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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-03-21, Page 11I-istowe#:. (51 B), 291 0Q4Q CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS NOTICE BICENTENNIAL MEDAL The Council of the Town of Wingham is seek- ing the names of local citizens who, because of their volunteerism and community service, could be recommended to the Province of On- tario as a potential recipient of a Bicentennial Medal. Persons wishing to nomipate someone should submit that person's name, address and reasons for nomination, in writing, to the Clerk's Office during normal office hours. TOWN OF WINGHAM NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS The Town of Wingham recently passed By- law No. 1761 (1984), which authorizes a single license fee of $20.00 for the life of a dog. This fee is non -transferable to any other dog and is non-refundable in the event of death or sale, etc., of the dog in question. AH dogs currently in the Town of Wingham or any dog attaining the age of six (6) months must be licensed within two months of the licenses going on sale or, thereafter, one month of the dog coming under the owner's control. Licenses will be available at the Police Station after June 30, 1984. Means of identification will be by photograph and identifying tag which will be completed at time of license application. Failure to license within the prescribed time limits will result in a fine of $50.00. Robert Wittig, Police Chief r � I i n y's .son devl;pdafOhain The Metropolitan- Toronto- - Business: Jo.wrnal,. a magazine devoted to business ini the Toronto area and official voice of the Metropolitan Toronto Board of Trade, carried an in- teresting article in its December issue. The story covered the development of a Toronto rental firm from an individual business into what is expected to become a Canada -wide chain of equipment rental. stores. Stephenson's Rent -All now includes 20 stores in the Toronto complex, but plans to expand to at least 50 outlets within five years. The vehicle for the expansion will probably be on aJranchise basis. President of the rapidly - growing firm is Jim McKinney, son of R. E. McKinney of Bluevale (and Florida) who was formerly mayor of Wingham. The magazine article is devoted chiefly to Jim's strategies in the marketing field. The company slogan is "50 in 5", referring to the ambitious plan for a 50 -store chain in five years. McKinney is an admirer of the McDonald food chain's "Big Mac Attack" 'as a successful marketing strategy which relies heavily on advertising to move its products. An interesting feature of the article, as far as Who is this little guy who's coming to Wingham? WHO= people= -are- con- cerned, is the photograph of Jim'MeKinney, who bears a striking resemblance to his father. Jim recently was invited to speak to the convention of the American Rental Association at Dallas, Texas, where he was presented with a Friendship Awardfor outstanding contribution to the international equipment rental industry. Personal finances topic for 4mH club In an effort to help young people learn about personal money management, a new 4-H project called Personal Finance is being offered this year. Personal Finance will focus 'on the needs of senior, 4-H members who will be moving away from home in the next few years, or members already living on their own. During its six meetings, the club will focus on six different topics, including finding a place to live, financial planning, banking, credit and consumer rights and responsibilities. The meetings are designed to include discussion of related material and ac- tivities which will reinforce information learned. There will be several chances to invite community profes- sionals into meetings to act as a resource on banking, rental agrrements and the use of credit. Members must be at least 16 years of age. For further information on the club contact Muriel Taylor at Belgrave, 357-2368; Harry Winkel -'or Hans Rasmussen, Fordwich, 335-3615 or 335- 3270; or Carol Boneschan- sker, Ethel, 887-6870. Bbiieve it or notes Spring is coming! WHY WAIT - SAVE NOW! DOUBLE COUPONS SAVE $2000 SAVE $509° SAVE $4000 1 2 speed Mountain Bike Cruiser bike built for fun and designed for comfort: Reg. price $189.99 $149' SAVE $2500 Mini hydraulic Trolley Jack Raises 1 1 tons. Crank handle. Reg. price $69.95 NO�,$44� SAVE $400 Dorel Car Baby Seat Can be used in elevated, reclining, or rear faced positions. Reg. price $49.95 0$4595 NW €gRE. ri \<.. Commodore 64 Home Computer The future is.at your fingertips. SAVE .$2000 Commodore 64 Computer Reg. $399.99 NOW $34999 Monitor Reg. $399.99 NOW *37989 Disk Drive :..... _...... '.. Reg. Printer, Diskettes, Paper Programs SEE US ABOUT OUR $399.99 NOW $37999 also available. PACKAGE PRICING! SAVE $1000 5 shelf Storage Unit $2195 Reg. $31.95 ; SAVE $1500 21"cut 4 HP Lawn Mower With vertical pull starter, 4 position handle. Reg. $214.95 Now19995 Grass catcher available. Remember Double Coupon Days - March 21 to March 23, 1984. CANADIAN TIRE Associate Store Josephine St. Wingham. 