The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-01-10, Page 1010 --IU Wingham Advance -Times, January 10, 1979
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SCOUTING NEWS
'!fie 1st Wingham Scouts held drives on a regular monthly
ti* amuel bottle drive last Sat- basis, the first to be held on Sat-
utrday. This year con -returnable urday, Feb. 3, and on the first
glass was collected as well as re- Saturday of every month there -
turnable bottles. The profit from after. Any type of glass is accept -
the returnable bottles will be ap- able, including liquor bottles,
proximately $250. The profit on jam jam, peanut butter jars, ket-
the disposable glass will not be chup bottles, etc. Both clear and
brown until some time later in colored glass is welcome. The
the year when sufficient quantity glass should be clean, with caps
has been collected to sell. or lids removed, and left in a
The Group Committee express- cardboard boa at the curbside —
edits a�ation to Martin the first Saturday of the month.
Cretier, a Holmes, Craw- Please do not leave loose bottles
ford Motors, N. D. Cameron at the curb as this .could prove to
Limited, Cullen Motors, "Y be hazardous to both cars and
Tire, Hodgins. Buildall, and pedestrians.
Stainton's Hardware for the use 1ete plans have been made
of their trucks. A special thanks for a paper drive in the spring.
is extended to the parents who Wingham residents are asked to
drove these trucks and who help- save their newspapers for the
ed sort the glass. Scouts.
The ScoutsP lan to hold glass
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Electric service panels
Winter conditions increase de- be necessary to redistribute the "
wands on the household electri- appliances on other circuits, or
cal service panel. There are a' add new circuits.
number of steps which house- Screw-in (piug) fuses may
holders cah take to reduce the blow if they're loose. They should
glance of service panel failures be tightly installed and checked
and fires. periodically.
Service panel fuses must be the Circuit breakers should be
correct rating. Only 15 ampereoperated once a year, by moving
fuses should be used in fuse poli- the breaker handle to "off", and
tions for wall outlets. then back to "on".
Fuses must also be the correct If a circuit supplies a
type. Only CSA certified type refrigerator or freezer, wait two
"D" fuses should be used for minutes before switching "on" to
electric clothesavoid possible damage to the
�'Yers, water BOTTLE DRIVE—Wingham Boy Scouts and helpers went door-to-door in Wingham
heaters, furnace fan circuits and appliance. Saturday morning collecting bottles for recycling. Jim Smith and Stephen Nicholls are
circuits supplying portable space If problems arise, call an elec- shown working in the cold while Dale Harrison, Chris Sakasov and Brad Hayden enjoy the
heaters trician — dont try to make your
When a fuse blows, move the own repairs. warmth of a truck.
main service switch to "off" be7
fore changing the fuse. Don't re-
place a fuse with one having a
higher rating. If fuses blowof
Files peatedly, check the number of
appliances on the circuit. It may Items y O
JANUARY 1932 The Women's Missionary have flashed through several chairman, -.Peter Vath, taking
The matter of selecting a night Society of the Presbyterian minds as citizens rushed to the over from Robert Chettleburgh.
MRS. WILLIAM SOTHERN watchman was dealt with at a Church, Belgrave, held its scene of the fire. Fortunately for Whitechurch residents
special meeting of Wingham December meeting and elected the high school, it turned out to be congratulate George Conn of the
Fol dwich Town Council. Twenty-three new officers. Mrs. J. A. Scott is a car on fire in front of the new University of Western Ontario,
applications were received and president and vice presidents are building. London, on winning a Dominion -
'Gerald and Glenn Marin re- from the applications, that of Mrs. A. Porterfield and Mrs. A. Reeve Roy Adair was elected Provincial bursary and an On -
turned home Thursday afte, en- `Ted' Lewis was chosen. Cloakey. Mrs. D. Dunbar is chairman of the Community tario Special Student Aid Fund..
