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GRADUATES' NUMBER—A satirical skit on royalty, written by grade 13 student Jim
Etherington, was the graduating class’ contribution to SHDHS variety show last week.
The boisterous skit included revolts, intrigue, revelry a la Shakespeare. Highlight
of the drama portion of the program was Lady MacBeth’s soliloquy given by Eunice
Ward, a grade 10 student. —T-A Photo
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COMMENCEMENT SINGERS—Glee club singing, under the direction of Principal H._
L. Sturgis, was again one of the highlights of SHDHS commencement. The music por
tion of the program was cliihaxed by a massed choir of 200 voices singing “The Holy
City”. Over 1,500 people attended the show, which completed high school activities
for 1956.’ , -T-A. Photo
Christmas In Other Lands
Reds Shoot Hungarians
Church ServicesLeaving
In Hungary, Russians shoot
people who. go to Ohurch on
Christmas day; in Holland,
"Sinterklaas” . rides on a white
horse; in Germany, the festivities
start at 6 p.m., December 24; in
Australia, they go swimming lor
Christmas.
These were the tales' told by
natives of foreign countries, now
residents of this community,
when asked by The Times*
Advocate how Christmas js cele
brated in their lands.
Won't Be Celebrating
• Unless Russian policy in Hun
gary has changed since five
years ago, the oppressed people
in that European country ( won’t
be celebrating Christmas' next
week.
’’Those who try to observe the
birth of Christ by attending
church on December 25 may be
shot as they, leave their place 'Of
. worship. * .
These conditions were revealed
this week by 'Vince Bencsik,
Carling St.
Mr. Bencsik, who escaped five
years ago from Hungarian ter-
ritpry occupied by the Russians,
revealed his people were not al
lowed to observe Christmas. In-
stead, they Were ordered to cele
brate the birthday of Stalin on
December 21.
The Russians proclaimed a. hol
iday on the twenty-first / and
made the Hungarians work on
Christmas day.
The New Canadian said he
knew of numerous instances
where Russians shot down Christ
ians as they came from church
after they attended Christmas
services.
In other ways, however, Christ
mas in Hungary is observed in
somewhat the same fashion it is
here. Gifts are exchanged, spe
cial meals prepared and decora
tions are similar. "Naturally,
we didn’t have quite the same
choice in foods and gifts as you
have herg,” he said.
As in many European count
ries, Santa Claus or Mikolas, as
he is known there, comes on
December 6 to distribute gifts
and treats to Hungarian # child
ren. St.'Nick is depicted in dif
ferent fashion than he is here,
however. About the only simil
arity is his beard.
The Hungarian Santa is dress
ed in white and wears a tall
white hat. He’s not as fat as the
Canadian Santa.
Vince Bencsik recalls he used
to dress up as Mikolas to enter
tain the children in his neighbor
hood. The Hungarian Santa has
a counterpart-called Luca-who
is dressed in black and who pre
cedes Mikolas at the parties to
frighten the children who are
bad.
Rides On White Horse
In Holland, Santa Claus comes
on December 5. too. He rides
into town on a white horse, with
a pack of gifts on his back,
sometimes accompanied by
"Black Peters”, his helpers.
According to Mrs. Stewart
Dykstra, Sanders St., who came
to Canada seven years ago, the
'Dutch Santa wears a red mitre
on his head which is decorated
with gold stars and gold trim.
His red and white velvet coat
stretches to his ankles. He‘s‘ fat
and has long, white whiskers.
His helpers are almost all
black except for some t orange
trim on their .coats. Their hats,
short pants, long stockings and.
shoes are black and even their
faces are painted black.
Sinterklaas and his Black Pe
ters 'come to town at night and
brings gifts to the children. He
visits schools where parties are
being held.
Christmas itself is a religious
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Eighty-Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 24, 1956
Paris Dance, Massed Choir, Drama
SHDHS Hi-Time For ‘56
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vain, attempt to open a large
r?.’’? t!” zffizz ot F. W. Hux
table, implement dealer, early
.. - ... ___ hack saws to
cut off the hinges of the
door and tried to pry it
with screw drivers and a
bar.
They tipped the heavyThey tipped the heavy iron
sale .onto its back, letting it fall
on a tire and blanket. A corner
ripped through part of the parti
tion when it fell.
Padlock was broken on a kit
of one of the firm’s employees,
Jack Delbridge, to get tools.
Entry was gained by breaking
the lock of a rear door.
Bill Musser, son-in-law of the
owner, said no merchandise was
discovered missing. There was a
normal .day’s receipts in the
safe, he said.
5 Exeter Police Chief Reg Tay-
Jor is being assisted by OPP
’Constable Gibbons in the in
vestigation. Fingerprints were
taken by an officer from Lon
don.
