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dvRCe-Times, June 1, 1977
�g Match chairmen
to�rsite of 1978 IPM
+Chairnien of the various com-
MitteeS responsible for the 1978
International Plowing Match
gathered at the Jim Armstrong
farm, just east of, Wingham on
Monday evening to go over the
match site.
Purpose of the gathering was to
assess the various land areas on
the Armstrong farm and the
neighboring properties on which
the elements of the match will be
located. These include the plow-
ing lands which will be used for
Lakelet
Misses Marion Huth, Marilyn
Renwick, Ellen Johnston and
Masters Kevin Pfeffer, Steven
Hallman and Murray Grosz re-
turned Saturday after a three-
day tour of Ottawa attending the
National School Safety Patrol
Jamboree. The . trip was spon-
sored by LiteCanadian Auto-
mobile Association and the local
Ontario Motor League club. They
visited many places, one being
the residence of the Governor-
General, the Honorable Jules
Leger, Rideau, Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Giles of
Arkona and Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Donaldson were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Sandy Murray and Mr. and Mrs.
Lyle Murray and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilson of
Sault Ste. Marie spent a few days
last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Inglis.
Friends gather
for, anniversary
BELGAVE — About 150 friends
and relatives gathered at the WI
Hall on Sunday noon to honor Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Scott on the oc-
casion of their 25th wedding anni-
versary,. They were tnarried at
the home of her parents, the late
Mr. and Mrs. George Saunders of
Ashfield Township.
Mr. Scott is the son of the late
Mr. and •Mrs. R. J. Scott of Bel -
grave. They have a family of five
girls and five boys, all being pre-
sent. Mrs. Jerry (Beth) de Bruyn
of Clifford, Mrs. Bill (Ila) Gadke
of Lakelet, John, Karen,' Patsy,
Jim, Bill, Audrey, and Kevin all
at home. They also have two
grandchildren, Corry -Lynn de
Bruyn and Debbie Gadke.
Ken and Lottie were pleased to
have their attendants present,
the maid of honour, Mrs. Patrick
McGlynn (Helen Ernewein) of
Hamilton,. the bridesmaid, Mrs.
Floyd Horton (Jean Ritchie) of
Listowel and the best man, Mac
Scott. Gifts were opened and Ken
and Lottie expressed their
thanks.
Those present were fro on's
Head, Chatham, Dutt , To-
ronto, London, Listowel, amil-
ton, Lucknow, Wingham, -
forth, Goderich, Clifford, La elet
and Belgrave.
competiton in its various classes;
the tented city location _and
several parking areas.
In addition to the committee
chairmen, Sgt. Len George, who
is in charge of the Wingham
Detachment of the Ontario Pro-
vincial Police, went along on the
tour to familiarize himself with
the problems connected with con-
trol and movement of traffic
while the match is in progress.
Work is well under way on the
clearing of a road allowance run-
ning south from Highway 86, at
the plowing match site. A bailey
bridge will span the Maitland
River to permit the road to con-
tinue south and intersect with the
first line of Morris. Filling and
grading is at present being done
on ..the first line of Morris west
from the proposed intersection to
Highway 4. Another big job will
be the upgrading of the B Line of
Turnberry Township from its
junction with Highway 86, east of
Bluevale to the point where the B
Line joins Highway 4 at the north
edge of Wingham.
Keet gives talk
on 350 mile walk
Adrian Keet, the area farmer
who walked to Ottawa for Pro
Life gave a talk on his 350 mile
walk at the Wingham town hall on
Saturday to a small audience.
Mr. Keet left his farm at 8:30
a.m. April 8 in "awful cold" wea-
ther. Ari eighteen year old girl,
Teresa Cronin, Teeswater, walk-
ed 18 miles with him on the first
day.
Mr. Keet made 27 miles his
first day and 17 miles the second
day_ He said he was well received
all the way through his walk ex-
cept for one incident when two
beer bottles were thrown at him,
from a car six miles outside of
Arthur.
He walked '32 miles before
reaching his destination in
Orangeville and said hisfeet
were very sore. The Christian
Brothers had a room ready for
him there. In other places he was
billeted by people sympathetic to
the Pro Life cause. A" Brother
walked the next 18 miles with
him. •
At a later point in his trip, Mr.
Xeet discovered he had a sprain-
ed ankle. A doctor in Peterbor- ,
ough fixed his ankle, giving him
bandages and pain killers.
