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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-03-07, Page 13rave 1'roct�r;has returned after a live -week tour of the I I 1111gairri Apik f 1c44a,na . wiNaHu►H+k\ 11)DY '5110P Complete, Collision Re. i Black Kni and Pain Towing SID ADAMS Proprietor WINGH*M, ONT. Res. 7.M1, Bus. 357-1102 11111111111111.111111111011111111011, . . FOR SALE 1a TWO NEW BUNGALOWS One in Wingham and the other in 'Belgrave. Each is similar with roughly 1100 sq. ft., brick veneer, three bedrooms and tastefully dec- orated kitchens with • lovely cupboards, linoleum and car- peting. Each has electric heat- ing and as carport. On stand- ard size Tots in choice resi- dential areas. atten rand Mas ter Walter Hirrisen Seett, Pea of . "W A woks* taws door thelste John S. Stet; and Me hided Grand Moor was. . �, f ,. a and ' l bero M U. nut. longrmidiatoi . consmttnity of share atte diona it leest Delgrave died in the .Winf,h*In 200 fraternal Meads l and District Vital on IliondaYst. over. 'tl a at the Jokat Black Febnlary15 in :hit lath, 'ear, :He ught and .Orange had bei fieriouelY 01 since last- R. A aDtw% �in H. , Currie and ���/// Mo. �w SRS. Funeral Rome on Tuesday Mr.." ' Scott was s born on ', on es' • k �1 Sion 7, East Wawa. on Janu' art 27, 1*. He was married to the forarn Alice'. Shackleton of AShfieid in . August 1936. 'may Pursued the occupation of farm- ing • on the old'Scott homestead where he was born.. Recent ill- health prevented active par- ticipation in .the Occupation he loved, but Mr. and Mrs. Scott continued to live on the farm. He was an , active member of Knox United Church, Belgrave— .a elgrave—_a former elder and a trustee at the time of Ms death. He was always interested in his com- munity and during centennial year was the chairman for the township centennial project, the compiling of the book, "History of East Wawanosh"; He was known over a wide area of Ontario because of his interest in the Black Knight and Orange Lodges and last April attained the office of Grand Master of the Grand Black Chapter of the Royal Black Knights of ' Ontario 100 ACRES Beef setup, south of Wing - ham, 85 workable, near level land, -barn 36 x 70, loose housing, 24 x 40 implement shed, steel granary, corn crib, cement barnyard. Five bedroom house completely w renovated. Aluminum siding. Qifficult to believe it's not e brand new home. WALTER SCOTT eV i Scott * ,�.� }�,. -Mr. su `.i d by two sans, Aian W. of the Department Agriculture* • ric d J'.Murray. who farms in East WawanOah,. ai n gran ldren, Marne, both, JefferY, Brian, David and *n A Kevin.. He is Peter vivedby one brother,, T etet� M? of Barrie, and one sister, Florence M. (Mrs.. Albert Coult ) of East Wawa►-, nosh, Two brothers predeceased, him, Borden in 1067 andel infancy. Mr..Scott rested at -the R A. Cia iifi and .Son Funeral Chapel. till Thursday, Feb. 28, , .when; was taken ter Krioc United Church, Belgrave for a funeral. -service at 2 pnt. by Reit. John. Roberts. , Honorary . pallbearers were from the Black Knight Grand Lodge Executive and ',County off ficers. Active pallbearers were John Munro of . Hamilton:; John Henderson, Brueef ield Koss. Taylor, Hugh Blair, Simon Halla- han and Gordon Bosman of East Wawanosh. Flower bearers were Lewis Cook, Ivan Wightman, Arthur. McCormick, William Black . and .. William Kelly. Temporary entombment in Wingham Chapel with spring, burial in Brandon Cemetery, Bel - grave. 