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Wingham Advance-Times, 1977-10-06, Page 1311111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Wr To Truckers: ReYour Drivers Licences. If you drive a truck over 18,000 pounds or tow a vehicle over 10,000 pounds. You must have your drivers licence converted to the properclassifka tion by January 3t, 1978. Ontario After January 31, 1978, you will need to be retested, using the appropriate vehicle, before a new licence can be issued. Further information is available at your local Ministry of Trans- portation and Communications Driver Licence Issuing Office. Ministry of Transportation and Communications Harold Gilbert, Deputy Minister Hon. James Snow, Minister rad, i\ _ iuiiiii.ii l lilt international irk Froutenac Plowmen turn fine furrows: onl kers Despite incessant rain and ankle-deep mud, the 1977 Inter- national,Plowing Match in Fron- tenac County fulfilled its basic purpose admirably — the plowing contests were excellent. Unlikely as it nay Y seem, ground conditions for the various classes were termed "very good" and no less than 158 plowmen took part in a total of 708 clesses over the four-day period. Carl Timbers of RR 4, Stouffville was declared grand champio end - ob t -D -Bre kii RR Cam -7 bridge was the runnee -up. ese two men will represent Cana in plowing matches abroad. \_ Six plowmen from Huron County did well in their various classes. Brian McGavin of Wal- ton was the youngest plowman from the county to take part. Brian is a grandson of the late Gordon McGavin, who was for many years a strong supporter and officer in the Ontario Plow- men's Assoc. Nineteen competitors took part in the horse-drawn classes, the largest entry in many years. Lynn Stewart of Halton County was named Queen of the Furrow and her award was a brand new car. Official dignitaries attending Lakelet Mr. and Mrs. Allan Wylie, Joan and Blaine, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Douglas and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Reidt attended the Rawson -Ellis wedding in Dorchester on Satur- day. Lakelet Women's Institute members were hostesses to the fall rally held at Howick Com- munity Centre on Monday. The monthly meeting held Thursday was a tour of the candy factory m Mount Forest. ' Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Foerter and Darren visited Sunday with. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bulmer and family in Gowanstown. Mrs. Lyle Foerter and Mrs. Paul Statia attended the Oktober- fest hairdressing seminar held at Bingeman Park, Kitchener, on Monday. 1) r1 \17s7LAP1"""e" , _................. 1) ilii ii 1 WINGHAM ROAD 'N' SNOW SHOW October 6, 1977 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. at the Ball Park Brought to you by the local auto and snowmobile dealers. in door prizes as well as other door prizes. In the case of foul weather, the showing will be held in the showrooms of the dealers on October 7, DON'T miss the fun! ow through mud included Hon. Eugene Whelan, federal minister of agriculture and Gordon Bennett, deputy minister of agriculture and food for Ontario. He represented Hon. William Newman, the minister, who was attending a trade con- ference in Japan. A highlight of'the event was the annual Plowmen's Banquet on Friday evening, attended by some 1700 people and the City of Kingston supported the event to the extent of $12,000. ' The Huron County local com- mittee, which is ' deep in final arrangements for next year's 'IPM to be held immediately east of Wingham, was well ren - resented. The Huron County exhibit at the match was located adjacent to the headquarters building and consisted of a large hospitality trailer in which coffee was served to hundreds of ap- preciative, match -goers; the Huron County Museum bus, con- taining many exhibits from the Goderich museum and a shingle - making machine. Jim Arm- strong, on whose farm the tented city will be sited next year, had his 19:4 Ford on exhibit and it, too, drew a lot of attention. The actual size of an Inter- national Plowing Match site is a surprise to most people who see the event for the first time. This year the tented city occupied over 137 acres and contained ap- proximately 500 exhibits located on a six -street plan and taking up Woman hit by a car It fur YWI�.• I1 A Fordwich woman is in satis- factory condition in University Hospital in London after she was hit by a car Sunday on her way to church. Marjorie Sotheran, 79, was taken to Listowel Memorial Hospital after she was hit by a car driven by Roger D. King of Listowel. She was walking across the roadway when the accident occurred. Mrs. Sotheran, who suffered from internal injuries and a frac- ture was immediately trans- ferred to University Hospital. Inst., guests tour CKNX The September, meeting of Maitland Women's Institute was held .Tuesday, September 27 when the Lucknow .junior . and Senior Institutes joined thea}adies for a tour of CKNX Radio and Television Station. Back at the town hall the meeting opened with the Opening Ode, followed by the Mary Stewart Collect. ' Mrs. Gerald Belanger, president, welcomed the Lucknow ladies. The minutes of the last meeting and treasurer's report were then heard. An invitation was received from the Blyth Women's Institute to attend their meeting Thurs- day. October 6 at 8:00 p.m. There will be a workshop held in . the Colborne Township Hall, Carlow, on October 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. conducted by Mrs. Clarence Diamond. Also received was an invitation to the Roy Jewell