Pick Officers
Of Huron FA
The 1957 executive and com
mittees of the Huron County.
Federation of Agriculture were
chosen by striking committee at
the directors meeting Thursday
afternoon.
The executive includes:
Past president, Wilfred .Short
reed, Walton; president, Douglas
McNeil, Goderich^ first vice-
president, Winston Shapton, R.R.
1 Exeter; second vice-president,
Warren Zurbrigg, R.R. 1 Gorrie; lady director, Mrs. Alex Mc
Gregor, R.R. 2 Kippen, Junior
Farmer director, Boyd Taylor,
R.R. 3 Walton; c o m m o di t y
groups, W. R. Lobb, R.R, 2 Clin
ton; township directors, Oliver
McCharles, R.R. 3 Lucknow,
Harold Elliott, R.R. 1 Bluevale;
Lloyd Hendrick, R.R. 1 Dash
wood, Lloyd Pipes, Londcsboro.
The resolutions committee in
cludes: Warren Zurbrigg, R.R. 1
Gorrie, chairman; Wilfred- ShojfP
reed, Alex McGregor, R.R. 2’
Kippen, Harold Wilkinson, R.R.
5 Brussels, Alex McBeath, R.R.
3 Kippen; insurance committee,
president McNeil, Harvey. Taylor, R.R. 1 Brucefield, Ed Hend
rick, R.R. 1 Cre’diton, Charles
R. Coultes, Belgrave.
Sing Carols
Twenty-five Boy Scouts from
RCAF Station Centralia,- under
the direction of Cpl. Ernie Demp
ster, sang carols for the patients
at South Huron Hospital on
Friday night.
A Merry
Christmas!
Indications are' that Christ
mas 1956 will be a happy
one for almost all families
in South Huron.
A poll of municipal offi
cials in the area reveals no
family in urgent need, al
though there are a number
in difficult circumstances.
Clerks and relief officers
in Exeter, Usborne, Stephen,
Hay and Hensail report that
no family is on relief.
Public health authorities
reveal there are a few fam
ilies who need clothing and
food but none is poverty
stricken or suffering from
starvation.
A number of organisations
in this area are planning to
distribute baskets of food
to families who need it and
toys to children who, might
not otherwise "receive a
Christmas gift.
So it looks like a Merry
Christmas throughout the
community.
HS Gifts To Teachers
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VARIETY SHOW STAR—Rosemary Dobson, of Kirkton,
starred in SHDHS commencement variety show Thursday
and Friday with her dance, “Street Scene in Paris.” The
talented miss, who also sings in the glee club, was chosen
Huron County Agricultural Queen at Exeter Fall Fair
this year. ’ —T-A Photo
On Friday, South Huron Dist
rict High School celebrated the
arrival of the holiday season
with its annual Christmas party.
Studehts arirved at 10 a.m, and
for one hour enjoyed class skits,
games and carol singing.
At 11, the school aSscmbeld
in the gymnasium where a num
ber of presentations were made
by Bill Polienj president of the
student council.
The customary presentation of
Truemner for securing the most
subscriptions to this paper. Both
Bill Pollen, president of t the
Student Council, who presided,
and Principal H. L. Sturgis
thanked the Times-Advocate for
their co-operation and for cover
age Of School activities.
Fairfield Forum
® ' - gifts to the teachers was omitted I tn|OyS
this year. Instead, money col-
lcctcd for that purpose was for- Yn tendance
warded to the Hungarian Relief J”
diTSvetthfe1students the6turkev Mr -and Wellington Waist
volleyball tournament occupied | After singing Christmas cal ols,
most of the time. The. winning “
student loam then played the
teachers’ team. Final score ■—
Students 16, teachers 12.
At 2:15 the buses arrived, and
school was officially closed until
January 3.
During the afternoon awards
wore presented to those doing
outstanding work in a subscrip
tion contest. Awards of $5.00 each ...Axz. murla lw T M herd I
a program was given including
! recitations by Wayne King, Ruth
I Ann King, Danny Listocn, Mane
Powe, Elaine Powe and Bobby
Haist, a solo by Margaret Haist
arid a piano solo by Elame
Powe.
. Contests atid games wore en
joyed. Everyone was called on
to do something and was given
a gift. The next meeting will
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Rosemary Dobson’s dancing while the grade 11 girls made up
interpretation of a "Street Scene]as "mammies” in polka-dot
xi-----------J --------** | skirts kicked their legs to "Sweet
Georgia Brown.”
Diane Thiel and Ron Klopp pre
sented a collegiate duet and four
Hensall girls, Beth Goddard,
.Jane Horton, Gwen Spencer and
Rosemary Smith, jigged a sprite-
ly Irish number in gold costumes.
