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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-12-24, Page 1CHRISTMAS GIFT — Zurich Lions Club recently presented Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rennie with this television set as a Christmas gift. Mrs! Rennie, who has been an invalid for six years, enjoys watching the many varied programs from her wheelchair and is anxiously awaiting the televising of her favorite sport, hockey. Left to right are Lions Ted Haberer and Herb Turkheim; Lion President Ed Gascho, Mr. and Mrs. Rennie. —T-A Photo SHDHS Yule Variety Show South Huron District High School commencement attract­ ed large audiences to the school on Friday and Monday eve­ nings. Torn Easton* president of the Student Council* made the welcoming address and introduced Dr. H. H. Cowen* presi­ dent of the School Board, who ( presented the awards, certificates and diplomas, assisted by mem­ bers of the Board. In awarding the 13 honor graduation diplomas, Dr. Cowen announced that scholarships had been awarded to Nancy Tieman and John Hicks, now attending U.W.O., and Joan Ellerington, now at McDonald College, Guelph. Julia. Dunlop and Pat Hopper are at Western; Shirley and Lorna Taylor, Marjorie Tay- ....... ' Ken Moir at London Teachers’ Col­ lege; Almira Davis, Victoria Hos­ pital School of Nursing; Arlene Skinner at Westervelt and Gerard Corriveau is an apprentice char­ tered accountant with William C. Benson and Company, London. Of a class of 104, first class honors were obtained by 42. Last year’s percentage of successful examinations was 99. Titled “Hi-Time” The variety program, titled “Hi-Time for ’53” opened with “The Queen,” led by the school orchestra directed by Mr. Cecil Wilson. From then on, the program which combined vocal, numbers in quartette, octette and glee club arrangements, a minstrel 3I10W, monologues, skits, gym­ nastics by Grade 9 and 10 boys, and dances, held the interest through the stirring climax, the singing of “They 'All" Call It Canada,” by a massed chorus of 200 voices of the Junior and Senior 'glee clubs. Allan Taylor and Ron Klopp sang a duet in the junior glee clu'b’s rendition of “Cantique de Noel,” an outstanding number. Marie Hodgson’s monologue, “Travel Talk,” and “A Lady’s Hand Bag” by Beverley Ravelle, added the humorous touch as did the skits, “The Report Card” by Tdm Easton and Jean Lavender, “The Dress Suit” by Don Welsh and Connie Ostland and “The Clean Up” with Ken Tuckey, Joan Thomson, Allan Taylor and Bob Cliaffe. Don Taylor, as interlocutor of the “Little Lions Mihstrel Show,” was supported by six end men. The dance numbers were out­ standing in their interpretation and costuming. Mrs. Allan and Mrs. Wilkins were responsible for working out the routines and giving instruction to the students who were directed, by Miss L. Siegner. lor, Jean McAllister and Most of the costumes were- made in the Home Economics department under the direction of Miss Anne Kartushyn and Miss' L. Siegner. In a ballet dance, “Summer Time,” the grace of t'he dancers, costuming and lighting effects, added up to a beautiful scene. Other numbers included “Would You Like To Take A Walk,” with boys and girls dressed in cos­ tumes worn in the gay nineties; “Alice Blue Gown,” by a group of girls wearing 'blue gowns; “The Skaters' Waltz,” in which the girls wore bright red skating costumes and the boys, skating togs. Girls in Irish costumes danced to “Rose O’Day.” Solo dancers included Myrland Smith, comedy by Emil Hendrick, and a brother and sister act by Rob­ bie and Rosemary Dobson. The filial dance, “Tennesee Wig Wag,” was done by a group of boys and girls in a mountain­ eer setting and in costumes which completely disguise^,,..those .tak­ ing part. Scenery painted by Mr. Gordon Kock, made an attractive back­ ground for the production, Glee club numbers were direct­ed by H. 11 'Stui’gls and Miss I. Ganton with Mr. Sturgis and Michael Farrow as pianists. Advance ticket sale was in charge of Miss Doris Schwartz; program and award, J. B. Creech and E. H. Jones; ushers and tic­ kets. E. D, Howey: stage proper­ ty, J. Mahon and G. Koch; light­ ing, F. Meek. A. Ness; director of drama, M. C. Sanders; gym­ nastics, G. Mickle; curtain, Dixon# make-up, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Mahon, Mrs. Wilson, " Porter, A. Dixon. Intermediate Certificates Intermediate Certificates granted to those who have com­ pleted the prescribed course of study in Grades 9 and 10: Marion Alexander, Dorothy Allen, Gerald Bailantyne, Lome Ballantyne, Irene Beaver, Jeanette Beaver, Harold Berry, Frances Brophey, Mary Campbell, Pat Chambers, Phil Charrette, Jack Clarke. Shir­ ley Coleman, Joan Deitz, Phyllis Dietrich, Robert. Down. Dennis Finan, Arlene Ford, Fay Ford, ■have four- Carole Frederick, Eunice