146 ACRES Beef and .poultry, setup on a paved road, 85 Workable, barn 56 x 48, • L 22 x 28, 12 cow tieups, cement stanch- ions, insulated henhouse 28 x 30, implement shed 40 x 40. Comfortable 8 room hoose in good condition with four bedrooms. - FITZSIMM • Ns BROKER REAL ESTATE 176 DIAGONALROAD O 357.141igo WINGHAM, ONTARIO LARGE 4' BEDROOM BRICK HOME Late model home featuring a very,modern U shaped kit- chen with island and glass\doors facingthe dining area. Patio doors lead from' dining .room to the back Lawn. Large living room, two baths, large family room with natural stone fireplace. Wall to wall carpet throughout. Two car garage attached. Located in Wingham. Attract- ively priced: MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE Pkoto Listing Service • CONTACT: Office 3571344 John Brent 335.3391 Stan Chadwick 357=2497 BUNGALOW Country living, but only 1' mile from Wingham. Attractive bungalow situated on a Targe lot. Kitchen has lots of cupboards Dining room - living room combination has been renovated re- cently including carpet flooring. A newly constructed family room hos been added and also a carport. Full concrete base- ment, asemerit, oil furnace heating all add up to make this o very com- 'fortable home for the modest rice of only $17,900:00: N M Keil Ducharme ' Representative, 570 Shuter Street, Wingham. Phone 357-2594 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 DIED CRAIG—Passed away at the Wingham and District Hospi- tal on Saturday, March 2, Mrs. Alice M. Craig • of Bluevale, aged 69 years. Surviving are two sons, John of Owen Sound and Mervyn of the Northwest Territories. She was prede- , ceased by her husband and one son. The late Mrs. Craig rested at -the Gardner Funeral Home, Meaford. Funeral serv- ice was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. • • I.1,tl1EIIOIf1111 TIFFIN: In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfath- er and great-grandfather, Orville Tiffin, who • passed away two years ago, March 4, 1972. • Like falling leaves the years slip by, Yet loving memories never die, Too far away for sight or speech, But not ,too far for thoughts, to reach. ��t J•,- .f Wbf,f —Sadly missed and always re- membered by his wife ' aind family. Service POOLS, ETC. Director AUTOMOTIVE - INSURANCE PLUMBING HEATING MILKER CLINIC Annual Milker Cliff at grave Co-op stare on March : MZh from 8 a.m,105 pan. B you niiver sal milker parts for�tree service. - 28-7-.14 POOLS - PATIOS SAUNAS In and Above Ground Pools Easy Financing Pool Toys and Lawn Furniture , Wm. R. Ride.' Construction 96 Patrick St.,, Wingham- 357-2628 C E.MacTavjsh Ltd. Swimming Pools Your Automatic Car Wash Centre • Transmission Repairs Expert Repairs t� All Makes and Models of Cars • and Trucks PHONE' 357-2841 For your INSURANCE See or Call WILLIAM S. REED Percy Clark Plumbing Heating and Sheet Metal Contractor CROP INFORMATION DAY ..., Annual Crop Information Day at Belgrave WI loll, March 25 at I..m. Sponsored ponsored bx Belgrave CO- OP. 28-7-1421 ANNUAL SPRING DANCE Annual spring dance sponsored by the Lucknow Agricultural So; ciety to the music of Lionel Thornton will 'be held in Brook- side Public School on Friday, April 5 from 9 - I. Admission $5,00 per couple in advance, limited number of tickets, or $6.00 at the door if available. Contact 528 - HUNTERS' SAFETY COURSE Those interested in the Hunt- ers' Safety Course for spring li- cense kindly contact Borden Jen- kins, 357-1866 as soon as possible as course will beheld the second Or last week of March. - TOUR All Star fall and winter tours to Florida. 14 days. Weekly depar- tures. You may choose between two packages -4 nights in Day- tona and 3 nights in Fort Lauder- dale area, or one full week at world famous Daytona Beach. For more information contact Listowel Travel Bureau, Main Street, Listowel, phone 291-4100. 