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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-12-18, Page 6DIRECTORS caught by the camera at the recent annual meeting of the Ontario Federa- tion of Agriculture meeting were Vince Austin of Dungannon and Jack Stafford of Wroxeter. Listowel, Teeswater men named to Gay Lea Board At a Directors' meeting follow- ing the Aimual Meeting of Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd., held in Guelph on December 9, Mel Proudof Tara was re-elected -President. Mr. Proud owns and operates Sauble View Farms in,. .. Ceunty and -has; been ac- tive in farm and ;co*operative. organizations for some years. He became a delegate in the co- operative in 1962, was elected ap Director in 1967 and has been president since 1973. Walter Hamel, Elmwood, was re-elected 1st vice-president and Russell McCutcheon, Owen Sound, was re-elected 2nd vice- president. Re-elected to the board in November were Robert, - Turner, Owen Sound; Bert Tuintjer, Laurel and Gerald O'Grady, Listowel. Remaining Directors are John Campbell, Bayfiele ; Howard Wilson, Owen Sound and David Ireland, Tees - water. President Mei, Proud said that Right now mortgages cost less That home or cottage you hope to own some day can be yours right now! The money you borrow at today's lower rates will enable you to build or renovate now before material and labour costs go higher. Do it today jt Victoria and Grey! VIC7OR)A.,d VG TRUST CO MaAav SINCE tee• Main St. East, Listol, Ont. Mrs. Sharon E. Scott, Manager Gay Lea Foods Co-operative is an indication of what producers can, accomplish by joining together to process and market their pro- duce on a co-operative basis. He stated sales had,increased nearly 140percent over the previous year and that . this increase was attri- butable. :to- greater volume through the co-operative's plants as well as inflated dollars. Part of the increased volume had come froth the two acquisitions — Agra Foods, Weston and CF Capital Foods, Strathroy. These acquisi- tions gave the co-operative diversification into edible oil pro- ducts and further penetration of its traditional markets. Mr. Proud commented that producer interest continued at a high level and that membership 'had. in- creased to 3,633 member share- holders. T. E. Brady, executive vice- president and general manager, announced an increase in sales from $52 million to $72 million and net' earnings of $1. 'million compared with $854,000 in 1974. Financing of the two acquisitions and the increase volume had been arranged by increasing long term debt and increased equity capital. Out of earnings the board of directors had declared a share dividend of 80 cents per common share. Mr. Brady said that in- vestment in Gay Lea shares -had a very good yield when both the., dividend and market apprecia- tion were considered. Senior citizens a h.Idcard party WROXETER — Seven tables of euchre were in play at the senior citizen euchre party on Monday night. Tied for the high score were Mrs. Lyda Reidt and Mrs. Dene Sanderson with Mrs. Reidt win- ning the draw. Clarence Clement was the -gentleman with the high score. Prizes for low scores were won by Mrs. Johanna Kaake and Les Douglas. George Grigg was the player with the lucky lone hand. The next euchre party will be held January 12. NOTICE IF YOUR ADVANCE -TIMES LABEL READS DEC., 94-7-6-5 YOUR SUBSCRIPTION IS DUE Advance -Times lire chief outlines plans for fire safety A happy Christmas can change in a few moments into a family tragedy, warns Fire Chief Dave Crothers, in homes where fire safety precautions are neglected. Such precautions should head the list of every sensible family's preparations for Christmas, he says. The fire chief urges the public to exercise special care in the setting up and decoration of Christmas trees, and draws attention to the following impor- tant points: If plans call for a natural tree it should be bought fresh and green, and kept outdoors or in an un- heated garage before being brought into the home for decorating. Then, one or two inches should be cut diagonally from the butt, and the tree should be set up with the butt in water which should be maintained above the level of the cut. Check strings of electric lights carefully for worn insulation, broken plugs or loose bulb, sockets. Only CSA -approved lighting sets and only non- imflammable decorations should be used. Declare the tree a no - smoking area and keep matches out of the hands of children. Do not allow discarded gift