' In Norwood, a stranger, Joe
Hartwick gave 'Mr. Keet room"
and board. At Sharbot Lake an-
other young girl joined him and
walked 24 miles to Perth before
she returned to Toronto. .
When Mr. Keet reached Ottawa .
he led the Right to Life march.
The Festival for Life was held
May 5, 6 and 7. Mrs. Richard •
Campeau and Mrs. Robert Chet-
tleburg both of Wingham along
with Mr. Keet represented the
Huron County pro life groups at
the festival.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN— and others affiliated with the
1978 Plowing Match met Monday evening to look over the
match site just outside Wingham. The group includes: Roy
Pattison, vice chairman; Don Pullen, secretary; Earl
IiIdenby, treasurer; Barry Mulvey of the land committee;
Jim Aitchison, involved with the team and horse show;
Spence Cummings, county exhibits; Ken Johnson, trailer
park; Jim Armstrong, Ontario Plowing Match director and'
host of the 1978 match; Morris Township Reeve William El-
ston, responsible for traffic; County Engineer James Britt-
nell; County Clerk' and Administrator William Hanley;,
Turnberry Township Reeve Don Eadie; Doug Farquhar,
gates and tickets; Ray Scotchmer, publicity; Don Young,
parking; Jim Phelan of the Junior Farmers; and Sgt Len
George from the Wingham Detachment of the OPP.
Personal Notes from Whitechurch
Mrs. Christopher was last week
transferred from Wingham Hos-
pital to Pinecrest Nursing Home,
Lucknow.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mowbray
and Jack McIntyre of Wingham
on Sunday visited with Mrs.
McIntyre at Pinecrest Nursing
Home.
Paul Falconer of Sarnia spent
the weekend with his cousin,
Kevin Falconer.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Purdon,
Kathy, Lorie and Kendra were
Sunday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Purdon, also Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Cameron and Mrs.
Clara Cameron of Lucknow.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Moffat of
Accidents\ occur
3days in a raw
There were two motorcycle
accidents and one bicycle acci-
dent reported in Wingham and
area this week and last v eek.
Dwaine Scott of Wingham re-
ceived a minor concussion with
bad scrapes and bruises after his
bicycle was in collision with a ve-
hicle on Monday, May 30.
The • Wingham Police Depart-
ment investigated the accident
which occurred on Victoria
Street. The vehicle was driven by
Roger Benniger of Wingham.
Damage to the bicycle was esti- •
mated at $75.
John McCracken, RR 7, Luck -
now, was treated ,at Wingham
and. District Hospital for an in-
jured right wrist after he ap-
parently • was thrown from a
motorcycle May 28. The accident
occurred on Concession 9 of
Turnberry Township.
Hospital staff treated another
motorcycle accident victim after ,
he was apparently thrown off
when he hit a groundhog hole.
Douglas Huether, Brussels was
riding on a farm on the sixth line
of Morris May 29. He was treated
for minor injuries.
Langside were Sunday visitors
withAVIr. and Mrs. Wesley Tiffin.
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Falconer
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Hector Purdon and family
of Strathroy.
Mrs. Rena Fisher of Wingham
was a Sunday visitor with her
daughter, Mrs. Bill Gibson, Mr.
Gibson and family.
The Young People's Society
meets next Sunday, June 5, at
Langside at 8 p. m.
Mrs. George Fisher, Bruce
South District President, . and
Mrs. Victor Emerson attended
Bruce East District Annual held
at the United Church, Walkerton,
on 'Thursday, May 26.
. The Young People's Society is
sponsoring a pancake supper Sat-
urday evening, June 11, at White-
church Community Memorial
Hall- at 8:30. All are asked to
come for a time of fellowship.
On June 5 Whitechurch Sun-
day school will meet at 10 a.m.
and church at 11:15.
Whitechurch UCW were invited .
to; Calvin -Brick United Church
meeting May' 30 at 8:15.
' The regular meeting of White-
church UCW was held June l at 2
p. m. at the home of Mrs. Elmer
Sleightholm with the Christian
•Stewardship convener in charge.
Dalton Schultz was admitted
last week to 'Wingham and Dis-
trict ' Hospital. The community
wishes him a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Clarence Adams was able
to return last week from Vic-
toria Hospital, London, to Wing -
ham hospital. ,l -ler many friends
here wish her a speedy return to
her home.
