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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,FFRIDAY; DECET BER.25, 1959
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Boshart P
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Menu .cturers >of
ualit : furni-
ture,
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ecomi
whit ..each. is b
ng
better know 'across... Canada, John
Boshartand . ons have ., been. in
•.
in ;Se rth��for a^ quarter
'business
p„
of:a century.
.
o th
ear •° •mor
ith
5 athis m
It, is
.o,
that the late John ::•shartbegan.
the `manufacture of c ar chests,
bookcases ook ant1-dro .leaf tables 'in
P
Seaforth.
...Conditions ' were difficult the
-raid thirties, and there .was touch
unemployment in .Seaforth`, and:
•area. The new industry was look-
ed upon as being the means of.,
providing needed employment in
town: And in the intervening •years:
it has, continued to be among the
John Campbell
F�rmerMcKillop
Reeve Passes
A former reeve of McKillop.
township and widely known in har-
ness racing circles, John,C,ampbell,
74, died in St. Joseph's Hospital,
London, on Friday. lle had been in
poor-; health -about- two- -nionths-,--.
Mr. Campbell was active in mun-
icipal circles for a . number of
years and in 1931 was elected
reeve of 1V1ctnillop. Interested in.
harness horse racing, he was a
familiar figure on district tracks.
He was for many years a;e mem
ber of the Orange Lodge at, Win-
•
Bon in' McKillop, he attended
school there and afterwards farm-
ed at Lot 3, Concession 8.
Mr. Campbell was married to
the former Rosana Allan' S0.„ years,
.ago . this fall,nd the couple had
planned to celebrate their .`golden
wedding anniversary -when his ill-
ness intervened.
I3e is survived by his wife;. by
two 'sons, William, -Seaforth, and
Allan:; McKillop township; by two
. daughters,• Mrs, Gordon (Evelyn)
Holt, Jamestown, and Mrs. William„
(Ruth) Thamer, Walton; by two.
sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Churchill
and Mrs..Buri Brewer, : both of
Cleveland, Ohio; . by two brothers,
Hugh, London; • and Archie, Guelph.
The hotly rested at the G. A. Whit-
ney,funeral home, Seaforth, where
a largely attended service was nen-
ducted Monday at 2 p.m. by Rev,
W. H. Summeroll, minister of Caen
an United Crurclt;Winthrop. Bur-
ial was in Maitlandbank cemetery,
the pallbearers being Bill Alexan-
der, Theron Betties. Harvey Dol-
mage, Russell Dolniage, Karl: Mc-
Spadden and Hiram Blanchard.
Flowerbearers were' four ;grand-
sons; Bob, Edward and Karl :Camp-
bell and John Thamer,
ucts
major employers in the
town.
e e • number of employees
While . n b
during that December of 25 years
ago numbered but two, additional
help was taken on in succeeding
a by935
Months. so that April of 1 ,
some twenty were on the payroll.
Of •that
-number, two—Louis oui
s'Laud
enbach and John.Eisler—continue
to be valued employees of the
firm.
._ completed ' The: . first order omit letedby
the new company oit .its ferule -
tion was for a number .f solid
walnut .bookcases for T 'Robert
Simpson' Co. Limited, pronto.
In the years that have i assed since.
Bosharts have contin d to supply
the .Simpson firm ith quality
furniture manufact ed in Sea -
forth.
Wages at the.beginn ng 15 to 20
cents an hour -have :town, until
today the annual payroll is,in the,
neighborhood of 8200,110.. During.
the 25 years the firm ' es been in
business here, more t+''an $3,006,000'
have been put : into ei : culation in.
Seaforth through Boshu ' payrolls,
The company employs an average
of 70 persons, with additional help
at certain seasons. bringing the
total up to 100. The majority ,of
the Boshart staff . are home own-
ers-, who -have an interest in .Seay
forth and its future,
Mr. Boshart came to Seaforth
from Milverton with his two sons.
Enos and Lewis. On his death in
1943, the active management pass-
ed to his°sons, who have continued
to head the ` organization. The
business was incorporated July 31,
1953. under the name Sohn Boshart
and Sons Limited.'