Frede­ rick, Joan Gill, Joseph Gunn, Ve­ rona Hayter, Perla Hern, Anna Hodgins, Marla Howsef Elizabeth Hunter, Barry Jeffery, Charles Kernick, Kathryn Klopp, Marion Lamport, Alexia Lostell, Marilyn Marshall, Sandra McKnight, Rena Murray, Katherine Ondrejicka, Rosemary Passmore, Anna Rout- ly, Hugh Rundle, Jack Schade, Harry Schroeder, Gwen Simpson, Ken Skipper, Donna Stone, Don Taylor, Carole Thiel, Marilyn Tuckey, Lola Volland, Robert McLaren, William Hess. Graduation Diploma Awarded to pupils who satisfactorily completed a year Secondary School Course: Donald Adkins, Ruth Alexander, Bill Batten, Barbara #Becker, Murray Dawson, Mary Margaret Essery, Kenneth Flear, Martha Gossinan, Robert Horner, Kath­ ryn Hunter, David Jarrett, Mary Klopp, Raymond Luck, Donald O'Brien, David Parrott, Shirley Pearson, Ronald Rowcliffe, Jean­ ette Schenk, Jim Sturgis, Anne Taylor, Beth Taylor, Jim Taylor, Marion Wildfong, Joyce Witmer, Ida Blanchard. Previously award­ ed, Sheila Finan, Janice Ragier. Honor Graduation. Diploma Awarded to those who have completed their Fifth Year; Ger­ ard Corriveau, Almarie Davis, Julia Dunlop, Joan Eller ington, John Hicks, , P.at Hopper, Jean McAllister, Ken ' Moir, Arlene .Skinner, Lorna Taylor, Marjorie Taylor, Shirley Taylor, Nancy Tieman. Commercial Diplomas And Certificates Ruth Alexander, Sheila Finan, —'Please turn to Page 5 A. C. are Christmas Edition Eighty-Fifth Year Sick Children See Santa Too Children at the South Huron Hospital who weren't able to at­ tend the annual Christmas party for Exeter and district children were treated to a special visit from Santa Claus Friday, While the other children were enjoying the free show provided by service organizations, Santa took his bag of good cheer down to the hospital and visited the children there. Despite the snowstorm which blocked a number of township roads, over 600 children attended the party in the Lyric Theatre. A full parade of town children marched behind St. Nick to the theatre early in the afternoon. The parade for district children at 3 p.m. was smaller but a num­ ber of children waited at the theatre. During the show, a large num­ ber of pre-school, children were met by Santa and he gave them treats, too. The party is sponsored by Ex­ eter Legion, Lions and Kinsmen in cooperation with the theatre. Kinsman Rey Wuerth was in charge of the party. Other Kins­ men and Kinettes, along with school teachers, assisted. Zurich Man Wins Television Set .flLeonard Sarares, of near Zur­ ich, won the television set given away at the Zurich Lions Club Feather Party Monday night. Draw for the set was the high­ light of the program -which con­ sisted of a fowl bingo. A good crowd enjoyed the festivities and the Lions realized about $200 for service work. EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24* 1953 -------------.--------------------------------------;—x-------------------------------------— -------------------------------------------------------------------- Price Per Copy 7ftf Lions Club Gives Invalid Television For Christmas Although she will never be able to attend a game, one of Zurich’s most ardent hockey fans will be able to see N.H.L. hockey this winter, thanks to a Christmas gift from Zurich Lions Club. Mrs. Jim Rennie, who has been paralysed for six years, is anxiously awaiting hockey pro­ grams which will appear on her new television set shortly. Mean­ while she’s enjoying top United States and Canadian entertain­ ment right from her wheelchair. Members Install Set Zurich “Lions presented Mr. and Mrs. Rennie with the TV gift as a Christmas present from the whole club. Several of the mem­ bers gathered at their house one afternoon recently to install the set, Both the giving and the receiv­ ing parties of the gift haye great admiration for each other. Mr. and Mrs. Rennie, overwhelmed by the surprise, still can't thank the Lions enough for their thoughtfulness. The Lions, in their turn, feel the couple deserve "it. Said Ed Gascho, the president; “There isn't a more cheerful per­ son in the whole village than Mrs. Rennie and we think that’s wonderful in view of her illness and the handicap she’s suffering from.” Mr. Gascho lives beside the couple in Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Rennie moved to the village from their farm on the Babylon road two years ago, They live alone in a modest home on one of the village’s crossroads. Arrange Gift Members of the Lions Health and Welfare Committee, which arranged the gift, are Herb Turk­ heim, chairman; Ted Haberer, Dr. St. Pierre and Arnold Merner. Lions who helped install the set were Ed Gascho, Orville Wit­ mer and Jack Turkheim. The set was purchased at a special price from a Zurich TV dealer, Ken Breakey. Many community features highlighted the pre-Christmas