1t Al Star tour NashTenn. Te . and Gprytand,U.S.A.. 4 days, April 11 to April 14, priced from t. $82.00, including transportation via deluxe motor coach, 2 nights excellent aceomm;dationi, $5.00 reserved seat for the Grand Ole Qpr'y Show. Other tours to Wash - ington,. DC., Wheeling, West Vir- ginia. For more information con. tact lAitol el' Travel. Bureau, Main Street. Listowel. phone 291- 4100. w ANNUAL MEETING WINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION The annual • meeting of the Wingham and District Hospital Association will be held on Fri- day, March 29, 1974 at 8:00 p.m. in the Training School building, Catherine Street, Wingham. All matters of business per- taining to the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital Association will be transacted including the election of directors and other ;officers: In order to cast a ballot in the election of directors a person must be a member of the Asso- ciation. One-year memberships may be obtained for the sum of $1.00 at the hospital office or the town clerk's office.7These mem- bership`s must be purchased at least ten days prior to the annual meeting. Eieryone welcome, R. P. RITTER, PRESIDENT, JOHN STRONG, SECRETARY. - tE.4 ' • 744-21 EUCHRE, Euchre at St. Paul's Anglican Church on Thursday, March 7 at 8:30 p.m. Lunch. Prizes. Admis- sion 75 cents. MEETING The .Wingham and District Association for the Mentally,,Re-, tarded will meet on Monday, March 11 at 8:15 p.m. in the Pub- lic School auditorium. Mr. Roger Coles, former director of Camp Belwood, will speak. Everyone welcome. NOTICE To the parents of the Wingham • Cubs and Scouts: As the father and son banquet was not held during, Scout Week, a parents' and boy cookout is planned for June 15. If inclement weather; June 22: : ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER Howick Federation of .Agricul- ture annual meeting and dinner will be held Monday, March 18 at 12:30 p.m. in the Gorrie United Church basement. Guest speaker . Harvey Davis, Tickets available from Directors. BAKE AND CRAFT SALE The Wingham Cubs and Scouts are holding a bake and draft sale in the Wingham Town_ 'Hall on May 11. BLYTH LIONS' BINGO "k:- Blyth Lions Club' weekly bingo every Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. in Blyth Memorial Hall. Jackpot $150 in 60 calls." • sd rnuskra for tes Town police Constable :Ed Doer was called out lam. 'w► da some al. :ash am Arthur St. re dent called * * cOmplaint. Apparently the id L'a dog. had 'cornered ,;a muskrat r the:front web of an Arthur Sty lane, Fearing 'the muskrat-. ,,night ;he rabid, the 'house.,owner called the ce. �COnst• pospolier ,shot the nu skt'at and had it • sent to ':the' an a1 control office in ,.forth to 1>e tested for rabies. The -clog is now sitting out two weeks ,of, aran- tine: to. see if It (level* rah; riSr,.of the Wingloarn area and Duncan Mc wen (*RR sy!uptonls, Police Chief Jim Miner said that town police were called,, out to investigate a fight .ori joge- phine St. last Saturdaygnight, The Chief said a disturbance was re- ported behind the Manor ` Hotel and police officers went to in- vestigate. When they got. to ' the scene they were told . that two men were -fighting in ,front of ,the town hall. As a result Robert a 11041 - may man, Mehard Pte, with nseedthg Whea an efflcersaw the man go tatr:Josephine' RPaa��at -ire(' t. �.n'd Jl *the* , rU e baiting and then heed sora. On Josephine, The offer gave chase' mut clocked the ' :Park vehicle at "weeds op to1010.10s. in it 30 m.p.h.,- ae. In the early Owning bouts aid Mares 3 town police were called ti? Investigate a roport of a ' being firedneartbe.etsterJYedge of the town lite. So veers re.l!ed the am*, °aaft • Mainly swamp, but were uns$e to 'capture the off. 