While production originally cen-
tered about- chests bookcases and
tables, changing conditidns linnet
resulted ,in a change in emphasis:
Today Bosharts feature a full line
of bedroom and dining room suites
in traditional and French proving:
tial styling, as well as continuii
the original lines ti 4
Typical -of the 'quality installa-
tions for which the firm is noted'
is the dining room of -Medway Hallo
the recently completed men's resi-
dence at the University of Western`.
Ontario at London, tniversity of-
ficials- selected Boshart furniture'
and as a result 184 chair , 24 tables
and three large' breakfr eau-
factured in Seaforth, ar serving
University students.
The locally designed lines fee -
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STORIES AAt1S OIV fTTED
Early publication'” this holiday
week has resulted in a number of
stories being omitted, These will.
appear 'in fall in the next issue.
Correspondents are urged to for-
ward stories, of'Christmas' coneerts
and of other holiday activities 'as
early as possible.
The residence-. of Mr. and
me .
Irs, R. J.Boussey, Ja s
(u rP icture), won first
prize n the Seafoeth
Cham-
ber
m -
be of o merce competition
for the best decorsted:Seaforth
home. e. : Placing `•,second ' in the
m
competition was the B o ac resi-
•
dente on Jarvis St., where the a
decorations were art
aned
g by
Ed. Box and Art Stacey, The
residence of Mr ,• and Mrs. Wm.
Leyburn, Franklin : ;St. was
third.' To arrive at winners,
a
the town was divided into
d i
t
iree areas in each o
f
which hic
h
the best residence was select -
;ed. The 'three eection winners
were then judged, for town -
wide honors. ':Judges were
Mrs. W. 1Vlorlock and Mrs. D.
11. ,.Miles, •of Clinton..
e
,'CANADIAN LEGION
On ,Sunday, Dec. -20, Seaforth
Branch 156 of the. Canadian Legion
were hosts at the; annual children',s
Christmas party,, when' thehall-was.
filled to, capacity,. 'A short' •program
ea under ' the convenerslvP: of Mrs.
�i• Freple Chappel:•.and` Mrs, Gordon
A well-known \Sea fori hli couple
was honored Sunday when,:; the
family of Mr: and Mrs. Scott Hale -
kirk presented them\with a `cher-
(terfield• suite M mark the 30th an-
niversary
of -their marriage,
The ` presentation took ,place at
a, dinner held at the Dorninien,
Rotel, Zurich, and 'attended` by,im-
mediate—relatives. :Among; th,e
guests. were Mr. and Mrs. 'John.
Pullman, who -"celebrated their 35th
anniversary. Mrs. Pullman is • a
sister: of Mr: ,Habkirk.
Mr. and Mrs': Habkirk—the.form-
er Mae Hudson—were married in
Egmondville manse, on December
17, 1929. Mr. Habkirk recalled ,a_
severe sleet .storm' was raging'' at
the time, but despite the weather
the-''-cauple ' drov"en1 o : Detrbit -for
their honeymoon. "It was " bad
driving. In those days there was
only ;a candle to keep the ice off
the windshield, and you couldn't
see,". he said,
Mr. and Mrs. Habkirk have a
family of four: Jaqueline, Mrs. L.
B. MelansonSeaforth; Leslie, To-
ronto; Miss Elizabeth,' Clinton and
Brian, at home °"^
During the ;evening'a. number of
friends joined, them -at their Vc-
toria Street home to extend con-
gratulations.
Local Ccincer Unit .
Aids At' Christmas
The Seaforth unit of the 'Cana-
dian 'Cancer Society has been • ac-
tive in assisting cases in the area
during the Christmas season.
The unit acknowledges the' dona-
tion of 20. boxes ' .of Smiles 'n
Chuckles chocolafes', that 'are be-
ing distributed. Others who may
wish to make donations at ":Christ-
mas, may `contact Mrs. Norman
MacLean.
