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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-04-13, Page 16Page 16—The Wingham Advance -Times, April 13, 1983 Howick Or.timists spo contest for young tal Howick Township Opti- mists are out beating the drum these days for youthful talent. The Optimists will host their third annual talent contest for young people up to the age of 18 at Howick Central School on April 22 at 8 p.m. The aim of the contest is to promote musical, dancing or other skills in young people. Optimists stress good prizes are offered in about six classes. Those wishing more in- formation about the contest can contact Lorne Lambkin at 335-3859. Besides organizing their talent contest, the Howick Optimists are busy with their Leisure Lottery. The big draw will be held in con- junction with a dance at the Howick arena on June 4. Lottery prizes will total nearly $8,000. They will include two video tape recorders, a color television set, a microwave oven, a gas barbecue, two sets of patio furniture; a 14 -foot alumi- num boat and a 14 -foot square back canoe, with the top prize being a'Honda ATC sir nt motorized tricycle. Prior to the draw the club will hold four Early Bird draws for $25 ticket refunds. April winners of the draw were Dennis and Waverly Johnston of Sarnia and Peter and Linda Dinsmore of Gerrie. The next Early Bird draws will be held at the May 4 meeting of the club. Special guests at that meeting will be the Howick Optimist Junior D hockey team. Leisure Lottery tickets can be purchased from any member of .the club. Morris twp. ends 1982 with $10,246 surplus Morris Township d d en a which has changed 1982 with a surplus of $10,246, minimally in the past five auditor Karl Lentz told years, said Mr. Lentz. But he council members at a warned reserves should be meeting held last Tuesday increased as a buffer just in afternoon. case the township does not The municipality achieved receive the full government the surplus because council subsidy for projects and and Clerk -Treasurer Nancy purchases. Michie adhered strictly to Not knowing what grants last year's budget and took are available until after the advantage of all grants budget is struck is the worst available. Mr. Lentz com- part, said Mr. Elston. mended the council for a job well done and said township finances are fairly well in line. "It's pretty hard some- times to keep to budget, but you try," commented Reeve William Elston. The lion's share of the surplus, $7,800, was earned through penalty and interest charges on unpaid taxes. The township also earned money on interest generated by its general account: - - ---- The remainder of the surplus was made up through miscellaneous savings on general ex- penditures. Winter control was one area which was overspent in 1982 because of harsh weather conditions But Mr Lentz told council members they should see the opposite trend in 1983 after this year's unusually mild winter. One thing Mr. Lentz did advise council to do is in- crease its township reserves for capital expenditures, since Morris intends to purchase a new grader this year and also is looking into replacing the township shed in the near future. Increasing the reserves would mean increasing the township's general mill rate, Timbrell to speak at Lucknow meeting Dennis Timbrell, minister of agriculture and food for Ontario, will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the northwest district, Huron County Federation of Agriculture, next week at Lucknow. The meeting will get un- derway at 7:30 p.m. at the Lucknow and District Community Centre, with Mr. Timbrell speaking at 8:00. The annual meeting is for the townships of East Wawanosh and West Wawanosh, Ashfield and Colborne, but the meeting is open to anyone interested in attending. RESULTS Your aPPlaud with WANT ADS 357-2320 because it makes planning for certain expenditures so difficult. Also, he said he would prefer if the county and school board would collect their own taxes, rather than have the town- ships collect them and be forced to borrow the money to pay at high rates of in- terest. In other business, Emma Bird attended the meeting to receive $116 in compensation from council for- several _ sheep which were worried by dogs. Township Livestock Evaluator Carmen Craig visited the Bird farm March 8 and assessed the damage. George Radford Con- struction of Blyth was awarded the contract for the township's pit run gravel at a price of $1.19 per cubic yard or $41,650 for 35,000 cubic yards. The Frank Cowan Insurance Company will handle Morris' insurance needs again this year. The premium is $7,020. Council passed a bylaw to permit a retail sale of household furnishings to be held in the township on Sundays. The new bylaw Special meeting planned on farm tax rebate issue The Huron County Federation of Agriculture has planned a special meeting this week to deal with the farm land tax rebate issue. The meeting will be held Thursday night, April 14, in the auditorium of the Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton, with registration at 8 p.m. and the call to order at 8:30. The first half of the meeting will be informative, with an airing of various viewpoints on the topic. During the second half of the meeting federation mem- bers will have a chance to join in the discussion and vote. The meeting is intended to give members a chance to hear the whole issue and give a united decision on the issue of the proposed 100 per cent tax rebate on farm land and buildings. WARD & UPTIGROVE Listowel (519) 291-3040 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS MAY SALE VANCOUVER - $229. EDMONTON 11 CALGARY - $199m Departs May 1- 31, return up to six months later. WINGHAM TRAVEL LTD. 199 Josephine St., Wingham. 