wrappings to accumulate under the tree. Dispose of them as soon as the gifts are opened. Even a green tree will burn if ignited by burning paper around the base. Set up the tree away from heat sources such as fireplaces, TV sets or radiators. Do not allow it to block access to doors or win- dows in the event of fire. Switch off tree lights at bedtime or when leaving the house. Chief Crothers points out that tests have proved that the safest tree is a tree with its butt set in water. However, if a tree has dried out before it is set up, it cannot regain its safe moisture level. A dry tree can be ignited by a single match, to burn violently to a charred stare in a few seconds. Even artificial trees can be serious fire hazards. Metallic trees are conductors of elec- tricity. and should not be decor- ated with strings of lights, but illuminated with floodlights. Some plastic trees. made from styrene materials, are flam- mable, unlike those made from polyvinylchloride. All trees should be removed • from the home as soon as possible after the Christmas celebrations. Gorrie gets ransom demon store The village of+e was shaken to its foundation .last week when the details of a kid- napping were brought to .O,ght. This reprehensible act, a crhne not common to this area, was made all the worse when an anonymous source revealed that several of the most upetand g citizens of Gorrie, Wroxeter and Wingham may be involved. The crime was first revealed last Thursday when Bev Currah, owner of a general store in Gorrie, discovered to his great dismay and anguish that missing was—the bell from his store! Mr. Currah, overwhelmed by his great loss under such mys- terious circumstances, did not suspect kidnapping—or `bell- napping'—at first. A practical joke, he thought. As the days passed, however, without a re- appearance of his precious pos- session, Mr. Currah decided to take the law into his own hands. His subsequent investigations Soc. gives x25,000 to Howick Centre If Christmas is a time for giv- ing, the Howick Agricultural Society certainty got into the spirit last week when it donated a cheque for $25,000 to the Howick Community Centre Board. The donation was the last step in a series of hard work on ap- plications and several tedious transactions. The money consti- tutes a grant to the Howick Agri- cultural Society from the Ministry of Agriculture. The capital grant is actually an ac- cumulation of funds for several years: the Society had not previously applied for the finan- cing. 1t represents the maximum allotted for such events at the Howick Fall Fair. The first cheque from the ministry passed through several hands before finally reaching its ultimate destination. The minis- try" issued the cheque during the infamous postal strike. To speed delivery, Huron -Bruce MPP Murray Gaunt offered to play messenger and eventually delivered it Howick To Reeve Bob Gibson--wh tuallyt.delivered it to%Th 1Hb AgriculturalSociety. ' Last Thursday, the $25,860— finally 25,d6Cfinally came to rest. Society president Elmer Harding and representative Dave Dinsmore presented the cheque to Paul Statia and Bob Edgar of the Howick Community Centre Board. It will be used for various articles and expenses at the centre. &Deluded tiya ed au tions against sews! upstanding citizens, zncludi Gorden Edgar, the Rev. Wesley and his family, Rill Keil and Dave McCallum of Wingham and Ken Edgar 9f- Wroxeter—din fact, Mr. Currah susppected each and every person to' enter his store. The accusations reaped no re- sults and Mr. Currah, saddened by the continuing absence of his `beloved° and delicate bell, tried to replace it -7 -with a cow bell. The harsh tones served as no ,real substitute, however, for the melodious and resonant sounds of the original, and by the weekend Mr. Currah became worried in earnest. Tension was further heightened Sunday night when Mr. Currah received an anonymous tele- phone call warping against in- volving the police or other authorities in the case. To his horror, Mr. Currah was told that any leak would result in severe damage, even dismemberment, to his precious `ding -a -ling'. Mr. Currah remained" silent. The ransom note arrived Mon- day evening and seemed to in- volve yet another famous per- sonality—Santa Claus himself. This respected gentleman, who claimed to be only a'messenger in the affair, delivered the note at the annual dinner of the Howick Lions Club. The ransom letter, composed of newspaper print cut out of the Wingham Advance - Tines and the Listowel Banner, dealt the final blow to the bereft Mr. Currah. The 'bell-nappers' demanded, in effect, that Mr. Currah post a sign in his store window on Friday, Dec: 19, offer- ing two full packets of Amphora tobacco for the price of one. What infamy! - If the ransom is met,,the kid- nappers promise to return the bell—postage unpaid. Should Mr. Currah refuse to meet the de - 1 I volved, e� continues. Mr. y M reporter in a tete tat ew that. be, .in- tends tomes theAde.pands xthe Villa : °It's very seriot . 