•
. -Langside Cemetery meeting
will be held June • 6 at 8x30 at
Whitechurch Community Hall.
All persons interested"' in the -
cemetery are extended an invita-
tion.
Visitors on -Sunday with Mrs.
Dalton Schultz and with Dalton at
Wingham Hospital were their
daughter, Mrs. Tom McMullin
and Mr. McMullin,. Tommy and
Timmy of St. Catharines and
their son, Leonard Schultz and
Mrs. Schultz of Tillsonburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Conn ar-
rived home •on Thursday alter
visiting for two weeks with their
son,.George Conn, Mrs. Conn and
family of Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Visitors on Sunday with Mr:
and Mrs. Wallace Conn were Mr.
and Mrs. Conley and Jason of
Wingham and Mr. and Mrs. Mac
Armstrong and Elaine of Culross.
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. E.
W. Beecroft and Karen and with
Hugh Sinnamon are Mrs. Samuel.
1-Ianna, Amsterdam, New York,
and Mrs. Mary Mcllwaine, Port
Adown, Northern Ireland. Mrs.
Hanna and Mrs. Mcllwaine are
sisters and cousins of the Sinna-
mon families.
• Visiting with Hugh Sinnamon
and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Beecroft
and Karen on. Sunday were Mr.
and Mrs. Phillip McMillan, Luck -
now, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Wilk -
en and family, Ripley, Mrs:
Archie Hertel, Kitchener, Mrs.
Ken Wilson, Scott, and Kathy of
St: Jacobs,' Mrs. Stewart Forsyth,
•Walkerton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Sinnamon and family, Monkton,
Kenneth Sinnamon, Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Sinnamon, Mr..and Mrs.
Ronald Beecroft, Hether and
Shannon, all of Wingham.
Sunday Visitors • with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter' Elliott and family
Were his mother, Mrs. Agnes El-
liott, Wingham, Scott, Robert and
Brent Campbell of London..
Miss\\Wendy Kay was,admitted
Monday to Wingham and bistrict
Hospital for surgery on her knee.
She is wished a speedy recovery
by iier many community friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Robertson of
Wingham were Sunday visitors
with his sister, - Mrs. Dawson
Craig and Mr. Craig.
Miss Joyce Tiffin was able to
return to Toronto Sunday to re-
sume her work. Miss Janet
Sleightholm accompanied her to
Toronto.
Visitors on Monday with Mr.
and Mrs. Carl McClenaghan and
Mrs. Ben McClenghan were Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Ryan of Goderich,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moss of
Plattsville, Mrs. Eileen Parker of
Exeter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kleen,
Kar, Jennifer and Vanessa of St.
Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Durnin
spent the weekend in London with
their relatives.
At the evenitng anniversary
service inu Chalmers Presbyte-
rian Church, greetings were
changed among Rev. Dog
MacDonald, Port Elgin, Rev.
Robert Armstrong, Wingham,
Rev. W. Brown of the United
Church and -Rev. W."Henderson of
Woodstock. Mr. Henderson, ' a
former school teacher at SS No.
10 in the village,; also had a happy
time renewing friendships with
his .former pupils.
Workshops . will be held in
Whitechurch on June 13, for pub-
lic relations officers at the Com-
munity Memorial Hall with lead-
er Mrs. Harvey Houston, provixi
tial PRO; .for Bruce South Dis-
trict secretaries and treasurers
and for.Bruce South branch cura-
tors at the Presbyterian Church.
Curators are `asked to bring his-
tory books and yellow manuals.
Everyone is asked to,bring lunch;
refreshments will be served.
CGIT badges
are awarded at
M -D banquet -
BELGRAVE — The, Mother
and Daughter banquet was held
last Wednesday levening in the
basement of ';Knox United
Church. Miss Lavonne Ballagh of
Wingham was guest speaker.
Miss Doreen Taylor paid a
tribute to the mothers and Mrs.
Bill Taylor replied. Dianne Scott,
the president, was the mistress of
ceremonies. Mrs. William
Coultes presented each girl with
a World Friendship Badge. The
girls entertained with a skit de-
picting the correct way to wear a
middy.
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KNIGHT—A paper mache knight was one of the projects of
Howick Central School students taking a course on Life in
the Middle Ages. Seen here are some of the people who
helped make the knight. Top row, from left, Keith Grice
Cheri Stafford, Jeff Cummingham. Bottom row, Dennis
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