367-1020 Owned and operated by Annalisa Fitzsimmons permitted Middleton's Home Furnishings of Wingham to hold a sale Sunday at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club. Council accepted petitions for tile drain loans from Murray and Barb Musty of Lot 3, Con. 8 and from Monoway Farms Ltd., Lots 3 and 6, Con. 5. The loans are subject to the availability of funds. A revised severance for Mel Jermyn, Con. 3, was accepted by council at the meeting. The original ap- plication to sever was turned down at a meeting of the county land division com- mittee last month. Mr. Jermyn decreased the size of the lot to be severed and did not include two sheds which had been part of the original application. Several_ grants _ were awarded at the meeting: $520 to the Wingham Recreation Association; $500 to the Bluevale Hall Board; $300 to the Belgrave Com- munity Centre Board; $150 to the Brussels Agricultural Society; and $25 to the List- owel St. John Ambulance. • MARION TAYLOR, a student at the F. E. Madill Secon- dary School, was one of the first to donate blood at the clinic held at the school last Thursday afternoon. Local hospital auxiliary members volunteered their services to man the clinic. MRS. WILLIAM SOTHERN PC delegates chosen at °...:,,,linton eating More than 100 people at- tended a meeting of the Progressive Conservative party of the Huron -Bruce Riding Association, held at the Clinton Legion Hall on April 5. The meeting was conducted by the president of the Association, Mrs. Margaret Bennett of Wingham. Michael Mitchner, organ- izer for the PC party for Southwestern Ontario, out- lined the rules and regula- tions for choosing delegates to attend the PC leadership convention in Ottawa June 9-11. Mel Graham of Bruce - field conducted the election off delegates. Four senior delegates are chosen from the riding, as well as two under the age of 30. Senior delegates are Mrs. Bennett, Ken Campbell of Dublin, Mrs. Mary Donnelly of Goderich and Elmer Bell of Exeter. Their alternates are Lorne Kleinstiver of Dashwood, Mrs. Mary Procter of Brussels, Dan Pearson, Ethel, and Dr. Tom Jasper, Goderich. Bernie Haines of RR 4, Wingham, and Miss Teresa Ionnelly of Goderich were ch sen junior delegates; their ' alternates Mrs. Eva Harris returned home last week after spending some time with her daughter and ion -in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leg Watkins in Washington, USA. Mr. and Mrs. Art Mitchell of Port Elgin visited one day last week with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Armstrong. Mrs. Florence Wilson and Mrs. Marion Kirby returned -- home over the weekend after enjoying a two-week bus trip to Florida. Mrs. Glenn Johnston, Mrs. Jack Ruttan and Ruth Johnston spent one day in Kitchener last week. Jack Wilson returned home from Listowel hospital POtluck luncheon precedes meeting The Wingham seniors' Happy Gang met in the Armouries on Friday with a pot luck luncheon preceding the meeting. Greetings from the president opened the regular meeting and after the minutes, treasurer's report and roll call, Mrs. Jim English and Mrs. Murray Gaunt sang two beautiful numbers in keeping with the Easter theme. Miss Agnes Williamson gave a reading touching on the same theme. The members then returned to the business of the day. There has been some feeling that the Day Centre has been crowing out the seniors' use of the lounge but members were assured MRS. LEWIS STONEMOUSE - Belgrove e Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnston of Blyth and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse were dinner guests on Sun- day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Daer and family of RR 5, Wingham. The annual meeting of the Belgrave Women's Institute will be held April 19 at the WI Hall, Belgrave starting at 8:15 p.m. District President Mrs. Peter Chandler will be the guest speaker. Everyone is invited to attend. Mr. Howard Wilkinson is a patient in Victoria Hospital, Mr.Landon. and Mrs. Charles Johnston of Blyth, Mrs. Mina Edgar of *bighorn, Miss Joanne Edgar of Tavi- stock and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse were din- ner guests on Saturday eve- ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Edgar of RR 4, Wingham. Miss Marlene Walsh of Kitchener spent the weekend with ber mother, Mrs. Jennie Walsh, at her home in Bel - grave. Eleven members from Calvin -Brick and Belgrave UCW attended the Easter Thankoffering meeting of the Myth UCW on Sunday evening. Mrs. Cecil Wittich of Listowel was guest speaker. Mr. and Mrs. William Coultes and Alison and Mr. Ken Davis visited on Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Alan Babensee of Waterloo. that if they wish to have a table or two of bridge, they are free to use it any af- ternoon they wish. It was pointed out that changing conditions, greater use of the facilities, etc., has created the need for greater cooperation and the seniors agreed that the Day Centre for the Homebound is a very worthwhile undertaking. Several upcoming events were mentioned. Seniors' Days at the Woodbine race track are