357-3714 • • AN ANGRY HECTOR TREADWELL (Michael Kelly) confronts politician Thomas Smiley (Mike McManus) and forces him to relent in his quest to turn the small Village of Elmtree Valley into a freeway In this scene from "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points". The play by Keith Roulston was the first produc- tion by the Theatre Circle, a newly -formed touring theatre which'will be playing at Blyth, Chatham, Petrolia and Owen Sound this spring. Theatre Circle's next production will be Peter Colley's "The Vaudevillians", opening at Blyth April 19. Theatre Circle embarks on a new venture in local arts By Henry Hess With the Blyth Summer Festival now firmly established in the hearts and minds of area theatre -goers, some of the people who helped to found that festival have turned their hands to a bold, new venture. With the dual aim of filling the off-season void in theatre at Blyth and making professional theatre ac- cessible to a wider audience; they have formed The- , Theatre he•.Theatre Circle, a new company which will be -based at Blyth but will tour its productions to other parts of Western Ontario. One of the prime movers behind the new company is Keith Roulston, the Blyth playwright and former jour nalist–whops--invoroeot with James and Anne Roy in the founding of the Summer Festival back ,in 1975 and _later wt,, ,,,g..,wapage it ,during fotkul,Qf . its -.most • successful years. • He said Theatre Circle is an outgrowth of the Summer Festival, ,but will not be a clone. For a start, while- it will produce some Canadian and first -run plays, it also plans to branch out with some American and British' plays. This will give local audiences a chance to see popular productions they otherwise might have missed. - "I strongly believe in what the Summer. Festival does," Mr. Roulston explained, "butwe're just the opposite of everybody else. Other places never get to see a Canadian play and here we get to see nothing else." It also will take its productions to other centres which currently lack pro- fessional theatre. During its abbreviated first season this spring, it will take its productions of "The Stiortest Distance Between Two Points" and "The Vaudevil- lians" to Chatham, Petrolia and Owen Sound. Next season a more am- bitious schedule is planned, with up to five productions and one or two more com- munities added to the circle. First, however, The Theatre Circle must get through this season and it will not be easy, Mr. Roulston admits. There is not much money available for theatre in Canada, especially for a small, un- proven company like this. "When you need the money most you don't get it," he said. "The first year everybody gives you best wishes and hopes you make it, then they'll consider giving you something after that. "Everybody says we need more touring theatre, but there's no money available until you're established." The group did -get a small grant this year, but it will amount to less than $3,500. The rest of the money it will have to raise itself, Being new and unknown also has made The Theatre Circle more difficult to sell, particularly in communities unfamiliar with the Summer Festival, he added. "It's sort of, like being a salesman without samples. Until you get down there and show them, it doesn't mean a lot:' This has made for hard slugging trying to establish a base in communities like Chatham and Sarnia, he said, but people in Owen Sound knew of the Summer Festival and welcomed the new theatre with open arms. Mr. Roulston said' one of the major reasons for form- ing The Theatre Circle was the almost complete lack of any kind of theatre in this -area during the fall, winter and spring. "You go from having all kinds of choice in the summer to none. in the winter." • While still with the Summer Festival, he and Janet Amos, the festival's artistic director, had discussed mounting some kind of a winter season, but never solved all the details of . how to manageit • Itis hard to predict just what kind of an audience there is for theatre here during the winter, par- ticularly -with' the uncertain weather conditions in the snow belt,. he said.. They probably will not get the city people or the cottagers who attend the Summer Festival, but by spreading the cost of" productions among a number of communities he hopes to make it go. He estimated if the theatre can attract an average of 2,000 people in each com- munity, compared to 3,000 for the Summer Festival, it will be self-supporting. He also hopes to spark a new interest in touring theatre companies. There is hardly 'any touring theatre left, he noted, with one of the. best-known touring com- panies, the Theatre Passe Muraille, now spending most of its time at home in Toronto. The Theatre Circle's first production, a return of Mr. Roulston's own comedy "The Shortest Distance" which premiered at the Summer Festival in 1977, opened at Blyth last week. Following a three -night run, it left this week for Chatham, followed by Petrolia and Owen Sound. The company will then return to Blyth to stage Peter Colley. ("I'll Be Back For You Before Mid- night") and Heinar Piller's musical comedy "The Vau- devillians" April 19. Allowing • for some o ning-night jitters before a partly- u ouse, e company 'did show promise, particularly in the per- formances of Michael Kelly, an experienced Vancouver actor who was outrageously funny as Hector Treadwell,. the town drunk and oracle, and Mike McManus as the sauve and ' polished • poli- tician, Thomas Smiley.. Staging was excellent, with . an effective jux- taposition of scenes through use of lighting, and the set was both attractive and functional. . ' This new theatre group will bear watching, par- ticularly, as it gains con- fidence in its material and a feel for .its audience. With a bit of luck it -could bring a whole new.,dimension to winter entertainment in Western Ontario. Plans for April made w� vi■ ■ MM■ The Evening Guild of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Wingham, held its regular Monthly meeting in the parish hall. Mrs. Robert Ritter opened the 'm with prayer and all • ned in singing the hym Blest Be the Tie That Bin ". Mrs. Ed Lewis read scripture from John, chapter 15. Mrs. M. Davis was in charge of the business in the absence of the president. Members were reminded of the need for nursery equipment and asked to donate. good used toys, books, etc.. as 'soon as possible., Lists articles needed for St. Monica House were given Guild to the members and they were , asked to bring something to the next meeting if possible so a box can be prepared for St. Monica House. Plans were lized for the garage sale to be April. 