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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-03-02, Page 5W■LDW000 J • Bluevale church scene of evening wedding R Y 0, Bluevale United Church, its altar tastefully decorated with lighted tapers in candelabra sur- rounded by flowers, was the scene of a pretty evening wed- ding at,, seven o'clock on Febru- ary 19th, when marriage vows were exchanged by Gladys Irene (Bunny) Lounsbury of Hamilton and William Ross Peacaick of Bluevale. The bride's parents are Mr. and Mrs. B. R. ,Lounsbury of Cliffordand the groom is the sop of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Pea- cock of Bluevale. Rev. Eric LeDrew of Brussels officiated and was assisted by the pastor 'of the church, Karl de Koeijer. Wedding 'music was supplied by organist Mrs. Flor- ence Johnston anad, soloist Mrs. Marie McGavin. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a floor - length gown of white crystal Peau de sole, designed in princess style with chapel train, high neckline and long sleeves. Guipure lace sewn with seed pearls adorned the front of the dress and the matching Camelot cape and she carried a bouquet of red Sweet- heart roses. Gowned identically were the bridalattendants, matron of honor, Mrs. Olivio Landry of Hamilton and bridesmaids, Miss Colleen Lounsbury, the bride's sister of Clifford, Mrs. Maurice Hudson of Atwood and Mrs. Ron Meldrum of Stoney Creek. Their floor -length dresses were pea- cock blue velvet with white lace trim and white accessories. They carried ball -like bouquets of pink and white carnations and mums. 1-- JOHN C. WARD Chartered Accountant Wallace Ave. N. USTOWEL, ONT. I LOOK All You can Eat "English Style" Fish and Chips French Bread Pot of Butter Lots of Good Coffee $1.29 FRIDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 P.M. "MEET ME AT THE MANOR" MANOR MOTOR HOTEL, WINGHAM ....b.lir .1._�___.. HOME OWNERS' CAN NOW REDUCE PAYMENTS BY AS MUCH AS. 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Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Wing - ham Legion Hall where the bridal party received their guests. The bride's m'other chose a dress of polyester knit jersey with black and gold accessories and a cor- sage of bright pink carnations. Themother of the groom wore a powder blue dress of polyester crepe with black accessories and a corsage of light pink carna- tions. For travelling to the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, the bride donned a coral pant suit with brown ac" "ries and a corsage of bronze mums. Mr. and Mrs Peacock will reside at Stoney Creek, Ontario. Guests coming from various points in Canada were Mr's. Gladys. MacDougall, grand- mother of the bride, of Moncton, N.B.; and Mr. and Mrs., Larry Bodell, the groom's brother-in- law and sister, from Lazo. Other out-of-town guests came from Ottawa, Toronto, Winona, Missis- sauga, Elora, Guelph, Hamilton, Burlington and Stoney Creek. Couples' Club holds belated Valentine party Members of the Couples' Club of . St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church met Tuesday night of last week and the social portion of the program was a delayed St. Val- entine's party. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Carr and Mr. and Mrs. Fred McGee had charge of the program. The latter read the scripture and. presented the meditation followed by prayer. Introduced by Mr. and Mrs., John Donaldson, Russell Mac- Kersie .� showed views of a trip to Alaska and provided an interest- ing commentary. The business part of the meet- ing was devoted to roll call, the reading and disposition of corres- pondence, announcements con- cerning future meetings and the offering. the offertory' pryer" was given by Mrs. McGee. Several contests were held with the major one being a. musical quiz which told a story. Refresh- ments were served by the spon- sors for the evening. Mrs. G. Beecroft Day of Prayer speaker Friday Mrs. Gilbert Beecroft will be guest speaker on Friday, March 3, when the annual 'World Day of Prayer service will .be . held in Wingham United Church at 2 p.m. Mrs. Beecroft, who is well- known in this community, makes her home on ay' farm near Bel - grave. She is keenly interested in the work of the church and takes an active part in it on- both local and ' national levels.' The theme of this year's world- wide service is "All Joy Be Yours" and was prepared through the co-operation of wo- men in various European coun- ,, tries, east and west. Representatives from the Anglican, Pentecostal, Presby- terian, Roman Catholic, Salva- tion Army and United churches will be taking an active part in the.local service. Nursery facili- ties will be provided, and a fel- lowship hour will take place in the Sunday School room following the service. Everyone in the com- munity is welcome. SERVINGASJUDGES at fhe