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CLINTON,. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, mGEM$ER 244, 1963
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t this gay, holiday time let us offer you all the best wishes,
from our staff! May your Christens be bright with the many
fbiessings of the season ... Rich in friendship, bright With gifts of
happiness and lasting pleasure. And our wish is not just for
Christmas, but for every day of the year °fil the next �'es4efkl t
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Cotumn==
RCAF STATION CLINTON IS
a -blaze with Christmas colour .. .
First, a large evergreen appeared
in seasonal lighting .' shortly
afterwards the silo was decked in
a spiral of coloured lights ... and
a tiny tree near it blossomed out
in colour, too . . . Those are the
outward signs of a military school
showing traditional Christmas
spirit . ... Inside the messes, the
barracks and the classrooms the
ideas Of the yuletide season are
Os evident , .
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1NDIVIDUA'LLY, THE SHOPS
and stores of Clinton have done a
marvellous job this year ... Trees,
bells, colour, lights . . , the decorae
tions and the merchandise displays
are good . Too, some house -
owners have lighted up trees on
front lawns ..* and many are the
lighted decorations that beaten
through home -windows .. .
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SANTA CLAUS ARRIVED IN
Clinton Saturday ... on schedule
And making use of the coun-
cil chamber of the town hall « .
he distributed 600 bags of candy
. Young ones clustered about
him showing varying degrees of
awe and avarice And the
special committee of council chalk-
ed up another success for the
3.953 year ..
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DID YOU WIN A'1`URKEY THIS
year , . . Don't be too sad . . .
neither did a lot of other people
But we wish you all , ,
those who won, and those who
didn't ... A ;very. Merry Christ-.
arias incl a bright New Year ..
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The Weather
1953 1952
High Low High Low
ret. 17 20 1* 38 20
18 24 0 36 28
19 28 19 32 23
!0 36 27: 31 22
i 36 34` 34 31
22 35 25 34 32
$tioW: 6;ins. .Snow'
Rain: 13 ins, hair .45,ins.
Coundl (alis Tenders
For CICO Debentures
Clinton Town Council at a spec-
ial meeting ,Monday night gave
two readings to a by-law author-
izing the issue of debentures for
$180,000 for the addition to the
Clinton District Collegiate
The debenture will bear, an int-
erest rate of five per cent with
serial repayment over 20 years,
with the bonds dated January 15,
1954.
Council passed a motion that
tenders be called for the same, and
these will be opened at another
special meeting scheduled for sev-
en o'clock Monday evening, De-
cember 28,
Council members decided not to
accept their usual fees for Monday
night's meeting, Saving Clinton
taxpayers a total of $52.
A representative of Dominion
Securities Corporation, Ltd., To-
ronto, attended the council meet-
ing, and presented a sealed tender
for the bond issue.
Councillor Morgan J. Agnew
(mayor -elect) made motion that
the council go into a committee of
the whole to view the tender and
come to some decision over selling.
However, rather than make an
immediate decision, council decid-
ed in committee to hold the matter
over for one week, during which
time tenders would be called, and
bids viewed on December 28.
Decision of Clinton's council fol,
lows receiving by CDC' board sec-
retary -treasurer, H. C. Lawson,
word of • acceptance of the proposal
by the board for the erection of tt
six.roorri addition to the present
school. Clinton will issue the de-
bentures in full, and each of the
municipalities it the 'district will
bear their proportionate cost of
the debt.
GO1tItECTION, PLEASE
Last week we inadvertently
Stated that, land assessments in
Clinton in 1953 had been decreased
by $6,965. Actually there has been
increase of $3,236.75 'in land
assessniente,
Mr, end Mrs. A, 14 t.1tnight epent
last weekend ht Ingersoll, with
Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Robinson.
Next Paper Jan. 7
Phone 4 With News
There will be no issue of the
Clinton News -Record printed
next week.
However, we would be very
pleased to publish, in the first
week of 1954, any notes concern-
ing visitors to your home, or to
your friends and relatives. If
you have had visitors, or have
been away from home yourself,
phone Clinton 4 or drop us a
note in the mail or by way of
our own letterbox, and we will
be very pleased to help you.
Even though we are not pub-
lishing next week, the office and
back shop will be in operation,
to receive news, advertising copy
and orders for printing of all
kinds. Drop in any time, and
the staff of the Clinton News -
Record will be atyour service.
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Kippen Hurt
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In Car Accident
James Upshall, R.R. 3, Kippen,
suffered head lacerations and leg
injuries Tuesday when his car Was
in collision with a National Groc-
ers truck on Highway 4, on the
outskirts of I;3ensall.