While any Christmas gift
s are
welcome,the society` indicated it
could also use a quantity of used
sheets
Scott;. with Mettle Dobson as--mas
ter,,of .ceremonies; was enjoyed by
those 'present
Participating.."in the program
were Janet Beattie, Lynn Wright
and: Penny Moore singing; "Once
in Royal;David's_City"; Joan Ban-
non and ,Moira; Malcolm, Sword
Dance; Brenda Dennis, solo, "Up
On,th'e douse Top";, Barbara Box
and Darlene Sills, tap dancing,
"Swing 'It"; ., Brian, Jean and Ted
dy Scott, trio, Star Divine"; Jon
Fraiser, .recitation, "Licked"; Lyn-
•
a Forbes, solo, "Christmas"; 'a
squarer dance by Jan. Oke, Gail
Browne5eannette Finnigan, Dianne
Nott, Ricky Wood, Glen Nicholson,
Ricky Hulley, and , Brian McGre-
gor; Janet;• Beattie, . Lynn Wright
and Penny Moore, trio;, "When
-.Jesus Christ-Was;Born:On:Earth ;
Silby'Jessome, a ,recitation; Pat:
Whitely,: solo, "Silent Night" and
"The 1First, Noel," accompanied by
Miss Barbara Longstaff;._:Barbara,'
Box' and Darlene Sills, tap (lane
ing,::"The Big Irish"; Brenda Den
nis, so"'`fiThree Kings'?;`Brian
Jean andlo; Te eddy `:.Scott,,
Won't Be Long Till Christmas";
Billy. Scott, recitation; "Goodnight."
Mrs. Elmer Cameron was pian-
ist. A word of welcome on behalf
of the Branch, was given by Presi-
dent .Harry Nesbitt.
Santa Claus was welcome by the
children singing "Jingle •Bells.."
Santa Claus handed out . bags of '
candy to each . child present. The
-children were also treated'; to
doughnuts , with 'the compliments
of Smith's • Bakery,
JamesrST.SeparJAMESrateSchoSCHolOOL
ed
Tile pupils and teachers of St.
' .present
their annual 'Christmas" • concert
Sunday evening hi SECS auditor-
ium, There was a large attend. -
ante of parents and children to
hear the program, which was as
follows:
National Anthem and opening
chorus ; recitation, "Christmas
Blackmail;" Mary Sills; "TheWed.
ing of - Jack and Jill," primary;
Sword. Dance, Anne McConnell and
Joan . Bannon; • poetry. " Period, In-
termediates; "Sheen Trews, Cath-
erane Phillips; "Santas Party,".
Juniors'; accordian selections, Hel-
m Van Loon; choral selections, In-
termediates ; Evergreen " Waltz,
Seniors"girls; •Lanceshrre Clog, iPat-
ty Etue arid Susan Leonhardt;; skit,
"Here:` Comes the =ride"; Military
dance, :Patty Etue and Susan Leon
hardt;'' recitation, Fergus •: Quinn;
skit, "John Has a Tootache";=-'reci-
tation,,' "A Boyless Town"; Nativ-
rty-play; -Seniors. M•rs -J 1AeCon-
nell was accompanist.
Following athe program, Santa
Claus paid his annual visit to the
pupils and'—distributed gifts. , ; The
C.WL. were in charge of tills =pore
time rof the program, `.
SS, 8, LOG
The annual Christmas ,concert at
•SS. No: 8, Logan, took place. on
Monday, Dec, 14; under the direc
tion of the teacher, Miss. June
Smith,: and mdsic supervisor, Miss
McNaughton. °.
Mr. William Rose was .chairman
for the evening, while the follow-
ing )program `took place: Opening.
chorus, "A Christmas' Pledge"; op
ening . recitation by Ray, Barker;
skit; "A ;Radio Mixup"; "`The Jol
ly Sleigh�Beildiso, piano duet by:Kar.-
en and Alvin Ferguson; dialogue,
'"We Want Apple Pie"; vocal solo,
"The Carol of the Birds," by Lar-
ry Barker; dialogue,• .'"Such a.
Clever hobo";' double trio, "Bring,
a Torch, Jeannette Isabella'
monologue. by ' Garry Ferguson; ,
dialogue, "1'assuh, Boss"; ;.guitar
selecti r , by ,Larry Barker,: •` 1
tivity Scene"; piano selectors ,,by
Miss McNaughton; closing chorus;`
closing recitation 'by .Harold' Hoff-
Meyer, and son, "Calling. Santa
Claus.".
Santa then arrived and distrib
ut
edan gifts, as well as drawing
Y g
the winning ticket for, the ;school
draw, 'with lirst prize, a 20 p
oond
turkey going to Viola McKenzie;
R `
1VZ tche iand co e '' 10-
a 1 a nd: rrz , a
p
pound turkey; going to . Dennis
Pepper, R.R. 3, Mitchell.' Terry.