Thursday, June 23, and Thursday, July 28, at 1:30 p.m. Seniors' Day at the Belmore Maple Syrup Festival is April 14. There will be a Zone executive meeting on Friday, April 15, at 1:30; an open euchre party on April 22 at 2 p.m. in the Armouries; and the USCO convention August 9 and 10 at the University of Windsor. Following a singalong, Reta Rice showed slides of her trip to Ireland, featuring lovely scenes, interesting spots, places and people, with enjoyable commentary. Many members found the presentation interesting and entertaining. The next regular meeting will be held May 13 at 2 p.m. The USCO issues a monthly newsletter called The Voice. Anyone interested in reading a copy may obtain one from George Taylor. rWI1ITECHURCHI Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wilson of West Wawanosh visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Purdon. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Johnston, Margaret, Mary and Brian of Mildmay were Sunday visitors with her sister, Mrs. Walter Moore, Mr. Moore arid family. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gaunt of Wingham were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Purdon. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Campbell and Heather of Kitchener spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rintoul and on Sunday evening, all visited with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Car- diff,Brussels. where he had been confined for several days. Mrs. Betty Bride of Palmerston visited recently with friends in the village. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sim- mons and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Simmons were Easter Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wildfang of Mississauga. TheHowick Hawks hockey team and their wives spent the weekend at Lake Placid, New York, where the team took part in a hockey tour- nament. A phone call received Sunday revealed the team had won the gold medal at the Can -Am Adult Recreational Hockey, Tournament in the C division. Congratulations to all. Mrs. Harold Doig ac- companied Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bride and Miriam of Don Milts to Atlanta, Georgia, where they visited a week with Mr. and Mrs. Open house at Bray Lodge An open house will be held at the Bray Lodge in Wingham this Sunday,. April 17, to mark the 56th wedding anniversary of two- of the lodge's residents, Bill and Irene Young. - Everyone is welcome to attend this event, which will be held between 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday at the lodge, located on Diagonal Road opposite the arena. Belmore Isabel and Donna Jeffray were hostesses for a family bridal shower last Friday evening in honor of Beverly Green and Olive Lapp who are to be married in May and June respectively. The Belmore Curling Club held its curling banquet and dance last Saturday night. Brenda Merkley is a patient in the Wingham and District Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Harkness and Tom Inglis visited George Inglis in a London hospital. WMS meets at McBurney home BELGRAVE — The WMS meeting was held Monday, April 4 at the home of Mrs. Jack McBurney. Mrs. Joe Dunbar presided and opened with a call to worship fol- lowed by prayer. A hymn was read in unison. The Easter worship ser- vice in the Glad Tidings was followed, with all taking part. Mrs. George Fear led in prayer. Each person read a story or poem on Easter. Mrs. McBurney gave the secretary's report and the treasurer's report was given by Mrs. Agnes Youngblut. A report was given on the annual meeting in Seaford) which Mrs. Dunbar, Mrs. Youngblut and Mrs. Garner Nicholson attended. Roll call was answered by a verse on "Resurrection". Mrs. Dunbar closed the meeting with prayer and lunch was served by the hostess. �1 Notes from Fordwich Edward Doig before returning home Easter weekend. Friends of Mrs. Elmer Miller will be pleased to hear she was able to be moved to the Wingham hospital from Victoria Hospital, London, where she had been confined for the past few weeks. We all wish her a speedy return to good health. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Klaassen received word last week that their brother-in- law had passed away in Germany. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Klaassen of Hensall last Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Mrs. Holger Feldskjpv entertained friends and relatives to a dinner and social evening in honor of her husband's birthday in the Fordwich Community Hall last Friday evening. Friends here will be pleased to hear that Mrs. Harold Foster was able to return home over the weekend after being a patient in Victoria Hospital, London. We wish her a speedy return to good health:. 15 POINT are Miss Jan Divok of Clinton and Miss Kate Doorly, Goderich. During the evening, Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff outlined details and events at the convention. Mr. Cardiff is vice chairman of the program committee in charge of planning, events at the convention. NOTICE HURON COUNTY HEALTH UNIT Presents an information night on Cancer and Breast Self -Examination with Dr. J. C. McKim on Tues. April 19th, 7:30 p: m. at the Portable -Wingham and District Hospital. A film and hand-out materials available. Free Admission and Refreshments R AD TO A BETI'ER LIFE CAN STARTAT YOUR DOOR. 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