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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-06-13, Page 10Page 10—The Wingham Advance -Times, June 13, 1984 AND STILL GOING STRONG—Mrs. Ethel Wheeler of Belgrave celebrated her 95th birthday with an open house at the Belgrave United Church on Saturday. Family and friends gathered to help .her celebrate, among them two nieces, Mrs. Eleanor Williams of San Antonio, Texas, and Mrs. Jean Johnson of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Many attend 95th birthday celebration BELGRAVE — The 95th birthday celebration for Mrs. Ethel Wheeler was held in the Sunday Schoolroom of Knox United Church, Bel - grave on Saturday after- noon. The dining table displayed pink candles and a decorated birthday cake, while the tea tables were arrangedwith small attractive centre bou- quets. Many relatives ° and friends, including sister members of the Eastern Star attended. Relatives from a distance were Colonel and Mrs. Wal- ter M. Williams, San An- tonio, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Johnson, East Den- nis, Massachusetts; Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wilson, Melissa and Jenny, Watkins' Glen, New York and • Mrs. Susan Harvey and Ivan, Sante Fe., New Mexico, Pentecost service is held at Knox United BELGRAVE — Knox United Church was prettily decorated' *it1 'colorful' ar- ranggments,,._of.. summer flowers, supplemented by pansy and lily of the valley bouquets on the windowsills, for the,Sunday morning ser- vice. Mrs. George Procter, or- ganist, presented a prelude of sacred numbers and ac- companied the choir of mix- ed voices as they sang "Seal Us for Service". Rev. John G. Roberts chose a Scripture reading from Acts pertaining to Pen- tecost. He used three com- parisons to relate his mess- age: "Speaking and Hear- ing" "Consumer and Labor- er" and "Institution and Community". A sermon may be well pre- pared and Well delivered by the..speaker,-.but -if , the con- gregation is not receptive and intent on hearing, the message may do little good he said. It may not even be acknowledged as beneficial to the listener. The Holy Spirit must be ever-present with each of us. Each member must be a consumer of the gospel and a laborer for his master. Each community member should take God to church with him as God takes each of us 'to church. Pentecost is the birthday of the church: let us rejoice in it, he concluded. MRS. LEWIS STONEHOUSE — Belgrave Belgrave friends and neighbors extend congratu- lations to Mrs.. Amelia Brown, who will attain her 100th birthday on Thursday, June 14. Mrs. Brown is now a patient in Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital. Congratulations also to Mrs. Ethel Wheeler who will celebrate her 95th birthday on June 16. A birthday party was held in her honor on Sat- urday afternoon, June 9, in ,Knox United Church Sunday schoolroom. Mr. and Mrs. William Eicher •of Milverton were Sunday afternoon visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Johnston. Mr. and Mrs: James Cook, Avie and Alycia of Winnipeg, Manitoba have returned. home recently after spend- ing a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cook. The Belgrave Community Centre Board is planning a fund-raising on Friday even- ing to help pay for the new lights at the ballpark. There will be ball games starting at. 7:30 p.m. then the dedication of the lights at 9 p.m. This will be followecby a dance in the arena. The admission will be donations of money to help cover the cost of the lights in the ball park. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gras - by spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Gary Leitch, Julie and Jeffery of London and with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Armstrong of Thorndale. Auditor addresses. Morris council mtg. • .Morris Township auditor Karl Lentz of LucknoW at- tended last Thursday's meeting of council to discuss the increase in the 1984 auditing bill. Council had invited Mr. Lentz td the meeting to discuss the $5,000 bill, which is' an increase of $900 from 1983, and members wanted to know why. Mr. Lentz explained that the reason for the increase was not due to any problems with the township's book- keeping, but rather fo a new accounting system in- troduced by the government this year which added all the extra work. The cost of the actual audit was $4,350. Added to that was a report for the inflation restraint hoard for another $350 and extra work involved with the new tax form at $300, for a grand total of $5,000. Mr. Lentz said he absorbed some of the cost himself and added, unless there are any other changes to the tax form next year, the 1985 auditing hill should he around $4,350. All the other local municipalities have reported increases in their audit bills as well this year,' reported Clerk -Treasurer Nancy Michie. Council thanked Mr. Lentz for coming to the meeting and agreed to pay the bill in full. In other business, Morris will receive $48.000 in sup- plementary subsidy this 'year from the Ministry of Transportation and `Com- munications of which $38,000 will go toward the grader purchased in 1983 and $10,000 toward repairs to the Blind Line Bridge, just off the first concession. Still with the bridge, the township engineers, Dawson and Johnston Ltd. of Stratfor.d, sent sample tender forms to council for the bridge project. Council approved the forms and they have been sent since to the MTC for its approval. If all goes well at the ministry level, council napes the tenders can be advertised soon. John and Dianne Duskocy attended the meeting to request a clean-out of the 1924 McCutcheon Drain. Councillor Clem McLellan and Deputy Reeve Tom Miller were assigned to walk the drain and see if an engineer needs to be