1 111 have to pay the **win." He also indicated that the prinrte suspects in his opinion area .etnbera or members -to -be of the Y .ons Club." Ar�sserluus accusation? "es, ". said Mr. Currah.ii He also said that if the bell is not returned after Friday, he will take steps to effect the capture of the 'bell-nappers' 'no matter what ,la ' age the TOa is ea solved; left* ! stole the, hell?, Santa Claus be jnvolve49 joit Possible that the accusation* aSalast the dignified WSJ august fibers of tb. Liao club are justified? Tie questions may never be ons rered, but an anonym source, spear for the Per- petrators of this ,ilous ,mime, has indicated to this .paw' that a conclusion should be reached Friday. Whatever the case, the results will be reported in next week's issue of this paper. "mm Wingham C�bIe TV WILL. BROADCAST THE WINGHAM SANTA CLAUS PARADE ON CABLE CHANNEL 12 Saturday, December 20 at 7:00 P.M. and Monday, December 22 s at 6:30 P.M. Cable viewers are invited to watch the en- tire parade on their own TV sets and so enjoy the Spirit of Christmas in their home town. rismalanaminmyzanaseanazainaszaszansalastatiallmsfamenalasinssonssassmemssestasavsaszaasistasssratztazzaiesniaatiosasseacinansumainissananssioaratml %JUST 00 Oft • What's new at Huronview? ThedSeaforth Community band provi edd •a Christmas program on Sunday afternoon arranged and directed by Dr. Toll. The band played several march selections and Christmas carols. There were step dance numbers by Brenda Pullman and Lisa • Beuttenmiller, Scottish dances by Sylvia Wilson, Mary Glew and Angela Andress; a jewsharp solo by George Wilson; a vocal solo by Doug Stewart; vocal duets by Debbie and Janice Rose; songs by the Dashwood quartet. Mrs. Orville Dale thanked the enter- tainers on behalf of the residents. Two new residents, Mrs. Howls and Mrs. Lawson were welcomed to the Home on Monday after- noon. Marie Flynn and Norman Speir provided the old tyme music with the Clinton Christian Reformed volunteers assisting with the activities. Mrs. Dave Rolston of-Goderich arranged a Family Night pro- gram of sacred music featuring the t hapelites. This group of seven musicians includes Mr. and Mrs. Don McMillan and Eli- zabeth, Janice McClinchey, Nan- cy Clutton, .Eric Campbell and Mrs. Dave Rolston. The residents enjoyed the instrumentals, vocal solos, duets, a reading and a sing - a -long of carols. Mrs. Henry thanked the group and expressed the wishes of all of the residents that they would make a yearly visit. The "Over 90" Club held its monthly meeting on Wednesday with an attendance of 35 mem- bers and guests. Mrs. Lawson was welcomed to the dub and Mrs. Elsie Henderson was a guest for the afternoon and played the piano accompaniment for the Christmas program. Lunch was prepared by the kitchen staff and served the the Walkerburn Club volunteers of Auburn. The annual value of fur trap- ping in the Yukon Territory is about $350.000.00. 1 Monday to Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. 1 Saturday 1 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 11 • Closed Sundays m �•We will close • Christm*s Eve at • 4 p.m. 1 1 1 .1 1 1 GIFT SUGGESTIONS 1 1 i FOR HIM 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHRIS+FAAS STORE HOURS 4t- THE BASE FACTORY OUTLET HURON COUNTY S LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE DVS- BOYS' -11.ADIEV- GIRLS' end BABY'S WEAR YARD GOODS -FURNITURE- MATTRESSES -PAINT SEWING MACITINES-SMALL APPLIANCES -LAMPS BRING THE KIDDIES TO MEET SANTA AT BASE FACTORY OUTLET SAT. 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Domestic, Morse. and Brother We do accept trade ins 1 4 Our Sowing Machine Expert 1 • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Earl Berscht 1 will be at our store for demonstrations and repairs SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 Astagrattagszazalit4 17tra ita 17,3 15.5 en ZVI rt3 ttvi rvt szpt r_vt tZtt =3= Its3 rs3 t; rVi rt91 1:53 t412;ZI rza 1:3113 12A ra =a= MOM }14 172s3St131t3 IteltaTtatia Ca Pa