled in readiness for over-heated radiators, The Calgary Car Club en- tertained us with traditional Western hospitality, providing breakfast, lunch, and a steak barbecue and dance at the Lone Pine Club. Many enjoyed the Stampede for the first time and cowboy boots and hats were popular with children and adults alike. We spent three days in THE E. W. QUEENS Mrs. Ivan Wightman, the 1867 East Wawanosh Cen- tennial Queen rode in the parade at Belgrave Monday of last week with Walter Scott, chairman of the Historical Committee. Their driver was Mason Robinson, chairman of Centennial Committee, ac- companied by Mrs. Robin- son. Left is the 1967 Centennial Queen, Janice McDowell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McDowell of Belgrave. She was accompanied by her attendants, Elaine Robinson and Marie Gear, The young ladies rode in the parade in a late model convertible. — Photo by Harvey McDowell. Calgary where a visit to the Heritage Park museum was one of the highlights. In Medicine Hat we were guests of the Chamber of Com- merce and welcomed at the border by the Drylander Cat Club. A bountiful supper at Swift Current was sponsored by the Centennial Committee, Lunch was enjoyed in Moose Jaw and we went on to Regina, where tall trees in the fair ground pro- vided a restful shady spot on this hot day. By this time some of the original 67 cars had drop- ped out, as some members ac- companied the tour only as far as their home provinces, or as long as holidays permitted. Still others remained to take in more of the Stampede. Twen- ty-two Ontario cars had started in B.C., so the number varied, but averaged about 31. We spent two interesting days in Regina, visiting the museum, which is widely known for its picture window displays of buf- falo, moose, wolves and coy- otes in their natural surround- ings. The displays also includ- ed birds, snakes, Indian vil- lages, etc. We visited Fort Qu' Appelle, which, in Indian, means "a lone call across the valley". Sintaluta, I was interested to learn, means "red fox". At Moosomin, Man. , the highlight was a pancake break- fast on the main street. Pleasant stops were made at Ike Clark- son's car museum at Elkhorn, at Brandon fair grounds and at Wa- wanesa. At Carman Park we thought we had arrived at an oasis, with its delightful swim- ming pool. BACK TO ONTARIO Kenora, Ontario, is remem- bered for rain, and there we stopped for the night at Nestor Falls, where a 14-pound mus- kie was landed by an American visitor. In Atikokan we dis- covered a nice park and inter- esting evidence of the mining, which is the town's chief indus- try. Needless to say the laun- dromat there was a real boon to the campers. Kakabeka Falls was visited and we attended a banquet in Fort William where the drivers were presented with Admiral certificates. At Marathon we were guests at a parade, dinner and dance and the tour mem- bers were taken on a tour of the pulp mill the next morning. In this town all businesses but two are company-owned. At Wawa we found its dis- tinguishing mark to be a 30- foot Canada goose. In Sault Ste. Marie we took part in another parade. A 1905 Cad-- iliacbroke a chain and had to drop out of the parade. Sorren- to Restaurant in Sudbury cater- ed for the Sudbury Club and the copper mines were visited. We spent the night at North Bay. A tour of the atomic centre at Chalk River was enjoyed be- fore we went on to Pembroke, where the car club sponsored a chicken barbecue and dance and proved wonderful hosts. The outcome of some practical jok- ing at this point was a water bombing of the offenders by an airplane. We were entertained at Hi- ther Hills near Ottawa at a ban- quet where members of the Nor- moska and Canadian Tire tours were also guests. The dinner was held in the Ottawa Colis- eum and later we drove on to Hawkesbury and a tour of the paper plant. The final stop was at Expo and a grand banquet in Montreal. Speedometer reading on our return to Gorrie and home stood at 8,355 miles for the round trip. V.B.S. attended by. 67 children BELMORE--About 67 child- ren