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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-08-15, Page 184'; ../.G.;;/em"'�u�/%/fF�� Page 8B - The Wingham Advance-Timea, Aug. 15, 1989 ait Mrs. Lila Higgins was Iifelorigiv area resident • e o orris Township and lifelong resident of the Belgrave area, Mrs. Margaret Lila Higgins, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 8, at Wingham and District Hospital in her 94th year. The former Lila Brydges was born in Morris on Nov 18, 1895, a daughter of the late Jeremiah Bry- dges and Eliza McCrea. She was a lifelong member of Trinity Anglican Church, Belgrave and a member of Trinity Anglican Church Women. In recent years, she had resided at Brookhaven. Safety assoc. warns about combine fires Although there has been much- needed rain and even flooding in some parts of Ontario, certain areas of the province have not had signif- icant ignificant rainfall since June, according to the Farm Safety Association. The extremely dry conditions during this harvesting season have led to numerous combine fires caused by build-up of dry material around motors and overheated transmissions. Farmers are reminded to keep these areas clean by making period- ic checks and to have a fire extin- guisher available in case of an emergency situation. Keep surfaces free of oil and other lubricants which could cause straw and other materials to stick to them, the asso- ciation adds. In extreme cases, warns the asso- dation, it may be necessary to pres- sure wash. Mrs. Higgins was predeceased by her husband, William Robert Hig- gins, in 1974. She was the dear mother of Mrs. Roy (Jean) Pattison and Margaret Higgins, both of Bel - grave; Ruth and John King, Alvin and Verna Higgins, all of Wingham; Jeremiah and Marlene Higgins of Stratford. Nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren also sur- vive. She was predeceased by her son-in-law, Roy Pattison; one broth- er, William Brydges and four sis- ters, Annie Nethery, Ellen Brydges, Esther Halliday and Gertrude Tul- ley. Friends paid their respects at The McBurney Funeral Home, Wing - ham, until Thursday when service was condycted at two o'clock by Rev. Douglas G. Madge. She was carried to her final nesting place in Brandon Cemetery, Belgrave, by Donald Pattison, Michael King, Rob Penner, Tim Penner, Terry Nethery, Harry Brydges, Clare VanCamp and Alex Nethery. Memorial floral tributes were carried by Doreen Marks, Kathleen King, Verna -Dawn Cossey and Carol Lassaline, all granddaughters of Mrs. Higgins. 90th Birthday Mrs. Gertrude Allen of Bray Lodge celebrates her 90th birthday on Aug. 16. A family birthday party was celebrated on Sunday at the home of her granddaughter, Bev and Brian Walden of Blyth. This grand lady Was showered with best wishes from the entire family, including son Orve and daughters, Evelyn Casemore and Jean Dunbar; their families, including 11 grand- children and 22 great-grandchil- dren; and two cousins. Mrs. Allen, a longtime resident of Wingham, lived independently until last year. She is an active member of the Day Centre for the Homebound and an avid quilter. Mrs. Allen's hobbies date back to her days of working for Gurney's Glove Factory in Wingham. ...,i Maw Take us with you on your Summer vacation and win! While packing for this year's summer vacation be sure to include a copy of The Wingham Advance- Tim®s and your camera. It could be worth your while! To enter this contest, simply take a photo of yourself, a friend or family member holding the Wingham Advanceiimes.•,e w1t..+•.+, me ' while standing in front of some identifiable landmark or sign while on your travels. The person who submits the photo that is taken the•farthest distance from Wingham is a win- ners We'll reward $10.00 for every photo we use in the paper prize winner. Send us your photo before deadline September a11, 1nd $989.0 for the grand ebe lta 70�A them — Ara 4:, r,e �1►119 iSAvo. v • my�a�1Y1ibuF.s.,�agn..,. Af• rho. ft INSIDI THIS WEEK a40. coo, goo Engineers to update report by A".11°. pwuc.-.►Y..,.