Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-03-11, Page 2.1. •
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fiRST RUNNER-UP—Diane McLean, Miss Howick
Junior Farmer, was chosen last week as first runner-
up to the Farm Show Princess of the Western Fair
Farm Show in London. The 19 -year-old Wingham resi-
dent was one of 28 contestants sponsored by rural or-
ganizations. Winner of the event was Mary Peterson of.
Komoka,
wick T
'.....t.xistos to
liontick Township Council
passed its proposed road
budget for 1%1 outlining
total expenditures of
$448,370, including a subsidy
of $213,000 and a requested
supplementary grant of
$30,000.
The budget, presented by
MRS. GEORGE BROWN
•::
Carroll, Johnson, road
superintendent, abowS
major expense of $129,000 fop
hardtopping village stree
dug last year. The township
will receive a' 50 per cent
subsidy from the Ministry Of
Transportation and Com-
munications for that project.
Gorrie Personal Notes
Mrs. Harold Edgar of
Moncton, New Brunswick,
and her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Acheson, Peter and
hilip of Dalhousie, New
Brunswick, arrived last
Wednesday at Toronto
International Airport and
visited until Monday with
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Edgar.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Williams and Chet of RR 1,
Gowanstown, visited Mrs.
Cecil Grainger on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Robertson and family spent
the weekend at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crawford,
Toronto. Peter played
hockey at the Cooksville
(Mississauga). arena.
Alex Hamilton of Whitby
spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Hector Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Ferguson spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
Aitken of Kincardine and
attended the benefit dance
for Wes and Ferne Abell at
Chepstow, whose home had
been damaged by fire. On
Sunday evening they at-
tended the talent show at the
Ontario Agricultural
College, Guelph, of which
Clark Aitken was the
organizer.
Mr. and Mrs. James
Hyndman, Kelly and Jen-
nifer of Guelph visited
Thursday with Mr. and Mrs.
Gorrie branch of Red. Cross
heed many since 1914
•
GOMM On get -ober 26, Five gross of Union Jacks
'1914, the citizens of Gorrie were sold, at , the Howick
responded to Sn .urgent call Fair..
for help for Canadian -In 1915 the Canadian Red
.soldiers who were being sent Cross was organized and
oversSe and for con- that year over $600 was sent
Iributing to. the Belgian to the organization. The
Relief Fund when Belgium same year the Women's
was overrun. Work Conunittee was op -
A public meeting was held pointed. A collection of old
and canvassers were ap- books, papers, rags, etc.,
pointed; this resulted in was made and the proceeds.
$209.65 being raised. (Today from this and $100 made on
withour rate ef inflation, this an autographed quilt were
Could be a goodly sum.) This used to buy materials.
money was equally divided • This patriotic society was
between the British Red disbanded early in 1920, two
Cross and the Belgian Relief years after World War I
Fund. " ended. Everyone felt this'
After the canvass was was the war that would end
made, another meeting was wars but greed and
called and a committee was selfishness again reared
formed from the three their ugly heads' and in 1939
churches to organize a Canada was again forced to
patriotic society. The only defend the free .world. In
original member of that January 1940; Major Watson
committee who is still living of the Canadian Red Cross
is Harvey Sperling who was invited to Gorrie to form
celebrated his 97th birthday a branch of the society. A
this year. committee was appointed
A name was chosen by the and on January 18, on motion
committee. 'The new group of Rev. John Ball and Mrs.
would be called Gorrie and ,P. Keine, the name became
District Patriotic Society. Gorrie and District Branch
The Anglican minister at •of the. Canadian Red Cross
.that time was Rev. W. H. ,Soeiety. The first officers
Roberts. Money had to be were: president, Hartwell
raised so concerts, picnics, Strong; vice president, E. W.
baseball games, candy sales, Carson; treasurer, Ewart
suppers and autographed Whitfield; directors, Nor -
quilts all contributed to the mai Wade, George A. Dane
cause. Lotteries then were Sr., Knowlson Hueston, H. V.
against the law so many Holmes and Harvey
auctions were held. The late Sperling. These men are all
J. C. Thompson donated a deceased but Mr. Sperling.
sheep to be auctioned, W. G. On June 10, 1940, a 15 -cent
Strong and E. James tea was served while ladies
donated calves for auction. of the community viewed the
One picnic raised $315.78 display of the first bale
with an expenditure of ready for shipping. A total of
$68.85. Among the money- 190 ladies were enrolled by
raisers was a booth selling this time. The bale contained
five -cent ice cream cones. 31 sheets; 13 quilts, two
The Teeswater Brass Band blankets, six surgeon's
came for $15 and their gowns, 16 dozen towels and
railway fare. The Wingham masks, three dozen masks.
Ladies' baseball team 20 dozen gauze kerchiefs, 20
played the Gorrie South hot water bag covers.