Grade nine girls presented the
polka and boys and girls for 11
and 12 danced a lively square,
Tables Turn Pn "Gossip”
Drama included a one-act play,
“The Gossip”, in which the leader
of the town’s "do-good” group
of ambitious ladies finds her wcl-
fare work almost ruining her ne
glected family. M. C, Sanders di*
rented the play and the cast in*
eluded Helen Taylor, Ted Smith,
Pat Marshall, Dick Charette,
| Allison Clark, Bill Etherington,
Eleanor Hodgins, Don Hendrick
and Barbara Kernick.
The graduation class present
ed a satirical skit on ancient ro«
ally, which was written and di
ed by Jim Etherington. The rous-
rousing courtroom scenes, which
employed the Stratford Festival’s
technique of making spectacular
entrances from out in the audi
ence, depicted everything from
debauchery to revolts and featur
ed a live chicken in the cast.
Eight girls in brief Santa
Clause costumes, Jed by Diane
Theil, demonstrated the art of
baton twirling in, various forma
tions. The majorettes included-
Ann Koehler, Janet Gascho, Joan
Guenther, Rosemary Smith, Mar
ion Rannie, Ilza Gulens and
Carol Becker. *
Different high-bar rolls were pre
sented by a group of gymnasts
under the direction of G. M,.
Mickle.,
Instrumental numbers includ
ed a waltz medley and Mexican
Dance by the school’s 18-piece
orchestra conducted by Cecil
Wilson and a quartet of members
of Centralia’s musical McCut
cheon family- -Dick, Margaret,
Kathleen and Paul.
Board Chairman C. S. Mac-
Naughton opened the program.
Awards were presented by board
members.
Students who took part in the
various groups included:
Orchestra- -Clarin'ets, Dick and
Margaret McCutcheon, Marion
Turkheim, Robert Prang, Marie
Salmon; saxophones, Paul Yung-
blut, Keith Hodgins; trumpets,
Ruth Weido, Kathleen McCut
cheon, Evan Jones; trombone,
Donna Eagleson; horns, Ken Wei
do, Doug Theil, Ronald Theil;
drums, Dwayne Tinney; piano,
Jocelyn Howey.
Grade nine polka dance--San
dra Reid, Norma Passmore,
Kaye Allen, Eleanor Heywood,
Rosemary Smith, Marlene Stone,
Heather-MacLeod, Marlene Tan
ner, Joan Guilford, Jean Ander
son, Betty Partker, Helena Ken-
da, Martha Cochrane, Margaret Webber, Anne Koehier, Diane
Rannie.
, Grade 10 dancers- -Sandra Wal-
per, Louise Hockey, Eleanor
Taylor, Diane Thiel. Jane Mac-
Naughton, Elaine Grenier, Ann
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Rosemary Dobson’s dancing j - - - -
in Paris”, the massed chorus of
‘‘The’ Holy City,” and Eunice
Ward’s dramatic presentation of
the sleepwalking scene in Shake
speare’s MacBeth were high
lights of this year’s "Hi-Time
for ’56" which played tp capacity
audiences at SHDHS Thursday
and Friday.
The commencement variety
show, one of the school’s best,
attracted over 1,500 people.
A veteran star of SHDHS pro
grams, Miss Dobson won the
loudest ovation from the audien
ces for her Parisian dance. With
a single street light as her only
prop, she captivated the specta
tors with a confident, skilful
portrayal of the movie scene.
"The Holy ’City”, final number
on the program, climaxed the
extensive and varied vocal por
tion of the show which was under
the direction of Principal H. L.
Sturgis, Over 200 voices sang the
religious classic with Jean
derson taking a solo part.
Dramatic Soliloquy
Lady MacBeth’s insane ___
oquy was strikingly portrayed by
Eunice Ward to hushed audien
ces. It was one of the finest bits
ever presented on the SHDHS
stage. Miss Ward, a grade 10
student, is slated to appear in an
Exeter Drama Club play soon.
Singing, dancing and drama
were p 1 e a s e n 11 y intertwined
throughout the three-hour show.
Principal Sturgis presented
four major groups in the vocal
portion of the program- -the
grade nine glee club, a senior group and the senior glee club.
Their numbers ranged from
lively popular tunes to semi
classical songs.
A mixed quartet of seniors was
one of the feature groups on the
singing grogram and a male
quartet, sporting gay-ninety-
moustaches, rendered barbershop
•tunes.
The dances, directed by Miss
L, Seigner, included a polka,
square dance, duet and Irish jig
in addition to kicklines of grade
10 and 11 girls.
The grade 10 dancers, dress
ed in light blue costumes with
matching bonnets, tapped to"The
Best Things in Life are Free,”
HS Presents Awards
To Grads, Top Pupils
Awards presented at SHDHS’s Charette, Bill Etherington, Chas.