effective speaking competition held by the Wingham Lions Club last Tuesday night were Alan Mill, Mrs. John Hay and Marvin Streich.'With them at left is Lion G. W. Tiffin who conducted the contest. —Staff Photo. The Wingham Advance -Times,, Thursday, March 2, 1972 Page 6 No change in status quo of Sunday sports time Briefs from St. Paul's Anglican Church, Wingham Baptist - and United Churches concerning "permissible" times for Sunday sports were considered by the Recreation Commission last Wednesday night. The briefs specifically re- quested that the recreational facilities of Wingham be closed to all activity on Sunday s until 1 p.m ., also that teams in minor groupings not participate in out of town events where it was necessary to leave Wingham before 12:30 p.m. The briefs expressed concern regarding the infringement on time of boys attending Sunday School and diuh-clh services. At Double -ring ceremony for Sutherland -Bennett vows Putnam. United Church was the setting for the wedding of Cynthia Jane (Cindy) Bennett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford (Pete) Bennett of RR 3, Ingersoll and Gordon Kenneth Sutherland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Suther- land of Putnam, on Saturday, February 12. - Rev. Maurice Francis assisted by Wayne Myhre, performed the double -ring ceremony. Mrs. Wayne Myhre was organist and accompanied Keith Hansford who rendered two solos, "0 Per- fect Love" prior to the service and "Walk Hand in Hand with Me" during the' signing of the register. Pink tapers in floral candle rings adorned the altar. The bride was escorted by her father and given in marriage by' her parents. She wore.a floor length gown of white Italian bro- cade -with an attached hood, long sleeves and a short train. White maribou fur trimmed the hood, sleeves and neckline. She wore the groom )s gift,mg string of cul- tured pearls» and matching ear- rings. She carried a muff with an orchid and ,pink rose -buds. Miss Lorna Sutherland, sister of the groom, was. maid of honor. Mrs. Lynda Hansford and Mrs. Brenda Ventnor, sisters of the bride and Miss Janice Baigent were bridesmaids. Miss Sheri - Lyn Hansford, niece of the bride 'was the flower girl. All the at- tendants. wore floor length gowns of polyester crepe with hoods and long sleeves. trimmed with white maribou fur. The maid pf honor and the flower girl were .in hot pink and the bridesmaids in pur- ple. They carried white muffs with pink and purple carnations, straw flowers and ivy. William Rath was the best man. Ushering the guests were the bride's brother, Bradley Ben - .nett and Keith and Brian Suther- land, brothers of the groom. Master Shawn Hansford, nephew of the bride, was the ring bearer, in white jacket and black trous- ers. The men were attired in black tuxedos and wore pink car- nation b'� utonieres. A wedding dinner for seventy guests was served at the Masonic hall in Ingersoll. Fred Temple- man, Simcoe,' uncle of the bride, was toastmaster. .Mrs. Bennett was attired in a figured street length dress with a sleeveless purple coat and black accessories 'with a corsage of pink carnations. Mrs. Sutherland wore a street length dress of win- Belgrave Personal Notes My. and Mrs. Clarence Hanna and Mr. and Mrs.' Roy Pattison ate,,, fled the Good Roads Con- "eftfon in the Royal.York and the Plowmen's Convention in the King Edward, Toronto. George , 'Inglis of Walkerton visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Albert .Bieman. Miss Mary Anne Wheeler, Alma College, St. Thomas and Miss Yvonne Raddal, Freep"ort, Bahamas spent the weekend with Mr: and Mrs. Kenneth 'Wheeler. Mr. and Mrs. Donald . Walker and Shelley Ann of Schomberg, were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Keith. Pletch. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott of Auburn visited on Thursday with Mrs. Marshall ,Stonehouse. and: - Mrs. Bruce Marshall of London visited on Saturday with, her parents,- Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cook. Miss ,Gail Barbour of Bluevale spent the weekend with Miss Nancy Anderson. Mrs. Iteslie Wills and Mrs. Har- • old Coulson of Milton visited with Miehie relatives in the district on Sunday..., Sunday visitors with. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bieman were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnston of Blyth, Mrs. Arthur Edgar Sr. of Wing= ham and Mr. and Mrs' Lewis Stonehouse 4 -m_ Card players help Home, School Assoc. About 50 men and women' literally threw their hearts away Monday night when they attend- ed the euchre sponsored by -the Wingham Home and School As- sociation at the public school. Fund-raising projects by the association are few and the card party indicated that while a few were prepared to use theirearts and support the H-. & S. group, a 'lot more parents of school-age children were not 'too ready to hold spades and dig in to help Certainly no one held a club over ' .them and of course, diamonds were. not among the prizes of- fered. While one segment of the group played euchre in the auditorium. the "quiet thinking" clientele re tired to the school library and played bridge, 'all re-assemblingto enjoy sandwiches and coffee and conduct post-mortems about how they played. Receiving prizes for their prowess at the euchre tables were Mrs. Bateman, Mrs. R. Wingfield, Mrs. ' K. ' Aitchison, Mrs. S. Leedham, Bruce Mac- Donald and Gordon Walker, There were prizes also award- ed to several of those who played bridge, but as that game is always' confusing to this observ- er, hejakes the part of the dum- my and cannot indicate who the good .players were. Mrs. Dan Stuckey had charge of the arrangements, .announced scores and prize winners and the prizes were distributed by Mrs. Leedha m MEMBERS OF\BRUCE Junior Farmers group are shown as they present a skit last Wed nesday night to close the drama competition when Bruce competed with the Stratford Junior Farmers: Staff Photos Mr. and Mrs Grant McBurney and Steven of Ottawa, visited -for a couple of days with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McBurney. Steven is spending two weeks with his 'grandparents while -het parents are vacationing in 'the Barbados. - . ' Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coulter returned home by plane on Mon- day 'after spending a couple of weeks with- relatives in Scotts- dale, Arizona. • Glenn Coultes is a patient in Victoria .Hospital, London: Mr. and•Mrs. George Bullock of Zurich' and Mr. and Mrs. John Scolfield of Parkhill visited with Mr and Mrs: Albert Vincent ni Thursday. . Mrs. Dave Armstrong is'now patient in Wingham and District Hospital after being transferred 'from St. Joseph's Hospital, Lon- don; . Mr. and Mrs. George Wonna- cott ( Reta 'Armstrong) of Arva. are happy to annouce the gift'of a son. Sherwood Taylor of Galt spent ter white with metallic trim, navy accessories and a corsage of yellow carnations. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bennett of London, and Mr. and Mrs. George Sutherland of Putnam, -grandparents of the bridal couple' were in attendance. An evening of dancing followed the dinner. The bride wore a long navy and white dress with a corsage of red and white carnations, 'long, hooded brown tweed coat and brown accessories for travelling - to Florida. They will reside at RR' 2, Mossley. ' Guests attended from Port Huron, Owen Sound, Cobourg,' Orangeville, Wingham, Toronto, Hamilton, Simcoe, London, St. Marys and surrounding com- munities. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ben nett and Mr. and Mrs. John Jamieson of Wingham ..attended the wedding. FAMILY GATHERING Family members and friends gathered on Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ger- shornJohnston of ' Catherine Street„The oecasion'was to #fohor the birthdays of Mrs. Johnston. and ' Mary Ann , Ritchie which were celebrated recently. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. .Clarence Ritchie,, Brenda, Stephen, Donnie and Mary Ann of Lucknow, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnston, Paul, -Ruth'Anna and Carol Ann- of Listowel, Mr. and Mrs. Gary. Black, Clinton, Mrs. Peter Arkell and John, Janet Wayne, ' George Greig, 'Mr. and Mrs. Ted Robinson, .Judy and Janis of Donnybrook. As the guests of honor' cut •a birthday cake supplied 'by Mrs. Ritchie, those in attendance sang. 'Happy Birthday'. Mr. Greig who had a birthday the previous day, was , also honored.. Lunch was provided by those in attendance. the same time of requesting these limitat1ons, the boards of the re- spective churches paid tribute to the Recreation Commission for the fine leadership it has given in promoting healthful activities. The commission decided that because of a small attendance of members Wednesday, it would not establish any new policy, with the probability that a more com- plete discussion woull be held at a future meeting Regarding the out of „town situation, those attending” the meeting felt that a "hands-off" attitude be adopted for the present, leaving the decision tc parents and boys as to whether attendance at Sunday School would be paramount. Ken Wood commented that 'he felt this should be the individual decision within each family, rather than having the Recrea- tion Commission put in the posi- tion of making a stand. It was pointed out that during the past four years activity in the, arena Sunday mornings had only -occured once. as related to boys of a younger age. This year the pro- posed Skate -a -Thou will not in- fringe on Sunday time. Other activities in the arena such as the referees' school ,and some hockey practices were considered in the adult class. The group decided that follow- ing the commission's next meet- ing