�pV 'O'P•°" w 4r A Popo 211 At 1 or Am *. ,4 "•ta"‘.y•e9h•. Po e.1 earir b bemob= tkuinct4Y tart P. 0. Box 390 Wingham, Ontario NOG -2W0 NINNIMPINVIIIMMINIASOININIMININOMMINAIMMIMP 3572320 STANDARD TRUST PRESIDENT Brian O'Malley, right, visited Gerry Kavanagh, manager of the Standard Trust branch in Wing - ham last week. Mr. O'Malley had a pleasant duty to perform last Friday evening when he presented a cheque for $5,000 to the Blyth Festival. The trust company agreed to donate up to $5,000 to the festival, provided another $5,000 could be raised locally. Standard Trust donates $5,000 to Blyth Festival Brian O'Malley, president of Standard Trust, visited the area last week, stopping in Wingham and making a presentation to the Blyth Festival. Earlier this year Standard Trust agreed to donate up to $5,000 to the festival, provided another $5,000 could be raised locally. The money has been raised and Mr. O'Malley made the presentation last Friday evening at Blyth. Community involvement is something Standard Trust prides itself on, says Mr. O'Malley, noting that the company made a large con- tribution to the Wingham library project. BIRTHS Mr. O'Malley, whose office is located at Toronto, spent some time with Cerry Kavanagh, manager of the Wingham office, last week as well. Jim Wood, company vice pres- ident, accompanied Mr. O'Malley. The trvomen say they are pleased with recent renovations to the Wingham branch office, adding that the volume of business there has increased tremendously since it opened 11 years ago. They also are pleased to note that Mr. Kavanagh has been Wingham manager all those years. Standard Trust has 35 branches across Canada. •�'a�34..�.'p.,�,'��F�.,.�Md�i.:j"'ti.:itr':` ,4��`:'3; Y `�,.,>'b`:'7 `F Z> +i��i.?r•::�,h•..d�:�j°a,�3'.''�`..�...�'����.�.�u'�.'�. :aa, � o`�'< .`V�"'�� ,•.,�.c::�i.\a :r?.'��a • 1:. ••••,, .?'i.?i:;�`42•wl::`viavflw,:"1c``.. �.,• ROSS—Dave and Kim Ross, RR 5, Lucknow, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Andrew Don- ald, seven pounds, six ounces, on Aug. 2 at ,Wingham and District HospitaLePaeud grandparents are Donald'and` Jean Ross of Lucknow, Pat Dodds of Wingham and Donald Dodds of Teeswater. Great-grand- parents are Agnes Gaunt of Wing - ham and Marg Appleton, London. JILLINCS—Mr° and Mrs. Jeff fillings, RR 2, Wroxeter, welcome 'with love their second daughter, Sara Jean, born Aug. 6 at Wingham and District Hospital. The new arrival tipped the scales at eight pounds, three ounces, and is a sis- Oats going to U.S.A. Some Canadian farmers are suc- cessfully marketing their oats south of the border. The key, they say, is top quality combined with solid marketing. For farmer Richard Nordstrom of Viking, Alta., packing for holidays in the U.S. includes stuffing some oats into the suitcase. Last fall Mr. Nordstrom took some oat samples along on a trip to Washington state. He was testing the waters for marketing his own oats in the U.S. and said the response was positive. The market, however, is a demanding one, he says, but if the oats are high-quality, there is opportunity to sell directly to buy- ers. "You have to have very high quality oats to be able to market them." This year he has reduced his oat crop from 265 to 155 acres to ensure good crop management. If the crop is top quality, he says, he will expand to 450 acres next year. Quality improvement includes an increase in the seed rate, and using the majority of his fertilizer as a liquid starter for seed. He also top - dresses with nitrogen at different stages of growth to increase pro- tein. This attention to quality may be time-consuming„ but buyers and sellers agree it's necessary to break into the U.S. markets. This fall Mr. Nordstrom will be taking his oats to Minneapolis and Pennsylvania. ter for Kari. Grandparents are Ken and Jean Massena, Hugh and Pauline Jillings. BUSHELLL Ruthann and Barry Bushell and ,big, sisters, Jennifer, Amy -and Megan; of 514 Alice Street, Wingham, joyfully announce the birth of Jessica Lynn on Aug. 10 at Wingham and District Hospital, weighing eight pounds, six ounces. ROBERTSON—Mr. and Mrs. John Robertson of Wingham proud- ly announce the birth of their daughter, Kara Elizabeth Jane, nine pounds, eight ounces, on Aug. 11 at Wingham and District Hospital. A sister for Harmony. Proud grand- parents are Mr. and Mrs. M. Mur- ray of Guelph. PAYNE-Stephen and Louise Payne of Gorrie, are pleased to announce the safe arrival of Janine Rachel on August 9, 1989, weighing 8 lbs., 4 ozs. Proud grandparents are Arthur and Eleanore Gibson and Marjorie and Harvey Payne, all of Wroxeter. Spoiling privileges also to to great - grandma Mrs. Eve Payne. Special thanks to Dr. Barbara Matthews of the Listowel Memorial Hospital and obstetrics staff, you're a great bunch. 