celebrations in this area during the past week. Besides the regular school and church concerts and the service club parties, residents enjoyed the colorful S.H.D.H.S. commencement, special community contests and carol services* Meanwhile, shoppers flooded Exeter and surroundufjg villages to select their last-minute Christ­ mas gifts. All shopping centres reported heavy business Monday and Tuesday, The largest-attended attraction this week was the high school commencement which entertain­ ed over Ij'OOO people with a variety program. Council Gives Turkeys ' In Exeter, the town council gave away three turkey prizes for the best-decorated Christinas doorways. The annual Christmas theatre party for town and dis­ trict children was held Friday afternoon. Churches combined their talents Sunday night to present a community Christmas concert in James Street United Church. Caroling and music in the afternoons and evening continued on main, street, quartettes, the the Noveltones, an around-town Many organizations visited the hospital to present Christmas programs and carols for the pa­ tients. Other groups visited the Huron County Horae and enter­ tained. Shut-ins were included in the spread of Christmas cheer. A group of young people from the town sang Christmas livmns Sunday over radio station CKNX. Other groups from the area visited the Huron County Home to entertain the older folks there. In Hensail, the village prepar­ ed for the special Christmas fea- —Please Turn to Page 12 The famous local Huronaires and entertained on carolling jaunt. Three Homes Win Fowl For Best Yule Display Prizes for the three best-decorated doorways in Exeter were awarded Saturxlay to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sweitzer, Mr. and Mrs. Art Whilsmith and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Skinner. The three families received turkeys donated by the coun­ cil for the town-wide contest. The judges awarded honorable mention to displays of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Snell, Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Holley and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fulcher. In announcing their decisions, tlie judges said there were many “beautiful” decorations and they experienced difficulty in choosing the three top winners. The judg­ ing took several hours. Silver Door The winners,. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sweitzer, -Senior Street, decked their door with a silver panel on which was inscribed a red “Noel”. Two large silver can­ Six Town Churches Participate In Community Yule Concert James Street United Church held a near-capacity audience Sunday night for a community Christmas program in which the six local churches and those in the community were re­ presented. The program was arranged by Beta Sigma Phi Sorority with the members acting as ushers. Mayor W. G. Cochrane, as chairman, introduced the num- M.L.A. Visits Prisons Mr. Thomas Pryde, M.L.A., ac­ companied by Mrs. Pryde, was in New York and Philadelphia last week, where Mr. Pryde, in com­ pany with the commission from Ontario on penal reform, visited the prisons of those two cities. Arrives Home From Korea Sg.mn. Gilbert Witmer, son of Mr. and Mr's. Earl Witmer, who left for Korea in 1952, arrived in Friday December of London last where he was .met by members of his family. He had Come in by special train from Seattle, Wash. After a 60-day leave, Gilbert will leave for Rivers, Manitoba. bets by the various churches and gave a reading entitled “A Will,” in which a lawyer who died penniless, willed flowers of the fields and the fields to play in to children; to lovers, an imagin­ ary and the the children until they fall asleep. Mrs. Peter Durand, of the Pentecostal congregation, sang “The Holy City,” accompanied by Miss Marion Treibuer. Musical Numbers Mrs. II. Laing, Mrs. H. Simp­ son and Mrs. W. Sillery, of Caven C h u rch , sang “Safely Sleep. Little Babe,” accompanied by Mrs. J. G. Cochrane; Miss Marie, Wildfong, Main world of flowers and music, to the older folk, memories, happiness of old age, and love and gratitude of their Church, sang “Gesu Bambino,” accompanied by Mrs. A. E. Hol­ ley; Allan Elton, of Trivitt Mem­ orial Church, sang “There’s A Song In The Air,” with Mrs. R. Pryde at the piano. Twenty-seven members of Be­ thel Reformed Church choir with Mr. Albert Fisher as organist and director, ?iing “I Hear In The Air,” in their native lan­ guage and “Oh Come. Oh Come Emmanuel,” in English. Representing James St. Church, Mr. Lawrence Wein and Mr. Gordon Koch played an organ and piano duet arrangement of “The Shepherds and Angels” and Grant McDonald sang “The Lord’s PrayeC’ as the closing number on the program. dies were suspended at the sides. Runners-up, Mr. and Mrs. Art Whilsmith', William