Barker was presented with a .41-
-
ver dollar for haying sold the (mist
tickets.
The _ remainderofevening
the
'was spent ifr, playing progressive
euchre, with prizes going to the
following; ladies nost _ ames, Mrs.
Geo Pepper"; er;
adies art ga es.'
Mrs. Reuben:Aikens men.
most'
games, Carr Car'• Higenell� en'
gm^le s
, a„t1
games, Lawrence most
lone' hand5'',:Mrs :Gordon:,Eisler'!
Winthrop Warriors
WinO Jening Game
.•
p
Winthroparriors won their o -
P P..
ening game of the season, defeat-
ing Lucknow 5-3. Winthrop g tri P led all
the way. It was 2-0 at the end of
the first,3.1 at'the: end of the sec-
ond, aneach:team scored twice
in the final period.
Hary
the Winthrop.Dale' led Harveye
attack with two goals; singles were
counted by Ron, MVIcClure; Bill Kerr
and 'Winston P;6well. Lucknow
Vials were'. scored by Arnold, Kel
terbourne and Emberlin.
ritsma*-Nlessa
By REV. D. LESLIE ELDER
President Seaforth and District Ministerial Association
"THE SHEPHERDS; THE SAGES AND THE SAVIOUR”
A few weeks ago I^had the; pleasure and the privilege of preach-:
ing in. our present Moderator's church Wingham. All went' well,
until I started to preach, when suddenly' the fire alarm;. sounded. From
the Town Hall just across the street;, it wailed for a seemingly endless
time,during which I struggled to'keep my thoughts and my speech.`.
going. When it finaily did stop there ;was, a deep silence, and I' still
had:my congregation. The firemen made a speedy response to ,the
call, leaving all aside to do so.
We • have seen this happen in Seaforth many 'times. When the
alarm • is. given, the firefighters, whether )they be engaged, in the • put
suit of ,`;their daily toil, ; relaxing in their home, or deep in slumber
during ;the night, hurriedly..arse"and hasten to man the fire :engines.
The call is urgent, amts " nothing ;m$3st stand in the way of their getting
to the scene of the fire with -all haste.
On a stary nightlong ago. humble shepherds were about the task
of keeping their sheep on •the hills of Judea when suddenlyna strange
thing happened. There' Was a sadden rift;in the sky above and a great;,?
light appeared, from the midst, of -Which" came, a voice; which said:
"Fear not: for, behold, 1 bring you - good tidings of great joy, which
shall be to all people.' For unto you is "born this day in the city of
David "a' Saviour, which is Christ the Lord" A host'of shining -ones
then joined the angelic messenger and they sang. and praised God.,
The shepherds were to hasten to the, manger and atethis great thing,
which was"cokeli440pass .-:e `.a,•" ' < "� t4'r '.•iv
' ,Far %away rthe scholars: had been 'a�ertea;'too, aid truce ienitted•
theirbooks and took to the road:' This constituted no threat to
learn-
ing, rather "a quest that"Promised to'lead to truthSo ehing
within icompelled• them to' follow: a star, and it led' themuntil they ..
came to Jesus.
"Blessed intrusions,'glorious disturbances,
when a high
i
order
broke into the earthly scene, appraising -men of great things come to,
pass and wonders' that. -were; yet to be." The humble shepherds and.
t
the learned men were alerted,and'-both haste . s e to folio* where
they were led
1. There are differences between these two
groups.
The shepherds were informed by a `choir of angels. A single star
notified the astrologers.
travel from the `h' to the
miles to f o h hills her had'but a few 1ss
The -shepherds ds,
`..
plain. It was a`and difficult trek for the Magi.
long
pure but th • of: the
was one oIt
The visit.of the- shepherdsi f joy; a
:'t e'infant.Jesusfor the.anger of'.
was beset :with danger o
• sages w w
Herod had, been aroused.