brought in. Don and Joyce Jacklin of Brussels attended to see if Chestnut Street, a street abutting their property, could be closed since it never has been developed as a street. Council instructed the clerk to check all the necessary documents and report back at the next meeting Doug Garniss of the Morris Township Federation of Agriculture attended the meeting and asked for a grant from • council. Mem- bers granted the local federation $400. A letter was received from the Clinton Public Hospital asking for an annual grant, Council decided it would not grant the hospital any money this year, but would consider it next year when budgeting. Members also asked Mrs. Michie to try and find out approximately how many Morris residents use the Clinton hospital. Mrs. Annie Reid of Walton has been nominated by council for a bicentennial award because of her volunteer work. Also at the meeting, council put forward the name of W. T. Cruickshank as one of the notable citizens of Huron County to be mentioned in this year's historical atlas. Mr. Cruickshank was born in Morris Township where the Wingham Golf and Curling Club stands today and he went on to found CKNX. The Clubs 4-1-1 of Quebec are a forestry -oriented youth group for boys and girls which was started about 40 , years ago by the Quebec Forestry Association to encourage young people to appreciate forests and re- lated resources. In other provinces the 4-1 groups are mainly agriculture -based. ti mrd does not pay petial.finder's,-fee No employee of the Huron County Board of Education receives a, finder's fee for in- vesting school board funds, says Director of Education Robert Allan. Mr. Allan was responding to a question by Trustee Art Clarke at the board's June meeting. Mr. Clarke said he had read press reports of Huron County Council employees receiving finder's fees. The director said that after he had heard about the situation at County Council, he in- vestigated the school board's policy. "Our investing is done by our chief ac- countant," said Mr. Allan who, when asked if he had ever received a finder's fee replied he had not. OTHER BUSINESS In other business, the board authorized the personnel committee to select an agent of record to oversee employee frin e•benefit plans. Superintendent , of Personnel Peter Gryseels said the committee would first have to discuss the idea with various em- ployee groups. An agent of record would be responsible for the over $600,900 in benefits for the board's employees. The personnel commit- tee report stated this would not cost the board more money since the agent of record receives a commission. Mr. Gryseels said a board employee would not be appointed agent because the board is looking for an expert in the benefit or insurance field. The superintendent said some other boards use a consulting firm. For the past few years, since the previous agent of record's contract expired, the Huron board has been tendering'the benefits itself. Standpipe repairs proceed on schedule The major overhaul of Wingham's water standpipe is proceeding on schedule toward an anticipated completion date of mid-July, members of the Wingham Public Utilities Commission were told last week. PUC Manager Ken Saxton also said that, despite some unexpected problems en- countered during the repairs, final costs should not be substantially higher than the original estimate. Originally it was feared the problems with loosening of the outer coat on the concrete tank and fracturing of some of the pre -stressing wires wrapped around the tank could add considerably to repair costs, he said, but now it is estimated the ad- ditional costs will be only $3,000 to $5,000. Commission Chairman Roy Bennett said no one can explain just why the wires, which are wrapped tightly around the inner core of the tank and account for much of its strength, are broken. "It doesn't make sense; they aren't rusted even." The problem occurs in an 18 to 20 -inch area about two- thirds of the way up the west side, he said, and at that point cables will be fastened around the tank to take up the load. The cables will be covered over and will not be visible once the repairs are completed, he explained. Mr. Saxton also reported the engineer had said work on the outside of the tank was almost completed and ready for the first coat of paint. Considerable work remains to be done on the inside, however. The PUC has finally received the first instalment of a provincial grant toward [MRS- DON EADIE BeImore Personals Jana Sue and Kelly McKague, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jim' McKague fared well at recent horse shows. Kelly placed first with her Shetland pony "Susie" at the Hensall Twilight Show, winning her very first red ribbon. Jana Sue took top honors in 'four classes at the Clinton. Spring Fair and received the trophy for exhibitor with the• best saddle horse. Congratula- tions girls on the fine achievement: Mr. and Mrs.. Stewart Mulvey of London visited last Thursday and Friday with Mrs. Helen Eadie and Harry Mulvey. . The community.. extends very best wishes to Jim and Doreen Mawhinney on the. birth of their twins,' Michael and Melissa, last Thursday in London. A number of McIntosh - area people attended and enjoyed a cold meat supper at the Sacred Heart Church in Mildmay Sunday evening. • Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Jim McKague and family joined the Blyth Pleasure Driving Assocation on a tour of the Maitland block and surrounding area, a total of 18 miles. The McKagues used their Morgan team and said the weather was ideal and reported a most en- joyable day. Congratulations to Rose Kieffer and Warren Weber who were married last Saturday at Sacred Heart Church in Teeswater and had a reception in the Mildmay complex. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Inglis and Amanda have moved to the former Leroy Dettman farm on the 18th concession of Howick. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Horton and family of Atwood visited Sunday with Mrs. Eldon Renwick and attended the anniversary services at / McIntosh Church. Mrs. Helen Miotto and John of Windsor visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ron Harkness Sunday. John is staying on the Harkness farm to work for the summer months. Visitors with Tom Darling on the weekend and at- tending the anniversary services at McIntosh Church Were Mr. and Mrs. John Tyler of St. Marys, Isabel Darling of Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Art Carter and Doug of London. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Harkness had as their guests this past weekend Jean Harkness of Toronto, Laura Inglis of London and Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Walker and Brian of Bluevale. All at - tended anniversary services at McIntosh Church. Special services were held in McIntosh Church Sunday morning to commemorate the 100th annive :nary of the church and the 120th an- niversary of the congre- gation. Rev. Ken Tanner of Palmerston was the guest speaker. The music was pro- vided by Paula Wright, ac- companied by Neil Murray at the piano and the men's quartet of Ben Blackwell, Gary and Bryon Ballagh and Doug Inglis also performed. A memorial service was held in the afternoon at McIntosh Church with Rev. Rea Grant of Wingham the guest speaker. The music was provided by the quartet of Jeff and Paul Dickson and Brian and Doug Jeffray, accompanied by Mrs. Bev Jeffray at the piano. Lunch was served to the large crowds. which attended both services. The pastor of the charge, Rev. Ralph Knock, conducted both services and Mrs. Lorraine Renwick was at the 'organ and Mrs. Donna • Inglis played the piano. Guests of Mrs. Laurine Wright Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Greg Buchanan and family of Newmarket, Mr. and Mrs. Syd Thompson and family of Wingham, Mr. and Mrs. John Paynter and family of Waterloo and Mrs. Jeanette McLean of Toronto. Attending the McIntosh anniversary services with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Haskins were Mr. and Mrs. Ken Haskins and Heather of Burlington, Mrs. Zella Duncan, Muriel Ellis, Mrs. Gerald Duncan of Hamilton, Mrs. Ralph Reddon of Atwood, Mr, and Mrs. Elmer Haskins of Gorrie and Mr. and Mrs. Herb Clayton of Wingham. Congratulations to Evelyn During and George Hones who were married last Saturday and had their wedding supper and reception at the Belmore complex. Philip Eadie, left fielder for the Owen Sound King Farms fastball team, at- tended a fastball tournament in North Bay this past weekend. Owen' Sound won its division, but was eliminated by Sault Ste. Marie 6-4 in the finals Sunday. Philip received the most valuable player award in Sunday's game. Genetic improvement pro- grams can significantly, in- crease the rate of growth, quality and pest resistance of Canadian trees. the repairs. The payment of about $60,000 represents the Environment Ministry contribution toward the first phase of repairs carried out three years ago. The ministry has an- nounced it will contribute a total of about $160,000 toward repair costs estimated at about $215,000 for both phases of the project. In other business at the meeting, Mr. Bennett commented that power bills from Ontario' Hydro seemed unusually high this year, and bookkeeper Brenda Adams confirmed that total con- sumption of electricity in town is running about two months ahead of last year. "No wonder people's bills are high; they're using more," Mr. Saxton ob- served. The manager also reported that PUC em- ployees recently attended a safety seminar at Goderich and the utility received its. 21 -year safety certificate. During that ,time it has compiled a record of 230,530 man-hours of hydro work without a single accident requiring compensation, while in waterworks, its record is 44,475 hours ac- cident -free. JUST DOING HIS JOB—Laboring on behalf of his constituents, Huron -Bruce MPP Murray Elston got to dig the hole for the ceremonial planting of a white pine at Howick's Pioneer Cairn on Highway 87 Saturday morning. Fortunately for Mr. Elston, it was not a very big tree. .. UCW potluck dinner The final meeting of the Wingham United Church Women for the summer months was held Monday evening and started with a potluck supper at 6:30. A singsong was led by three ladies, followed by a program which consisted of one item from each of the four units. Unit One presented a skit depicting two strangers side by side in a church pew, Unit Two held a hat parade, the Afternoon Unit had a craft display and Unit 83 'had a recipe book made up for those present. A bicentennial family dinner is being planned for Sept. 16 and the next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 22. .70WN 0� N. r* WINGHAM it i nee ner is bein DOG LICENSING IN THE TOWN OF WINGHAM Animal control licensing at the Wingham Ar- mouries, Edward Street entrance, each Thurs- day from June 21 to the end of August, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Dogs must be brought for licensing and photo. A lifetime animal license will be issued at a cost of $20 for canines 6 months and over. The bylaw regulating animal control carries after September 1, 1984, for enforcement pur- poses a fine of $50 for failure to license. Anyone obtaining a dog after September 1, 1984 has one month to obtain a license. The fine schedule for dogs running at Targe in the Town of Wingham is $25 for a first offence and $50 for each subsequent offence. If the dog is impounded there will be an additional pound fee. Robt. F. 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