a letter would go to the various church boards outlining the policy considered in the best interests of all. UCH, meets at Sangster home BELMORE — Nine members of the United Church Women attended the February. meeting at the home of 'Mrs. Lily Sang- ster. Mrs. Bill Mulvey was in charge of devotions, gave a readingon' the meaning of Lent,- and an in- formative reading on drug addic- tion. Mrs. Alvin Fitch gave two readings "Amchietka Blast' Proved ' an Eye Opener" and "Happiness". Mrs. Wilfred Johann, herself a foster, Mother, gave . an .interest- ing ' talk on ,,the Children's Aid Society. She explained why child- ren are' taken into care. She also gave an insight into the feelings of a foster child as told by a child under care. Mrs. John Rutherford, 'as the new president, conducted busin- ess. It was decided not to cater to a dinner . which had been requested for 125 people because of a. lack of adequate kitchen facilities. Members were reminded of the World Day of Prayer on March 3 and plans were made for this. Supplies were sorted out for Angola Relief and plans were made: to purchase flannelette items for babies. Mrs. Sangster served lunch after the closing prayer. New members welcomed a I few days. With his daughter, Mrs. Glenn Coulter, Paul and to Presbyterian Church Steven. Cecil Black of Britton visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wight man. Banner wins OWNA award The Listowel Banner, pub- lished by Wenger Bros. Limited, and edited by Marion Duke, has been awarded a third 'prize for newspaper excellence by the On- tario Newspapers Association. The award is for newspapers with circulations between 2,000 and 3,- 500. The awards were made during the annual Ontario Weekly News- papers Association convention held at the Holiday inn, Willow - dale, at the end -of last week. Pub- lisher Robert O. Wenger accept- ed the award on behalf of the firm. Top winner in the class was the Acton Free Press with second prize going to the Bradford Wit- ness. The convention was attended by representatives of over 160 pa- pers across Ontario. The. Banner has, over the years. won a number of prizes, but it is the first time that the pa- per has been entered in conipeti- lion since • being taken over Eby Wenger Bros. Limited in 1968. The Wingham Advance -Times which has been published by the firm for the past 21 years has also been a consistent winner in its di - ',um hilt t�'a' tell ontet-nfi in this year's competitions. Eleven new members' joined St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning when worship services were conducted by Rev. Robert H. Armstr.ong.. , Those joining by profession of faith were Bill Armstrong, Bill Bushell, Karen Currie, Kendra Feagan, Jim McBurney, Ronnie McGee, Murray McKague, Allan -Nicholson, Brian Wall and Harry Ross. Mrs. Ronald Rae became a member by transfer of certifi- cate. Mr. Armstrong used as his ser- mon topic "Faith Is for a Life- time':. A junior ensemble sang "Five Loaves and Two Fishes" and "I Just Keep Trusting My Lord" and the junior choir sang "The Lord's 'My Shepherd", "Come Praise the Lord Our King" and "Isn't the Love of Jesus Something Wonderful". Next Sunday, March 5th, the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be Observed during the morning worhhip. The Covenant' Players, a religious drama group, will present a series of short plays in the Fellowship Hall at 7:30 that evening. Mr. and Mrs.. Frank J. Gibbons. Vicki, Francine, Patti, James and John of London visit- ed over the weekend with Mr. Gibbons'- parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Gibbons. Rev. H. L. and Mrs. Jennings of 70 Carling Terrrace are taking up residence in 'Wroxeter before ua, end (it the month. Mrs. Melville Bradburn has returned home after spending two weeks at Gables by the Sea, Key Biscayne, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Hof- mann, daughter Anita, triplets Nancy, Patrick and Danny, and Mr. Hofmann's niece of Switzer- land, were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pennington "of Minnie Street. - Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Saxton Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Rod Wraith attended the Ontario--, Hydro convention held in Toronto this week. 'Mrs. R. E. Tapp of Minnie Street has returned home after undergoing surgery at Hamilton General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. William Wal- den are back in town after vaca- tioning in Florida and the Ba- hamas. Miss Pam Walden spent the weekend with 'her parents here SMUDGES AND PUFFS Smudges and puffs under the eyes show how the sit-in winter can get to you. Perhaps it's bore- dom that's making you sleep bad- ly ; lack of exercise. Whatever, correct that, but in the meantime use a concealing .creme every time you put on make-up. Not 100 per cent but darn near it. '