Ladies. Once a month wristlets, khaki handker-
special offerings were taken chiefs, cbadren's nighties,
in each of the three chur- dresses, etc.
ches. These averaged about Howick's allocation this
*175 from three churches. Of year is $1,000, with Ontario
course, then everyone in the pledged to raise five million
area supported the church of dollars. Many people feel
their 'Choice_ - that Red Cross activities
An appeal came from have not been necessary
Toronto for money to supply since the war is over. But
soldiers -in -training with Red Cross is people helping
rifles. About $30 was sent. people! The last Howick
The minutes of 1915 show canvass netted some $800,
that money was donated to approximately $600 of that
Huron Cotinty Council to spent right in Howick. This
supply better rifles for does not include salaries as
Huron's trained soldiers, all the people who work for
That year Loyal Orange the Red Cross are volun-
Lodges of Howick gave $200 teers.
for relief of wounded men. The Red Cross converts
dOlters 1t eeseatial ser-
- vices, such as its blood donor
service; its .water safety
program, such as' the one
offered in Howick;. the Red
Cross Corps which -provides
. transportation to senior
citizens, the handicapped
and others in need; an
emergency response
program in cases of major or
minor disasters (an example
of this service is the 1980
fires in Northern Ontario
where 18 paid staff members
and 285 volunteers worked
about 2,285 hours directing
the airlift evacuation "of
residents); .a tracing and
reunion service whereby the
Red Cross locates and
reunites family members
separated hrough , man-
made disasters and civil
conflict; services for
seniors; homemaker ser-
vice; sickroom equipment
loan (Wes Ball is Howick
convener and equipment is
at the clerk's office in
Gorrie); first aid services; •
family health program; a
youth program (in Howick,
the Junior Red Crosilooks
afterthis); hospital visiting;
volunteerservices.
The Canadian Red Cross
also supports the in-
ternational work of the
Society and supplies
material for handicrafts.
Fifteen per cent of its money
also is committed in-
ternationally as the
Canadian Red Cross Society
is only one of 126 national
societies which together
make up the League of Red
Cross Societies.
Free information about
arthritis is available from
the Arthritis Society. It may
be obtained through your
local branch, or by writing
to: The Arthritis Society, 920
Yonge St., Ste. 420, Toronto,
Ont. M4W 3.17.
GC
from
KFC
is coming to
W1NGHAM
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Harold Hyndman and also
with Mrs. Fred. Hyndman at
Geri -Care Nursing Home,
Harriston. •
Mrs. Earl Cudmore of.
Bruss.els is spending a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. Bin
Nay.
Miss Karen Hyndman of
Sarnia visited several days
with Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Hyndman,
rand Mrs. Ralph Fiddes
Kingston spent the
eekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Brown. They all at-
tended the 25th wedding
anniversary celebration of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown
of' Wroxeter, held in the
Brussels Legion Hall on
Saturday evening.
bout $59,000, 80 pr cpt
'bich will be subsidized:,
ot on rail and ROM'
)Ws. to the Robert600
000,Con. 6.
',budget also includes a
)posedexpenditure of
(30,0B0 for chloride, pit run
and TrUshed gravel to be
*end on township roads
this oyzissubsidized Fiftyper
thntoef
that c
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Although HoWlekla
financjM Statement for 1980
_in�t. been completed to
allow a comparison between
1980 and 1981 expenditures,
the township's subsidy
fitriori last year was
ilk. cam pared to
-1-eka00alitis year.
Other business, the
township will be asking the
Maitland Valley Con-
servation Authority to in-
vestigate the feasibility of
securing lands in the flood
plAn„;IpA-,- below the one-
ittiMO-yeart storm line — in
FO*Fieltind Wroxeter.
c0011Ci1t Members have to
obtain a ltirvey of the area
befqe ownership and extent
of eperties can be
established.However, a
ore building on
eet in Fordwich,
f:14,
-oSP
owned by Eimer Nailer-, was
identifie4Mheinif looted* er
thOne00,1004t900,"
Because some of the old merce. King's
liaStrnicaProPertt located Ware and *
on the same MVO! is .hall has decr
the flOod zone, moat .090001- 1040 on Lo
• r0010Yetillt.
• S0108 erosion
• been eaused by too. a
water frozoone of the
abuttnent8, onto II*:
alleviation of the r
might also be
OPriurallowa.
• Andy mormii.
• engliten Who.
Snort, a
memPeriagreed that the
land is unsuitable., tkr
development. As. a,..reelgt.
council decided to make an
offer of $1,000'for thepareel,
owned 'by' 114. B. Lech of
Creeniore. • .1
Reeve fieroldi,RObinson
questioned the, .-:604-004
stating that the linitgbild-he
developed and its should be
lett up to the owner to
assume the4eapoisibility,
nottbetOwnship. •
Co,meillor Wart Douglas
argued that the. developable
portion is not large enough to
support a Septic 'tank
system, because of rules
imposed by the township.
"Why not spend a bit of
money to clean it up?" he
asked. "You have to accept
responsibility for regulations
that you impose."
During,themeeting Bryan
Howard, MVCA general
manager, was present todis-
cu.ss the erosion control
preliminary report for Ford-
wich.
jownahlp tee:
...vthe:7rtots,....oaffttheer:viotto. and".
if so apply pot„riiCtfoit lip' to
e
Mr.
Ht1ar4170(410114'lledth:
proposal'41
authority's erosion 'control
assistance program that t,
includes rip -rap protection,
"at a fairly inexpensive '
cost”. He said the work could '
be done using MVCA
equipment and employees
and 80 per cent of the test
would
dbye ffundedN
led by' the.
Ml
Resources. The remainimil5
per cent is usually charged •
back to the benefiting land-
owner.
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