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• Grade 9- -Jane Horton, David
Ducharme, Bill Marchall, Mar
ilyn Hamiton.
Lions Club Awards ,
Highest 'aggregate marks in ;
each form--Grade 13, Katherine .1
Ondrejicka; grade 12, Voldemars
Gulens; grade 11, Bill Pollen;
grade 10, Paul Wilson; grade 9
Jane Horton.
Board of Education Awards
Highest marks in each grade
in each group of subjects.
Special commercial "Dorothy I
Beierling, accounting; Pat Den-.tiie ran^ of squadron leader ef-
omme, stenography. ’ Ifective December- 15, recently
Grade 12- -Bev MacLean and1 served as squadron commander
Helen Herdman, English and at the Primary Flying Training
Alexander,, and Pat Cooper. I School at Centralia. His service
Gymnastics- -Jim Carter, Ron here also included a tour as
Anderson, Don Reid, Ellis Stew-1 officer commanding the -now dis-
art, Bob McNeil, Ken Jackson, banded instrument flying school.
Donald Hendrick, Claire Love,,I W/C Byford, a native of Ot-
Ross Wein, Ernie Miller and Mel- tawa, was a member of 426
vin Finkbeiner. } Thunderbird Squadron, flying on
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commencement last week includ
ed the' new student council and
paper staff scholarships valued
at $100 each.
Lions Club and Board of Edu
cation awards, for top. academic
standing^ and graduation diplo
mas’* arid intermediate certifi
cates were also presented.
The honor list included:
Student Council Awards
Phil Charette, Marion Creery,
Frances Brophey, Alexia Lostell,
Marion Alexander, Margaret
Woodburn, Kay Ondrejicka, Mar
ilyn Bissett, Connie Jackson,
Carol Fletcher, Barbara Allison,
Terry Wade.
Special Awards
Student council highest aca
demic award ($100)- -Katherine
Ondrejicka.
Paper staff
ment award
ette.
Beta Sigma
arship- -Mary
Academic Shields
Grade 13- -Katherine
jicka, Phil Charrette,
Thiel, Alexia Lostell.
Grade 12- -Voldemars
Ted Normington, Don Peterson,
Helen Herdman.
Grade 11--Bill Pollen, Julija
Gulens, Graham Farquhar,Jane
Farrow.
Grade, 10--Paul Wilson, Dick
• Centralia Officers
Posted To East
An officer from RCAF Station
Centralia, Wing Commander A,
J. Byford, has been posted to
General Burns’ staff in the near
east.
W/C Byford, who was promot
ed acting Wing Commander from
Special Features
In This Edition
In addition to its .four-colour
front page, this bonus Christmas
edition, of The Times-Advocate
presents a number of special
features for the entertainment of
our readers over the holidays.
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE—Rev,
Samuel Kerr of Caven Presby
terian Church, Exeter, describes
anew the age-old Christmas story
and its significance today,, page
2.
LETTERS TO SANTA—Pupils
in grades two and three of Ex
eter public school write fascin
ating, letters to St. Nick, page 8.
AUTHORITY HISTORY — A
decade of progress in conserva
tion is described in Andrew
Dixon’s history of the AUsable
Authority since its formation in
1946, page 9.
CHILDREN'S PAGE — Hans
Andersen’s famous story, “The
Little Match Girl,”; a Christmas
scene for crayon coloring; stories
of a French children’s prayer,
the original Santa Claus, and a
picture of Exeter Brownies fea
ture a special section for child
ren,* page 15.
IMMORTAL STORY — "The
Cratchit’s Christmas Dinner”,
taken from Charles Dickens’ "A
Christmas Carol”, is reproduced
for the enjoyment of all, page
16.
"AHI CHRISTMAS . . /' -
"Daddy” D. I. Hooper tolls of
the fun he gets out of his family
at Christmas time in Down to
Earth, page 9. , „ x
Y U Lt TIDE RECIPES -
"Gram” introduces recipes for
some tempting Christmas treats
in hor cooking column, page 7.
CHRISTMAS ROSE — A num
ber of people in this area grow
a Christinas rose. Read about its
legend, page 7.
PICTURES- Twins write
(Santa, page 8; the Jeffery child-
[ten can hardly wait, page 16;
I young people in Dashwood build
a nativity scene, page 12; Ex-
s you worship in the
Church of your choice, may
Christmas bring you the most precious
gift of all.*»peace and contentment. And may the
spirit of Him whose birth we Celebrate abide with you now arid
throughout the coming year. May all the true joys of Christmas be youflfc
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Doug Gould Mrs. F. Gould
Mota Salter Doreen Holtzman Mrs. W. Horn
Jim Chapman Esther Hannah
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Donna Paterson
Laura Harvey
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