• Theshephe`
rd
s
brought only
:their
ir
honast hearts, but the Wise
e me
n
their expensive gifts:P old, and frankincense; and yrrhWith these
they sou ht te'offer a fitting tribute,
e , a
There is no,sterotyped method with' God He .d al s wi it h each ma n
ashe has need The shepherds ,
man t
g ife>S aspirit he herds saw no wise' men heard no'
, ..
song. We must :s p iof tolerance as we realize tht every
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Lunch was served by the ,ladies
the_seetion, '
S.S. 4, McRIIALQIP
The annual Christmas -concert
S.S. 4, McKillop, Wednesday .e
ning was Well attended. Alec `��
was chairman and theteeF
Miss Marlene • Potter, • A featulee
the concert Was a ,draw, won`.-'
clothes hamper, Thigh Gordon,,
sock,. Douglas 'Henderson,
camera, 'Wanda' Vock; nenste
prize, Joan Pryce; silver doll:
Barry Gordon, Murray ,Hendee!
Diane Henderson' and Reba- Doig
The program was as foilor
"God; Save the " Queen".; open
chorus, "Our Teacher Said To W
come You"; . recitation, Ro
Smith, "rd Rather Be a Lieu
Tree"; religious number;
Christmas Breakfast"; reci'tat
Mark' Smith; "Daddy 'Isn't Sa
Claus"; dialogue "lleck Says h
solo Shirley Henon; ‘S-137:,43
Ribbons"; : choruses, "It; Won't
Long Till Christmasder'.'; "Santa
Caming". "Santa . The Happy nn,
-der-er:'}-te-duet; J2ne--Shannesiee�n'
Jim Henderson•;; chairman's r
marks; Baton •Drill; 'junior chor
"Jolly, Jolly,Santa Claus"; . re
tation, Barry Gordon ;"When
to Wa; B", A HParade.;,,:
Monologue, Roba Doig, "Curl'
n] ay Acknowleslginent'r';:a kiteh&
rhthmbasand;oy dialogueat, "A Pat
otic Christmas recitation,. Di
Henderson, "My Dolly's Needs
Song, ."R:ound, Round,the ,ctrl
Mas •Tree' , nu eologue,'Ans Ste
art;
o .junior o, chorus, a Candy Cant
pianDonnGordon;
Logue "sol"`,Mary Entertains'; dr
ing of ;;tickets; closing .olio
"Thirty-two Feet and.Eight L
Tails"; recitation;. Ricky MeK
zie, "A• Message From Sant
Santa Claus:
n,
rl
a
S:S. NO-: 9, McKJLLOP-;
The annual Christmas concei
,SS. 9, 'McKillop, was eheld,
Wednesday night with a large
tendance. The teacher of the se
is. Mrs. , Jim( 'Smith; and'- chair
was'Ralph Fischer,• and Mrs
.bar was ,pianist.'
' r ,gram;` consisted fr
fel/Owing:
program
•Opening chorus;
tationsrfrom the little:,folks ir
audience• :son ' b the. junto
"Santa Claus" ; skit, 'Family
. . u
arcing,;' 'dance,: ,
n ,'
r � an
Crow b the 'rias s G
Y Ju g,
way Bay"by'Jean Roe, Mari
Wildfong; Bernice Rose, Elsie Ro
and M �. Jo ce cNichol; a numb
Joyce
by .ther..Fischer epl:
. nd the • Sev
.Snow : White a
Dwarfs" song, "ThechildrRn;aiiro
Runs :Through the -Middle of t
House," :. by ' Stanley Glanvill
recitations b David • Wildfon a
Y g
Bruce Glanville; song, "Woman
Tomorrow," by the .fiv.e ,g
s mbols of ' C ' ;istmas "Stat
Y, hi'
the .; ;East," Cradle:, Hyt
Friendly Beasts, "Hark!:
fIe ald A?geis and
"Silent
piano solo. by,Marjann' Wildfon
two gongs- .by the school,. ,Mia
>
i,eindeer� . and Merry;: Christ
anti
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,All.. of us here at The Huron Expositor
wish all of. you :-- our readers', our e
vertisers, our customers k and.. friends -
Very Merry
Christmas.
,end All Good Wishes Fbr Health, Hap-
piness and Prosperity in
the. New Ye it .a
itad,N • 11ALO.NEY
R. JAMES, WALLAC J
ROSS ALEXANDER,
THOMAS HALEY
CAROLYN, H'AMM'OND,