Appreciation Night in London, Thursday, October 20. Mr. Jewell of. CFPL Radio and TV has retired after serving the agricultural community for 29 years. The annual convention was held September 28 and 29 at Vanastra. Mrs. Les Jacklin re- ported on 'ticket sales on the quilt which was displayed in the win- dow of the PUC. Roll call, "A TV commercial that insults our intel- ligence" and the motto, "With all the questionable programs. do you monitor what your children watch?" brought about quite are discussion from the ladies. The Institute wiii not be can- vassing for the Heart Fund this year because of the limited num- ber of members. Thank you notes for flowers were received. Lunch was served and the guests thanked4'ir hosts of the eve- ning. Attend graduation BELGRAVE — Mrs. Marjorie Hartleib, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dennott and Mary Ann of -Tavi- stock attended the graduation of her niece, Florence Flood of New Hamburg. at Guelph University. Fifty-five girls graduated. Lunch was served in the recreation room. Later friends and relatives en- joyed a smorgasbord at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Haleman in Baden about 21,000 feet of frontage (nearly four miles). Four hun- dred acres were reserved for the plowing events and about 400 acres for the various parking areas. Cost for Hydro services amounted to $35,000; toilet facili- ties amounted to $10,000 and the same amount was spent for tele- phone connections. Attendance at the match total- led about 100,000, less than half of the 225,000 expected had the weather been favorable. The Wingham Advance -Tunes, October 6, 1977—Page 13 Social evening for newlyweds BELGRAVE — A large crowd gathered on Friday evening at the WI Hall for a social evening to honor Mr. and Mrs. John Ander- son (Jean Hopper) on their recent marriage. Euchre and other games were enjoyed with the euchre winners being Mrs. Norman Coultes, Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler, Miss Rose- marie Fear and Miss Ruth Hig- gins. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were called tp the front. Mrs. Ross Higgins read an address and Mrs. Glenn Ceultes presented them with a gift. Both John and Jean thanked everyone. A delicious lunch was enjoyed by all, C.:ndieIit-t�a for cradle graduation A candlelit tea was held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Sept. 23, in honor of the cradle roll graduation. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony graduated 17 children to the nursery department. Mrs. Grace McGee, super- intendent of the cradle roll department gave a welcome and introduction to those attending. The blue and pink tapers center- ing the table were lit by Mrs. Linda Smith, a teacher of the ,nursery department, as she gave the call to worship. The hymn, "Jesus Loves Me" was sung with Miss Merle -Wilson accompanying on the piano. The poem, "If" was read by Mrs. Janet MacAdam. Each • of the 17 children to graduate held a candle, lit from the table candles and received a diploma. Graduates are Gavin Larry Hodgins, Tanya Darlene Camp- bell, Marc Duncan Anderson;. MUSEUM MUSINGS Did you know? BENJAMIN WILLSON Benjamin Willson came to Wingham in 1871. He went into the ..general store business with Edwin Kent in the Kent Block at the corner of Josephine and Vic- toria streets. He 'was reeve of Turnberry Township and,was the first reeve of the village of Wing- .ham ing-_ham in 1874. When Wingham became a town in 1879 he was elected the first mayor. In 1875 he left the store and started a private bank with his brother R. 11. Willson in the building which now houses Stainton Hardware. This bank was taken over by the Bank of. Hamilton when it came to town in 1882. Mr. Ben Willson was kept on as the first manager. Later the bank bought the Royal. Hotel and built a new bank build- ing on the site in 1892. This build- ing is of course the present Cana- dian Imperial Bank of Com- merce. Their old location was taken over by. another private bank operated by A. E. Smith. Mr., Willson left Wingham.in 1896 to continue his career with the Bank of Hamilton in Winnipeg: He later became an inspector for the bank in the west. Mr. WilSon lived in the fine residence south of the Presby- terian Church on Josephine Street. The house (still there) faced the Main Street and had beautiful terraced lawns in front of it. A wide sidewalk led up to a verandah the full width of the house. There was also a tennis court said to be the best in town. The post office was built on the front lawn in 1907. Shannon Lynn McBurney, Peter Dennis Coulter, Cheryl Ruth Campbell, Amy Joanne Cretler, Shari Leigh Michelle Mundell, Terry Robert and Tammy Lor- raine Thynne,, Peter Bradley Baird, Kerri Lee Cleghorn, Brad- ley William Thorne, Jennifer Anne Eadie, Julie Anne Ober- holtzer, George David Deyell and Kimberly Brooke Farrish. A short explanation of the cradle roll and its purpose was given by Mrs. McGee. The visual aids and materials used in the nursery department were shown by Mrs. Smith. The closing prayer was given by Mrs. McGee. The mother with the birthday closest to the date of the graduation received the floral centrepiece. Mrs. Nancy Farrish accepted this cradle roll depart- ment gift. Rev. Robert Armstrong�.said grace before lunch which was. r served by Mrc_, MaAriam, Mrs. Margaret Armstrong and Mrs. Katharine Wilson: The young children in the nursery 'were looked after by Mrs. -Eileen Neirgarth, .Barbara Neirgarth, Mrs. Helen Currie and Mrs. Doris Bushell. 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