Street, pre­ sented a Santa Claus outline on a .rpl,door. An evergreen wreath crowned St. Nick and' candles glowed, either side. Third-place winners, Mr. and. Mrs. Harold Skinner, Gidley Street, mounted a snowman sur­ rounded by green boughs on their door. A “Merry Christmas” in red highlighted the display. Russell Snell, honorable outline of basket of suspended Mr. and Mrs. Sanders Street, won mention with a tree evergreen' boughs. A Christmas fruit was on the bottom. Rev. and Mrs. Holley, Victoria Street, placed a blue inscription, “It Came Upon The Midnight ■Clear”, upon a door decorated in silver. Evergreen and bell decora­ tions completed the display. Children’s Door A children’s .Christmas decora­ tion highlighted the door of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fulcher, Edward Street. Three large red stockings were hung and underneath them were the names of the three Ful­ cher children—Victor, Bruce and Jamie. A message on top said: “Dear Santa, we have been good boys.” Evergreens were also used. The judges were Mrs. Andrew Dixon, Mrs. Ralph Bailey and Mr. H. L. Sturgis. STUDENTS TO BE ON TV —— One of the highlights of the at S.M.lJ.H.S. Awards were presented to Outstanding students commencement program Friday and Monday nights was this ' *’ ‘ * 4 **.•_** “Tennessee Wig Wog’\ The act has been chosen to appear on CFPL-TV in the near future. In spite of a snowstorm Friday and rain Monday^ large audiences attended the annual show and diplomas and graduation certificates were awarded. The variety program of the “Fti-Time Revue of ’fill” included dances, singing, monologues, black-face comedy and novelty numbers,' —-Jack Doerr, Exeter To Improve Thames Road Tenders are being called by the Ontario Department of High­ ways for improvements to a sec­ tion of Thames Road, Thomas Pryde, M.L.A. for Huron, an­ nounced this w'eek. The work outlined includes grading and culverts from Exeter six miles east on Highway 83. This is preparatory to paving, Mr Pryde said. Tenders for similar work being called for a stretch miles west of Clinton on Clinton-Goderich road. half-hour Christmas was heard dver CKNX Young People Sing On Radio A gram Wingham on Sunday afternoon nith members of the Main St. and Janies St. part. Theme of the Put Christ Into discussed by *** 1 X J Y.P.U. taking program, “Let’s Christmas,” was discussed by Mary McKnight, who stressed the importance of remembering it is Christ’s birth­ day we celebrate. Leo Witmer read a»familiar carol, “O Little Town of Bethle­ hem”; a mixed quartette from Main St. Church, Marilyn, Skin­ ner, Marie Wildfong, Sterling Ince and Bob Russell, and a girl’s quartette, Nancy Cudmore, Bar­ bara Brintnell, Jean Taylor and Alexia Lostell, from James St. Church, sang carols. Trudy Pic­ kard took the devotional scrip­ ture and prayer. Michael Farrow contributed a piano solo and Joan Thomson, a Christmas poem. WINNING DOORWAY — Best decorated Christmas doorway in the town contest this year was this display on the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sweitzer, Senior Street. The Sweitzers won a 20-pound turkey. In second place were Mr. and Mrs. Art Whilsmith and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Skinner placed third. Vernon Blowes The Publishers* Staff* Correspondents and Contributors of School Closes With Parties On Monday afternoon Exeter Public School Christmas parties and change of gifts pupils of enjoyed an ex- within tlioir own classrooms and received candy from their teachers. On Tuesday morning pupils of Mr. Claude Blowes and Mr. Clif­ ford Reeve’s classes entertained the junior and senior rooms separately in the auditorium when two plays were presented by Mr. Blowes’ pupils. Taking part in “Wanted—A Housekeep­ er,” were Merlin McLean, Robert Acheson, Heatliei Sandra Blo-wes and Nancy Boyle Hat" er,' Ford, Sally MacNaughton, Douglas Wein “A Mail Order “A Mail Order Hat” was play ed by Bob Harvey, Pat Cann Betty Brady, Jocelyn Howey Joyce Hamilton and Helen Kestie Pat Cann and Sandra directed the plays. Bobby Skinner and Hoywood, pupils of Mr. Clifford Reeves, entitled Snook. put on a humorous skit “Dr. Doot and Detective Mohawks Defeat llderton By 9-5 Exeter Mohawks moved into fifth place in the Cyclone league Tuesday night by defeating llder­ ton 9-6 on Lttcan Icq. The victory gave Exeter its third win of the season as against six losses, it was iiderton’s sixth defeat.. Last years league cham­ pions have won two. A Wf/J Jrk. ngelic voices ring out in carols of praise and thanksgiving in this Joyous Season* and with them soar all our renewed hopes and prayers for peace and brotherhood among alt men, At this time we would like to extend to all our friends our sincerest wishes for ,a Christmas unmatched in true happiness and welbbeing. I ........