4-H arrr��% NORTH HURON SWINE CLUB The fourth meeting was held at the home of Amy Thomas. Presi- dent Hazel Rae opened the meeting with the 4-H pledge and the mem- bers introduced friends they had invited. Nick Geleynse of OMAF also attended the meeting and gave the group some encouragement. Secretary Christian Feldskov read the minutes of the last meeting and the members learned about good Ii ht and other useful equipment. They played a great game of Dic- tionary, using words from the swine industry.. The meeting closed with the 4-H motto and the group enjoyed a bar- becue. The next meeting will be held Sept. 12 at the home of Ron Douglas at 8 porn. The temperature might not be dtappl g•yet, but .we ar?e'$tarting to think of ter tae Watson. ady. The painting andiveavati g: coming $0 an end at, the Lock{ Memorial Arena+.eand it's time to start looking at the ice schedule. First on the list is the power -skat- ing school being run by the figure skating club, commencing Sept. 11 and running until Oct. 13. To register, or for more informa- tion, contact Bev McBride at 357- 1315. E2',0747; Vviroar luttheMVPIA DEATHS ale4=kanillaRou MacCONNELL—Passed away at University Hospital, London, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, Frank Walter MacConnell of London, in his 63rd year. He was the beloved husband of Catherine S. MacConnell; dear father of Mrs. Ed (Heather) Oliver of Brampton, Mrs. Frank (Carol) Kuchta, Mrs. Robert (Wendy) Facca, Allan MacConnell and Debbie House, all of London; dear brother of Mrs. iohn (Margaret) Mrs. Harry (Jean) Welburn and Hellen Griffith, all of London and Mrs. Robert (Catherine) Jones of Ilderton. He was predeceased by his sister, Marlene and brother, Fred. Also surviving arehis grand- children: Derrick, Erin, Carrie, Kim, Robbie, Joey, Lisa and Taylor. Friends were received at the Evans Chapel of Furtney Funeral Homes, London, on Thursday. Funeral ser- vice was conducted in the chapel on Friday at 11 a.m., Rev. C. Dun- can Farris officiating. Interment fol- lowed in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Friends who wish may make memorial donations to the University Hospital Fund. Facilities use policy is to remain same Wingham council has decided not to change its policy of not charging schools for the use of municipal facilities. However, certain conditions have been set by the town finance and management committee and were adopted by town council at last week's August meeting. First of all, the facility manager is to monitor, on an ongoing basis, the use of the arena, ball parks and pool, noting any rates which are waived or reduced. This will be included in a regular report to finance and management. The finance and management committee, on the advice of the Wingham and Area Recreation Committee, will decide which groups are eligible for the reduced or zero rates, which will be enforced by the facility manager. Huron Dairy Princess contest set for October The 1989 Huron County Dairy Princess Competition is being held in Blyth Saturday, Oct. 14. The competition is open to con- testants between the ages of 16 and 25, whose parents are or have been involved with cream or milk pro- duction. The winner acts as a goodwill ambassador promoting milk and milk products throughout the coun- ty, and will represent Huron at the 1990 Ontario Dairy Princess Com- petition at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Anyone interested in the compe- tition can contact the Huron Coun- ty Dairy Princess co-ordinator, Brenda K. Bridge, R.R. 4, Kincar- dine, or phone 395-5911 before Aug. 30. Lisa Boonstoppel of Auburn area, Huron's current Dairy Princess, will take part in the 1989 competi- tion next Thursday, Aug. 24, at 6 p.m. in the Fraser Pavilion at the CNE. GET THE BUGS OUT Dust and bugs on the windshield and headlights can obscure your view of the road ahead. Be sure you keep your windshield and lights clean for safer summer driving. Going back to School, College or University Giris' and Boys R nheri Summer and Fall Jack.' ets; Fleece Lined Tops and Bottoms; Blue Jeans - and Cords and Much n'orel OP T WINGHA1V1SALES ARENA +esks; Bookcases; Chest And while you're in and of Drawers; Night Tables; looking us over buy some Single and Double Matts; BULK FOODS such as - New, Used and Antique Fleur, Sugar, Raisins, Furniture of all sorts. COConut, Cookies, Spider and much more. We also have Candy in bulk; Nuts; Bubble Gum; Bits and Bites; Smarties are only a few.