7 and it was decided to cater for a banquet April 9. The meeting closed with Grace and lunch was served by Mrs. P. Deyell and Mrs. I. Metcalfe. The remainder of the evening was spent in making favors for hospital trays: The next meeting date is changed to Tuesday, April 3, and will be a work meeting to prepare for the garage sale. Senior citizens hear travel talk GORRIE — The local senior citizens had as their guest speaker Bruce McIntosh of Hanover who showed pictures of Canada from coast to coast, in- dicating various tours which can be taken with his travel service and also day trips which are available. Mr. McIntosh was introduced by Mrs. Alvin Mundell and thanked by Mrs. Glad Edgar. The meeting was the hall at noon an began with a pot luck dinn ". The tables were gay with St. Patrick's decorations acid all enjoyed the friendly fellowship. President Harold Robin- son conducted a brief busi- ness meeting. Zone 33 execu- tive will meet in Harriston on April 2 to arrange the zone rally. The club will hold its regular euchre and games night on March 27. A short program was given, consisting of Irish songs by pianist Mrs. Hogg, a medley of Irish tunes by Alvin Mundell and Mel Dennis on mouth organs and a humorous reading by Mrs. George Brown. Arrangements for the eeting were in charge of Mrs, Nellie Taylor and Mrs. William .Sinith. The April meeting Will also begin at noon with a smorgasbord The Winghaizi Advanoe-TT S Mara 198 --Fat 11 Pflp1 erectine'nor e WarPilots and Observers `'Association of Winnipeghas, to date,. organized three . very. suc- cessful Commonwealth Wal'time. Aircrew Reunions and presently is organizing a fourth reunion for Sep- tember 6 to 9 of this year. It is expected a total `'of 5,00Q registrants and their wives will gather ,at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. In addition to organizing the reunion, the association has undertaken the responsibility of establishing an appropriate memorial to those who gave their lives while training under the British Com- monwealth Air Training Plan. • Most other' commands have their respective memorials, but the hundreds of boys and young men from the Commonwealth coun- tries who gave their lives while training in Canada, now lie in the cemeteries of cities, towns and hamlets near where long -abandoned training fields once existed. These men, all but forgotten except by family and friends, died just as honorably in the causeof freedom as did their comrades in• arms w%i ► lost their lives while serving on Opevational squadrons. -' The association intends to erect a fitting merorialk "Airman in Training" in an appropriate location and have it available for dedication during the parade and cenotaph service Sun- day, Sept. 9. The association is inviting donations to offset the cost of this memorial, especially from aircrew members who personally were involved with the BCATP, but also from relatives, friends or groups which would want to remember. - If you believe it is im- portant that future generations know about this time in history, when many thousands of young men from all parts of the Com- monwealth voluntarily came together in Canada to train and take their places in the war in the air and that many of these men made the supreme sacrifice while still under training, then please send a cheque or money order to: BCATP Memorial, (in care of) Royal Trust, 330 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3C 3Z5. Seniors' Day Centre News By Rita Rice This Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 1:30 p.m., the centre will be showing the award-winning film, "If You Love This Planet": Any area senior is invited to come in and view this film on nuclear disarmament. Thanks are extended to everyonewho helped con- tribute ,to the great success party last Thursday af- ternoon. We weren't aware we .had so many Fred Astaires,atthecentie .. Upcoming programs at the centre include a visit from Bob Perry, pastor at the United Church in Bluevale who . will be our guest speaker next Tuesday at 1 pm. The next foot clinic is scheduled for next Wed- nesday from 1-3p.m. A field officer from the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security Benefits Office from. Sarnia will address the seniors April 4 at 10 a;m. in the morning and April 5, Rev. Paul Mills from St. Andrew's Presby- terianChurch will be speak- ing on his unique beekeeping hobby. If bees and honey in- terest you, plan to attend this program. The centre will be taking a bus to the Belmore Maple Syryp Festival Thursday, April 12. Any senior in the community who wishes to go should call 357-1440 or 357- 1445. We still are accepting bookings for table rentals for the April 7 flea market also. articles or baking to donate to this sale, We would ap- preciate those too. A�rem'inder..to.,,alL-co i- mtinity groups and service clubs: the videotape "Aging in a Rural Environment" is now available at the centre for use by any group. It was produced by the University of Guelph. A meeting of the staff of the centre and its -volunteers will be held -Friday at 11-a.m. at the centre to discuss upptoming events such as the flea market. • An interesting statement for thought this week is: Man does not cease to play because he grows old, he grows old because he ceases to play. ST. PA TRICk'S DANCE—George Tervit Jr. did the call- ing for the square dances at last Thursday's St. Patrick's Day dance at the Wingham Day Centre for the Homebound. A good crowd turned out . for some gOOd old Irish blarney ;Including one mark hobert Thompson of Wingham, who was -born In the Emerald Isle.