'Chief Miller; said the men were prob. _. ably poachers bunting within the town Wingham, town policehid two charges under the Highway Traffic. Act lastweek as wait .aa: investigating:three' non -rem, able accidents: ,.; LIONS' BINGO ,.0 Howick Lions' Bingo will be held on Friday, March 8th at 8:30 p.m. in Wroxeter Community Hall. Admission $1. 12 Regular games for $10; 2 Share the Wealth; one $25 -Special; Jackpot of $90 on 56 calls; Door & Conso- lation Prizes. GARDEN PARTY Gorrie United Church Garden Party on Wednesday, May 29, 1974. aft Announcement Mr. and Mrs. Monteith Bennett of ••Winghasrn, Ontario are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their eldest daugh- ter, Geraldine Phyllis, to ',Mr. Gary .pert, renzilt son oof 11Ir- r Vi- Et pi h- , vn : rip T O take place March 30, 1974 at 3 o'clock at St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church, Wingham, Onta- rio.. 64 Victoria St., 357-2174 FLOWERS PHONE 357-3080 Above and Below Ground Complete Line of Pool Chemicals ARMSTRONG CHEMICALS Sot' 56 Walkerton • . Wedding Arrangements 366 Edward St., Wingham WINGHAM SUNOCO SERVICE LICENSED MECHANIC UNDERCOATING & RUSTPROOFING COMPLETE CAR & TItUCK SERVICE i/ n .cp:,t, LEWIS ..,),FLOWERS 135 Frances Phone 357-3880 SALES AND SERVICE Lynn Hoy Ent [erPrises Prop. Ken Leitch PHONE 357-1554 NIGHT 357-3585 . Cut flowers . Plants . Flowers by Wire Service Leroy Jackson —Plumbing —Heating —Tinsmithing 191 Josephine St. Wingha* 357-2904 FUELS Honda and Skidoo Sales &Service Honda and Skidoo Sales Service FOOD , ELECTRICAL ••F yy86eastof WinglPhone 519357 34:wy 86 east of Wingham Phone 519-3574435 CONSTRUCTION ti T. M. T. CONSTRUCTION General Contractors All types of concrete work Home and farm building Complete Renovations CALL BOB THOMPSON SLUEVALF, ONTARIO 357-3493 Eveniriks PIZZA Freshly made to your order from a choice of Mushrooms, Pepperoni and Sausage • 3 Sizes Chicken & Sea Food Dinners RIVERVIEW°DRIVE=IN 357.1880 BUJRKE ELECTRIC Electrical Contractors Motor Rewind and • Sales ,Household Appliances Josephine St. 357-2450 Emergency Service - See the Yellow Pages BILL TIFFIN Imperial Esso Agent For all your Home and Farm Fuel and Lubricating Needs 357-1032 Miss Ann Keith dies at Huronview Catherine Ann Keith died sed- denly at Huronview, Clinton on Thursday, February 28. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John. Keith, in her 85th year. , After completing her education at Walkerton High School she at- tended Model School and taught until her certificate expired. Fol- lowing graduation from Stratford Normal she returned to the teaching profession. Several of her later years were spent in Teeswater where she devoted herself to being a companion to her aging mother. She enjoyed lawn bowling and bridge. She was also an avid gardener, specializing in gladioli. In 1962 she moved to ah apart- ment in Wingham where she resided until four years ago when she entered Huronview. She was a member of the Wingham Pres- byterian Church. She is survived by one sister, Jean, of Barrie and several devoted nieces and nephews. Two brothers, Duncan and William, and one sister, Mrs, Rice (Edna), predeceased her. Funeral and committal ser- vices were conducted by Rev. R. H. Armstrong at the MacPherson Funeral Chapel, Teeswater, on Saturday, March 2. Area residents mourn 'passing of brother • There passed away February 23 in Listowel Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness, William George Ash, in his 66th year. He leaves to mourn, his wife, the former Eva Allan of Perth, Ontario; two sons, William of RR 1, Listowel, and Kenneth of Listo- wel; three grandsons; five