• Police said Upshall was making
a turn into a gas station when his
car collided with a truck driven by
Robert Gordon Thomson, 791
Curry street, London. Thomson es-
eeped injury.
Upshall was treated by a doctor.
Police said the roast was slippery
at the tune and visibility Was poor.
Damage was estimated at $500,
Provincial Constable Cecil Gib-
bens, Exeter, and Constable E. h.
Davis, lensall, investigated.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Macaulay,
Sarnia, are spending Christmas
with Mrs. Wiiliani Shaddoek and
Ann, Albert street.
Many Accidents
During the Week
Early Saturday morning, win-
dows In the store fronts of Gal-
braith's Radio and Television and
the office of the Huron Co-opera-
tive Medical Services, were broken
by a young man, Douglas Stevens,
20 years old. He was apprehended
by Constable Quayle and discinp-
linary measures, it is understood,
are being taken.
Several accidents were reported
last Thursday. A truck driven on
Highway 4, south of Clinton by
Murray Crich R 4, Clinton, was in
collision with a car driven by G.
W, Montgomery, Clinton, when the
truck made a left hand turninto
the County Harne driveway in the
ofth he car,
nargs at $50ad chsesti-
mateda
been. laid.
Later that morningone of the
gas pumps of an Albert 'Street
service station was knocked over
by some vehicle, driver unknown.
A truck driven by Mrs, James
Makins and a car driven by Mrs.
Erma Callwood, Toronto, backed
into each other outside the Can-
ada Packers Poultry Plant. Minor
damage was incurred. That night
a car owned by A. Szata, Albert
street, which was parked on R
Ft-
tenbury
street received damage to
the right front door from un-
known persons. Some $50 damage
was estimated.
On Sunday, a car owned by
Lloyd Moore, RR 5, Clinton, and
parked on the west side of Orange
street received approximately $35
damage to the left rear door pan-
el, by some vehicle, driver un-
known.
Sometirite during the night of
Coming Even.t.
y
4c a Word, t iinifnarn 75e
Tues., Oct. 29 — Euchre and
Dance, Varna Hall, Sponsored by
LOL No. 1.0$5. Popular orchestra,
lunch counter. 50-p
Welcotne in the New Year at
the Crystal palace, Mitchell, with
Clarence Petrie and the Night
Hawks. Dancing front 10 until 2.
Novelty hats, horns., etc. Don't for-
get the regular dance on Friday,,
December 25. 504s
Snow Recorded At
Eighteen Inches
"Winter made its first appear-
ance in the county on Monday
and in some areas of the county at
least 18 inches of snow fall has
been recorded," G. W. Montgom-
ery, agricultural representative for
Huron County, reports. "Mail -
carriers report that some of the
county roads were completely
blocked December 19 and farmers
are experiencing difficulty in
reaching town to complete pre -
Christmas shopping.
"Poultry producers report ex-
cellent sale for all produce and
one of the largest turkey produc-
ors _in the county reports that
practically all of his 9,000 flock
are sold and that by the end 'of
the week he will have shipped ap-
proximately 20 tons of turkey in
cry-a-pac bags to Northern On-
tario,
"School and church concerts and
other social events connected to
the Christmas season are the or-
der of the day in the rural areas."
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IEIOSPITAL AUXILIARY WILL
MEET UNITARY 4
The regular and annual meeting
of the Women's Hospital Auxiliary
will be held at the hospital on
Monday afternoon, January 4, at
three o'clock, A good attendance
is requested,
December 21-22, a hydro pole on
Orange street, between William
and Joseph streets was broken off
by a motor vehicle, driver un-
known.
On Monday a truck driven by
Gladstone Grigg,Clinton, and a
car driven by eonard Fawcett,
Burlington, met with a minor ac-
eident on Huron street,
Damage of '$250 was caused to
two cars as a. result of an accident
on Highway 4 about a utile south
of Clinton on Monday afternoon.
A car driven by.Richard McKay
Albert street, Clinton, collided
with a car driven by Roy Plum+
steel, RR 5. Clinton, as Plunrsteel
was Making a turn into his drive-
way, Constable Lloyd Westlake,
Goderich provincial police, said.
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"THE MOST HIGH"
($y Rev. 1. E. Ostrom, minister of Huarop Road 'Softest
Church, (Clinton)
The Most High is .God.
Let us notice this word spoken long ago through an heavenly
messenger of the Most High to one named Mary, in Nazareth of
Galilee—
"The power of the Most High shall overshadow you,
therefore the Holy One being born shall be called Son
of God."