joyft a week's vacation in Noss Thelma Gibson left for secretary and Miss Agnes Mason Centre Board at the 1955
Pi4cTdda, Guelph where she will enter in treasurer. inaugural meeting held at the
JJX ,ate was taken to Listo- t�-ainii , at Guelph General The annual school meeting of arena. He succeeds Athol Pur -
�tlg�ital last -week by ambo Hospital. USS No. 17, Morris and East don, temporarily appointed last
lance- The Morris District Loyal Wawanosh, was held in the fall b the council to fill the
y ,
Mrs. Morley 'Johnson is a Orange L ,( held its annual schoolhouse. John L. Stewart was position.
tient in K -W Hospital Kitche- r. eting : Blyth and elected L. the retiring trustee after 12 The formal opening of the new 7�
good masons to, inwt our
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ner, where she recently under- Ruddy Wor::iipful Master. Other Years' service as the board. Wroxeter Public School has been
went surgery. officers ar H. Irwin; H. Robert Higgins was elected to the set for Friday evening. William
Mrs. Eva Harris returned Hunking, G. .Johnston and` A. board in his place. Rae of Hanover, school inspector
home last week after speadtng Barr. The possibilities of who will re and formerly a student at With a 11
the holidays with her family at Wilbur G. E. Brown, a warden for Huron County are Wroxeter Public School, has been
Bramalea and Bolton. r... ,, w.. is young, farmer of the ung discussed and, if having invited to be the guest speaker.
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Dwain Steinacker, grandson of fifth concessic,n of Ashfield experience in county matters is a Mrs. Elmer Zinn and Mrs. N.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon SteinackerI Township, has teen awarded deciding factor, Reeve MciKibbon Hunkin, who for the past five heart
third rize in the bacon litter of Wingham, who has been a underwent major surgery last P years have been contributing your
her of council for 10' ears
Friday in East General Hospital; competition sponsored jointly by
mem y
be the
correspondence from Belmore,
Toronto. the Ontario Department of
should choice.
have found that the pressure of
Send your gift to -day to
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Finley and Agriculture and the Federal
JANUARY 1944 ,
The membership in the Ladies
other duties has made it im-
CARE Canada
family of Acton spent Saturday at Department of Agriculture.
Believed to be the oldest
Auxiliary to the Wingham Legion
possible for them to carry on. As
their home here.
resident of Huron County and
is growing very quickly. The
a result, the Advance -Times has
no correspondents in this area at
• Reg.stvred Trademark
Walkerton, Owen Sound.
Mrs. Evelyn Parsons and Susie certainly the grand old man of
membership now numbers 76 and
p resent.
high school. Visions. of $800,000
of New Brunswick are spending a Howick Township, Thomas Sage
four new members were initiated
DeWitt Miller was elected
worth of charred embers must
1985 with the newly -appointed
few holidays with the former's celebrated his 100th birthday on
at the meeting last week.
Worshipful Master of Wingham
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and January 12 at the home of Mrs. B.
This community lost one of its
Masonic Lodge, AF & AM No.
Mrs. Butch Stone. They also Wade, with whom he has resided
most highly respected and better
286. Other officers include
called on friends in Fordwich. for the past four years.
known citizens when Alex Por-
Gordon Leggatt, Norman
terfield of Belgrave, clerk of East
Keating, George Guest and A. M.
Wawanosh, died suddenly.
Peebles.
TOWNSHIP OF KINLOSS
Congratulations to Miss Lois
Mrs.
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Elliott, daughter of Mr. and
JANUARY
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BUILDINGPERMITS
Raymond Elliott, who has been
successful in passing her nurse
At the conclusion of its
inaugural meeting, the Wingham
registration examinations in the
Public School Board discussed
Effective January 1, 1979 applications for building per-
province of Ontario.
the possibility of erecting a
mits will be issued by the Towqship Clerk during regular
Mrs. Percy Couplandr, opened
gymnasium -auditorium adjacent
office hours at the township clerk's office at Holyrood.
her home for the meeting of the
to the present school buildings.