sisters and two brothers, Mr. Ash served overseas with the 97th Battery (Listowel) from 1940 to 1945. • The body rested at the Robert Trench Funeral Home until Mon- day, February 25, when fuiieral service was conducted by Rev. Raymond Brassel of Christ Anglican 'Church at 2 p.m. Memorial services\ were con- ducted Sunday evening by members of Branch 259, Royal Canadian Legion, and Branch 652, Loyal Orange Lodge, Trow- bridge, of which deceased was a member. • Mrs. Roy Sanderson of RR 1, Bluevale, and Mrs. J. Nicholson of Edward Street, Wingham, are sisters of the late Mr. Ash. $cout P055! tl Twenty perceptive Musketeers showed up on February 23 to hear if they had passed their written examinations en February 16 Some very geed mars were recorded: Michael, $eattie 97;: Douglas Merkley._.:' ;Tin ' Writ- son prra -son 88; .Klass Jorritsma 96; Kevin Gibson 99; Steven Mac- Lean 92; 'Paul Foxton 76; Paul Morrison 91; Ken' Lansing. 90; Brent Foxton 85 Richard Daugh- erty 86; Mark Passmore 98 DAV- id Douglas ` 92 Doug Taylor 98 Robert Currie 94; Keith Cameron 98;:Ken MacLean 886; Tom Mac-. Lean 97; Brian Reid 99 and Doug McGregor 97. The ,passing mark was '75 and all the boys passed so they are to be congratulated.' The two boys with the high score of 99, were presented with trophies by Mrs. E. MacLean, o trophy to Brian Reid donated b Ab Rintoul and one to Kevin Gibson donated by Don Rintoul. Upon completion of the practical examinatrdn, =to given at a later • date, the Omer of both exams will be, presented with a .22 calibre rifle.donated by Mart Cretier After the presentation of lea,e the boys :had a ebatsice to'' the range andshoot a few blanks specialthanks to hose who' donated rifle ted`. the ;trophies, • and; ammunition to.the Musket, it, was much appreciated. On.Saturday,- Crawford j las, Dave Cameron, Dave Hyr, Marty Cretier, Ken Foxton, Rus- sell ;Foxton And ;Ab Rintoul'ttok the scents Ow the :range°•;for their First shot at targets with; `live,.• ammfinition.' Crawford:DOW was in charge. The -boys „ have' been divided into tWo groups, one shooting'. at 1 p.m. Saturdays and the second group at 2 p.m, The boys found it wasn't as easy:as it :looks tb ob- tain a good target. I am sure the competition will be.great with this active group. CALVIN H. ASHLEY 'Calvin Hudson Ashley, 38, of 435 Elma St. West, Listowel, died at his residence on March 1. 4 A son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert (Margaret Hudson) Ashley, he was born in Turnberry Township on June 21, 1935. He was married to the former Jean Dinsmore Of Fordwich. Following the couple's mar- riage in Fordwich, they moved to Listowel where Mr. Ashley was employed for 18 years with the Listowel Transport Lines. For the past two years he has manag- ed the Becker's Milk Store in Lis- towel. Mr. Ashley Vas a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Lis- towel. Besides his wife and parents, he is survived by four sons, Al- bert, Floyd, Kevin and Robert and four daughters, Betty, Kathy, Karen and Linda, all at home; three brothers, Ronald of RR 1, Listowel, Melvin of Port Colbourne, and Donald of Tor- onto; and three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Florence) Addison of Toronto, Mrs. Mary Carr of Port Col - bourne and Joyce Ashley of Port Colbourne; and 17 nieces and nephews. The body rested at the Robert Trench Funeral Home, 385 Main St. West, Listowel, where the fun- eral service was held at 2:30 p.m. Monday. Rev. Gordon Beaton of Knox Presbyterian Church, Lis- towel, officiated. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. (Lillian) • May, Mrs. Chester (Nora) Cole, Mrs. George (Ruth) Seehaver and Mrs. Lloyd (May) Maddess, all of Listowel, Mrs. James (Elsie) Alderman and:..: Mrs. Scottie (Ada) Martin, both of Brantford,, and Mrs. Robert (Alice) Adair' of Malton ; and sev- eral nieces and nephews. • The body rested at. the L. B. Sifton Funeral Home, 118 Wel- lington Street, St. Thomas, where the funeral service was held Saturday, March 2, at 1:30 p.m., with Rev. Donald Parsons of First United Church, officiating - Private intermentwill be made in Elmdale Memorial Park. Donations may be made,to the Ontario Heart Foundatio. A Masonic service was con- ducted at the funeral home, . Fri- day evening, at 7 p.m. by the of- ficers and members of Talbot Lodge, No. 5461 A. F. & A. M. evitor Watch Your Business Grow.. When You Plant Your Offer In The Advance -Times Phone 357-2320 Plefch Electric READMAN TEXACO - Offering the full line of car service plus general repairs FIRESTONE TIRES and BATTERIES Wingham INDUSTRIAL or COMMERCIAL WIRING Also Rural and Domestic Phone 951.1 583 FOR CLASSIFIED ADS Phone Wingham 351-.320 Pe4.16). —Miss Anne Geddes is holidaying With friends at Fort Myers Beach, Florida. —Mrs. Jean Aitchison spent the past week visiting in London with Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Pym and in Sarnia with Mrs. John Aitchison. —Mrs. Rowland Ballagh and Lavonne attended the World Day of Prayer service` held for Tees - water and area residents in the Teeswater Pentecostal Taber- nacle. The latter spoke on the theme for the day, "Make Us Builders of Peace". —Mr. and Mrs. Delton Burk- hart spent Saturday in London where they visited Mrs. Burk - hart's mother, Mrs. Lily Forrest, a patient in Victoria Hospital. Mrs. Forrest was transferred by ambulance to the London hospital after being a patient in the local hospital for sometime. HAROLD GROVES Harold H. Groves of 53 Coulter Avenue, St. Thomas, formerly of Listowel died at the St. Thomas - Elgin General Hospital, Thurs- day, Feb. 28, after an illness of one and a half weeks. He was ;;,2 years of age: Born in Winghant, he came to St. Thomas following World War II. He was the son of the late Harry and May Smith Groves. He was a salesman for Union Gas Company; Ltd. A member of Talbot Lodge, No. 546, A.F. & A.M., he was also a member of Mocha Temple Shrine, London and the Elgin Hi- Ro Shrine Club. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothea Tanner Groves of 53 Coulter Avenue; a son, Jeffery; and two daughters, Vicki and Linda,' all at home. He is also survived by three brothers, Harry of Listowel, Al- fred of Listowel and Fred of Orton; seven sisters, Mrs. Ernie Admitted to hosp. on the weekend Two area young people were admitted to the Wingham and District Hospital last weekend after they were injured in home accidents. John Scott, 16, of RR 1, Bel - grave, was treated Friday for a fractured left wrist and said early this week to be in satis- factory condition. Also in satisfactory condition is nine-year-old Kenneth Moir of RR 2, Wingham, wl.o on Sunday fell approximately five to six feet onto a barn floor. He was ad- mitted with skull injuries. Treated in the emergency ward and allowed to return home were two victims of icy streets. Mrs. Bella Anne Mawhinney of Tees - water fell in front of her home and injured her left shoulder. Ivan Harkness of Wingham lacerated his hand on a piece of metal after he fell on ice. Both incidents occurred on Sunday. ' On Wednesday of last week, Patrick Hunter of Gorrie, re- ceived a dog bite when he knock- ed on the door of a farm house in Wroxeter. He was released following emergency treatment. WHI TECHUR CH Mrs. Doris Willis went on Tues day, to spend a few days wlth Mr. and Mrs. John Willis and Jeffery of Hanover.