God is the Most High. He :overshadowed four people on n
mountain top. He spoke to three of the group and said—"his
is My Beloved Son, hear. Hint". This is He who was born a
Babe in Bethlehem.
God, the Most High, presents Himself as vitally interested in.
and working for the world. Thus we see the Most High 'In His
Power'. He had power to bring into this world His Only Son,
To His Son He gave the name Jesus. Now Jesus means Saviour.
Another name is Immanuel, which means "God with us"—to re-
mind us that God is with us, As Son of God, Jesus stands in a
relationship that is different to any other, and truly purposeful.
His Sonship is the only one of its kind; It is so, and trust be
so, because men and women, youths and maidens, boys and girls
of every generation and in all places need this Son of God's
Power. God in this Son is sharing His power with all who.
receive Him, in repentance and faith.
God, the Most High, also paid a great "price" in His love to
mankind. Though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became
poor so that we, by His becoming poor, might become rich, rich
in possessions material and spiritual, He emptied Himself of His
glory, and took upon Himself the form of a servant, and was
obedient even unto death, and oh! what a death, death upon a
Cross!
God the Most High is working out His great and gracious
"purposes'. And the Word, Who was God, became flesh and:
dwelt among us. And we gazed on His glory—glory, as of the
Father's Only Son—full of grace and truth, And to all who
receive Him to them has He given the PRIVILEGE to become
children of God, to them who believe on His Name --a name that
includes these rays of hope and light—WONDERFUL, COUN-
SELLOR, THE EVERLASTING FATHER, THE PRINCE OF
PEACE—who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the
flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And of His fullness„
have all we (repentant believers) received, and grace for grace..
God, the MOST HIGH, invested His Love in the Power, Price
and Purpose which we have briefly reviewed. Let us, at this
Advent Time, investigate the "Privilege" thus accorded to us,.
and Iet us be co-operative with God so that thisinvestment of
the MOST HIGH may bear the returns that He desires -the
return of this and every community to Him,
May His Peace be ours.
"GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST"
(By Rev. J. Graham, parish priest of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church, Clinton, and St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Blyth)
Most of the customs that surround our celebration of the
Birthday of Christ have a significance which is forgotten, Hence,
it was not without reason that the traditional green and red
became the colour symbols of the spirit of Christmas.
Green, the colour of springtime, is the symbol of hope, of
life, of joy and peace. To a world labouring under the effects
of the rebellion of the first man, Adam, against God, his creator,
God. sent His Son, the God -man,, Jesus Christ, bornof the .most
perfect woman the world has ever known, on that first Christmas
morning. To a world bereft of Heaven, He brought hope—hope
of the restoration of the bridge of love between man and God
which had been dynamited by Adam's disobedience; hope of eternal
union with God in Heaven. And with that hope, life had meaning,
and joy, and peace, It is living in accordance with the laws of
Christ, whose birthday we celebrate at Christmas, that brings true
joy and peace into our lives throughout the year.
Red is the colour of willing sacrifice and suffering, which, be-
cause these elements are the only real proofs of true love, is also
a symbol of love. How did Christ restore to mankind the pos-
sibility, the hope of Heaven? By His sacrifices and sufferings in
reparation for the sins of men; suffering which began at His birth.
in the cold of the Bethlehem hills and culminated in His anguish-
ed death on the Cross of Calvary. From the drib . began His life
of reparation, a life which gave the only logical answer to the
sacrifices and sorrows found in every life. For He Himself said
"The servant is not greater than the master" and "If any man
will come after me, let him take up his cross daily and follow me.''
There were men in His day, such,. as Herod, who, crazed for
power, would bring suffering and sorrow upon their own people
in order to destroy Christ, and the truth and freedom which he
brought. Just as there are men today, such as the Soviets and.
the Titoites, who keep the world in sorrow and fear because they
not only refuse Christ, but even deny God. Christmas has no
meaning for such as these. Red is for them the colour of blood -
won power, and green the grass covered graves of their un-
numbered victims.
But just as the Babe of Bethlehem, in His own time and way,
conquered Herod; so too, long after today's Herods are but blots
upon the page of history, men will revel in the Birthday of the
Saviour. And the traditional green and red will remind men
still of the hope of the joy of eternal lifewhich was brought by
- the birth of Him whose love for man was proven by his sufferings
and death. And men will join with the angels in their song of
praise on that first Christmas day "Glory to God in the highest,.
and on earth peace to men of good will."