Building permits will be issued subject to township
Wroxeter North Group of the War
Board members pointed out that
council approval.
Workers. Throughout the year,
Wingham is one of the few
the workers have produced
schools in this area which has no
W. F. Hawthorne, Clerk
several articles for the Red
gymnasium facilities. The Ward
Your gift to CARE supplies nourishing
Township of Kinloss
Cross. They raisgd $92.32 during
agreed that Inspector J. H.
food, day after day, to millions of infants,
1943. i
Kinkead be asked to attend the
preschool and school -aged children to pre -
Currie and Tervit have sold
next meeting to discuss the idea.
vent and overcome the devastating effects
their show team of horses to
Centennial projects of nine
of malnutrition.
James Gordon of Hamilton who
Ontario municipalities have been
is shipping the team to Quebec
approved, according to an an -
Guarantee
City.
nouncement by federal and
Investment Certificates
Miss Louise C ltes returned to
provincial gb�+ern . Among
those approved iss thethe Howick
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Stratford Normal School after
teaching for a week at the Stone
Township municipal office
School in Morris.
building at a total cost of $16,512.
The Sunday School of the
The federal grant of $2,758 will be
r "'
Wingham United Church held its
matched by a provincial grant.
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annual meeting and elected
During an average winter,
Frank R. Howson superin-
people fortunate enough to have
tendent. His assistant is Elmer...,them
expect blooms from s► ..
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-WiiK1n30,n. ' Secretaries are
jhristmas rose but Mrs. Earl
Clifford Machan and Gordon
Toner of Gorrie had a rare ex-
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Buchanan and treasurer is
perience last week when she .,
William B. McCool.
picked about a dozen blue pansies
JANUARY 1955
from her flower bed.
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Scott Reid was appointed
R. B. Cousins presided for the
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chairman for a term of two years
meeting of the directors of the
INTEREST ANNUALLY
at the annual meeting of the
Wingham and District Hospital.
5 years. $500. minimum. Other interest options cvoiloble
Public School Board. He suc.
Mrs. J. Morrey, in her report,
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ceeds retiring chairman Harold
stated that the increase of the
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Districtlist
Wild who has held the post for the
daily ward rate is increased to
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past two years. Chief T. W. Platt
$24.08. Last year's rate was
At CARE -built nutrition centres, infants and pre-school
WALKERTON
was re -appointed attendance
$19.75. December's report
children receive nutritious supplementary food, im-
301 Durham St. E.
lot
officer and Stewart Beattie,
revealed a daily average of 87
munization. vitamins and medicines while their mothers
881-370
public school principal, was re-
patients which filled several beds
learn hygiene, sanitation, family planning and how to
appointed to the public library
in the halls.
make the best possible use of available foods
E.D. Dave Buehlow - Manager
g
board for a term of three years.
At the regular meeting of the
Mrs. Roy Morgan was re -named
Wingham Kinette Club, it was
Send your gift to -day to
MEMIER: CANADA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
secretary treasurer.
decided to pay for the installation
CARE Canada
Meneh.s In: London (2), Guelph, Strathrov, Kitchener,
Several people in town got a
of a television aerial at the
Toronto, Elmira, Brantford, Port Colborne, Port Elgin,
shock Monday night when they
Golden Circle School.
• Reg.stvred Trademark
Walkerton, Owen Sound.
learned the fire was at the new
Sacred Heart Separate School
high school. Visions. of $800,000
Board held its first meeting of
worth of charred embers must
1985 with the newly -appointed
Malnutrition in the very young can result in
retarded growth and permanent brain
damage so CARE provides protein -rich
supplements which can be combined with
local foods in traditional dishes.
Your dollars help send MEDICO doctors, nurses and
technicians to train their counterparts in modern medical
techniques. MEDICO Visiting Vol unteer'S pecialists teach
their skills to thoge who may otherwise have little op-
portunity for advanced training. '
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