were enrolled for classes when Vacation Bible School was held in the McIntosh United Church, for the children of that church, Belmore United Church and Belmore Presbyterian Church. Rev. J. Rea Grant, minister of the United churches, was in charge. Five classes were organized, with the leaders being Mrs. Ev- erett Dustow and Velma Bal- lagh, assisted by Mrs. Thomas Inglis and Phyllis McKague (kindergarten); Mrs. Leonard Harper and Linda Harkness(pri- mary I); Mrs. Ralph Dickson and Evelyn Dickson (primary II); Mrs. Wilfred Johann and Marg- aret Jeffrey (junior); and Rev. Grant and Mrs. Jack Ferguson (junior high). At the close of the week the children staged a closing night program, when they sang songs and recited verses they had learned. Following the pro- gram parents and friends view- ed crafts made by the children during their week. LONG DISTANCE RECORD—Mr. and Mrs. George Brown and daughter Jean of Gorrie, drove well over 8,000 miles in this 1929 Chrysler car and won the trophy for the greatest distance covered by any vehicle in the Canadian Centennial Coast-to-coast Antique Automobile Tour, They drove from Gorrie to Victoria, B,C., back to Montreal and home to Gorrie—all the way with a 13-foot cabin trailer in tow.—A-T Photo. WHITECHURCH Miss Joan Currie visited last week with her friend, Miss Margaret Robinson of E. Wa- wanosh. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell El- liott of Ailsa Craig were Sun- day visitors with his mother, Mrs. Gordon Elliott of Wing- ham, and his brother, Walter Elliott and Mrs. Elliott and family. On Sunday the services at Chalmers Presbyterian Church were conducted by Rev. John Honeyman, a teacher of Greek in Toronto Bible College. Rev. J. Honeyman will be in charge of the services on August 20 and 27 after which Mr. Winston Martin, a graduate of that col- lege, will again have charge. Mr. Martin has supplied for three previous Sundays and is now on his honeymoon'after his marriage on Saturday to Miss Betty Ann Lapp of Wingham. At the United Church on Sunday Miss Joan Tiffin was pianist, supplying for Mrs. Gar- net Farrier. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tiffin were in London at St. Joseph's Hospital where Charles receiv- ed treatment. They were ac- companied home by Mrs. Al- bert Lennips who had gone ear- lier in the day to Victoria Hos- pital where her daughter, Jean, was undergoing surgery. BELGRAVE—Many attended the East Wawanosh Centennial open air joint service held in the Belgrave Community Park on Sunday evening, August 6th, with the CKNX mobile unit assisting. Mason Robinson introduced Ernest Snell, chairman for the evening, The Rev. John G. Robertsof Belgrave United Church opened the service with prayer and gave an address. Rev. Will Taylor, a former East Wawanosh minister from Dorchester, addressed the gath- ering. Rev. Father James Kelly, parish priest from Clinton and Blyth, also gave an address. Rev. C. A. McCarroll of Brussels and Belgrave Presbyter- ian churches gave an address and closed the service with prayer. Special services were held in the three Belgrave churches in the morning. In the Anglican lllllllllllllllllllllll 1 iiiiiii 1111111W iiiiiiii llllllllllllllllll Church Rev, C, F, Johnson, former rector of St, Paul's Church, Wingham, was in charge. Knox Presbyterian Church had Rev. Charles Mc- Carroll from Brussels and Bel- grave in charge; and Knox Unit- ed Church had Rev. John C. Roberts as minister. Following the services leh was served to the three congre- gations in the Belgrave Com- munity Arena with a very large attendance. A centennial church service was held at Calvin-Brick with Rev. Duncan McTavish from London as guest speaker. Special music was sung by the choir and the guest soloist was Mrs. Ewald Rainer of Toronto, Following the service, lunch was served on the church lawn by the Calvin-Brick United Church Women, High Mass was celebrated and prayers were said by Father J. E. Kelly in St. Michael's Church, Blyth on Sunday morn- ing. .11.141111111#111111110,11111.41111111011110111 lllllllll ll I llllllll I