PuWk School Auditorium
Scene Of ristmas Concert
Gathering for the first Christ-
mas concert to be presented in the
auditorium at the new public
school, the over 400 pupils were
treated Tuesday morning to a
program composed of selections
from each of the rooms. Then dur-
ing the afternoon, before the end
of the fall school term, each of the
classes held its own yuletide party
in its home room:
Principal George H. Jefferson
acted as chairman for the pro-
gram, which included the follow-
ing:
Kindergarten: recitation, Karen
Johnson; solo, Barbara Draper; re-
citation, Kenneth Smith; playlet,
"Under the Christmas Tree", Pat-
ricia Reynolds, Peter Staniforth,
Barbara Draper, Larry. O'Connell,
Sandra Switzer, Kenneth Smith,
Joanne Murphy, Wayne Riley and
Lynn Brown. Teacher: Mrs. Geo-
rge Falconer.
Grade 1: Santa Claus acrostic,
Gary Black, David Medd, Ricky
Grigg, Tommy Riley, Christiane
Carey, Jane Chives, Billy English,
Connie McGhee, David Carter,
Paul Cervantes. Teacher: Miss O.
Johnson.
Grade 3: Szech carol, "Rocking";
French carol, "Chime Music"; re-
citation by Lynne Shipley, "Do
Your Bit".
Grades 4 and 5: play, "Presents;
for Papa", (papa) Don Scruton;
(mama) Carolyn V gderbruegdh;
(Maud) Marion Dale; (Bet) Teddy
Bridle; (Dorothy) Elaine Brown;
(Helen) Gwen Fowler, Carol,
"Good King Wenceslas" with Bud
Boyes and Paul Bateman singing
the parts of the king; Ted Bridle,
the part of the page, Teacher: F.
Huisser.
Grade 2: Exercise, "TheFriend-
ly Beasts", Douglas Fremlin, Ste-
Veil Cooke, Keith Ashton, Douglas
Currie; Kenneth Vanderburgh,
Anda de Putter, Teacher: Mrs. G.
H. Jefferson.
Grade 1: recitation, Glenda
Mere; Christmas lullaby, girls; re-
citation, Wendy Leyburn, Teach-
er: Mrs. Dixon.
Grade 5; The Christmas Story
shown on the- flannelgraph, with
Mary Jean Colquhoun as narrator,
David Cunningham as announcer,
Mary Macaulay and Beverley
Beattie as assistants. A radio play,
"Station K.RTS" had Bi1I Murney
as the anr'(•rr ' r r and Paul' Draper
as his helper. Christmas songs
were sung by the group on the
radio program. Teacher: Miss
Winnie Gray.
Grade 6: Indian Christmas. A.
pageant of the Christmas story,.
presented by the pupils dressed as
Indians, including the wisemen,
against a background of the music
of an Indian carol sung by the
group. Teacher: C. O. Martin.
Grade 7: Piano solo, "Minuet in
G", Emily Collins; "While Shep-
herds watched", Sandra Addison;
piano solo, "Falling Waters",
Sherry Cochrane; recitation, "The
First Christmas", Margaret Skov.
Teacher: Miss E. M. Jamieson,
Grades 7 and 8: Three part
chorus, "Yuletide Night" and
"What Child is This?"
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Rev. and Mrs. D. J. Lane will
have their daughter, her husband
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Edward, David and Donald, God-
erich, with them on Christmas day.
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Mrs. Crozier Heads
Friendship Club
The Friendship Club of St.
Paul's Anglican Church held its
Christmas meeting on Wednesday
evening, December 16. Thirty-two
members were present. A brief
business meeting was held first
with Mrs. J, Hart presiding. •
Mrs, R. Draper; convener of the
striking committee, brought in the
slate ref officers which was accept-
ed for the corning year: president,
Mrs. A. Crozier; first vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. M. McAdam; second
vice-president, Mrs. J, W. Counter;
secretary, Mrs. Jean Steinburg;
treasurer, -Mrs. R. Campbell; press
reporter, Agnes Dale; flowers and
cards, Mrs. G. Herman; sewing
committee, Mrs, M, McAdam, Mrs,
Beck and Mrs. 1'. Andrew; social
convener, Mrs. E. Bartliff with
Mrs`. R,. Draper assisting; buyer,.
NAV.. H. Cooke; social hostess, Mrs.
B.Bartliff.
Mrs. R. Thompson was in charge
of the program. Several contests
and card games Were niuch enjoy.
ed. A bounteous lunch served by
the hostesses•, Mrs. X. Coolie. Mra,,
N. beeves and Agnes Dale.
Carol singing was enjoyed anti
Santa Claus distributed gifts !min
the tree.