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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-12-20, Page 8Page 8 - Wingharn AdvaneerTirnes. Thursday, Dee. 20, 1002. BELL LI\ FS by J. M. Goodwin your telephone manager At this time of the year we like to think in human terms -the love of man for his fellow men . , the re- birth of hope and the renewal of man's faith in himself. We have seen the machine age grow and develop to the gpoint where some have suggested that machines have g become our masters . that nowadays machines can A serve mankind better than man himself. Indeed, the age ig of science has advanced so far and so fast that one can Escarcely keep abreast of it. We in the telephone company E are very much aware of this. We have made tremendous strides in perfecting what we like to call the telephone art. But, in spite of all our up-to-date technology we cannot iescape the happy fact that the friendly helpful operator is as indispensable as ever. There are many times when f,,, only human understanding and sympathy can provide the g service you urgently need. A sudden emergency, the need for a doctor in the night, swift help from the police or fire department, locating a friend in a. distant city -these A are the times when an unknown, but friendly voice can ghelp you most. No matter how many complex devices the Uyears may bring to improve telephone service there will al - 1 ways be operators to give the one service that no machine . can provide -human understanding. Speaking of Christmas, we would like to take this op - hportunity to remind everybody about careful driving during the festive season. We at the Bell have a sort of philoso- 1 phy of the road that we try to encourage our drivers to follow. We call it defensive driving. A defensive driver avoids driving errors himself, is always alert to the be- haviour of the cars around him and carefully compensates for road and weather conditions in order to stay alive. �$ At this time of the year, when driving conditions can be hazardous, we think this is a worthwhile philosophy to A have. k2 In the meantime, on behalf of everyone here at the Bell, I would like to extend you a very Merry Christmas �F,� and the best in health and happiness for the coming year. CHRISTMAS BUSY TIME FOR PAYMASTER: Major John Stephens, Wingham, seated right, played Santa Claus to over 270 militiamen of the 21st Regiment, RCA( M) and was just about as busy as he distributed the annual Christmas pay at parades, to batteries in Wingham, Walkerton and Listowel. Receiving money is Bdr. H. N. ]Dippel of the 100th Battery; about to obtain signature is Regimental Sgt. Major L. E. Bean. Pupils Present Annual Concert Russel Zurbrigg, superinten- dent, welcomed parents and friends to the annual United Church Sunday School Christ- mas concert on Saturday eve- ning. Mrs. Rintoul's class sang, "Sweet Angel Voices" and Miss Burrell and Miss Shackelton's class gave recitations. Miss E. Moffatt's class sang "Susie Snowflake" and a play was presented by Mr. Reid's class. A song "Christmas" was sung by the pupils of Miss M. Shackelton. "Mother Goose Christmas", a play, was given by Mr. Wal- ker's class and the pupils of Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Kerr sang "Upon the Housetop". Miss M. Gowdy's pupils went through a drill and Miss Van - stone's class sang "Hardrock, Coco and Joe". Rev. C. M. Jardine told a Christmas story. A play, "Lonely Bachelor's Christmas" was presented by Miss M. Tif- fin's class. "Christmas Bells" was sung by Mrs. Burrell's pupils. The Bible class gave a reading The Trail of the Old Rattler", and Mr. Caslick's class formed an orchestra to play "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town". "When Christmas Comes to School", was the play present- ed by pupils of Mrs. McTaggart and Miss M. lvlachan's class sang ':Far in the East". Other numbers included "The Wise Men" by Mr. Tren- eer; a band playing "Silent Night" by Mr. Sinnamon's class and a skit, "Have Club, Wi11.Travel", by the pupils of Mr. Beattie. Santa Clause arrived at the close of the program to pres- ent the children with candy. NOT AN ECONOMY The do-it-yourself bargain hunter may find that home cleaning of his clothes can be a dangerous economy if he uses carbon tetrachloride in a room without adequate venti- lation. This highly dangerous fluid vaporizes quickly -- and fatally, especially if the user has had an alcoholic drink within the past several hours. There are a number of safe cleaning fluids on the market which do not contain carbon tetrachloride. The druggist would probably be able to rec- commend those which can be used safely. TASTY OFT OBS -40r While food is a great part of the family Christmas obser- vance, many of us overlook the fact that food products offer an endless variety of holiday gift possibilities, Cheese, of course, is an old favorite. Ready-made gift packages are available, or one can make up a variety package, placed in a wooden basket or on a small chopping board, or surrounding a chesse knife. Baskets of colorful fruits, long a gift favorite, may also be "ordered" or prepared at home. It's much more fun to prepare, using as a final touch unshelled nuts of the type or types available locally. Vegetables may also be used -as decorations for a pre- sentation of canned fancy veg- etables -artichoke hearts, as- paragus, picked onions, etc. Good gift for a gourmet. And, in the meat line, who wouldn't appreciate the gift of a baked ham? Tradition Helped As Washington Crossed River During the American Revo- lution, George Washington used his knowledge of Christ- mas celebrations to take an important step toward peace. Puritan settlers in the New World disapproved of Christ- mas festivities, but Washing- ton knew that the Hessian soldiers, employed by George III to fight the colonists, would observe Christmas as they had done at home. On December 25-26, 1776, he crossed the Delaware, attacked and put to rout the surprised Hessians who had been oblivi- ously sleeping off the effects of their holiday festivities. Personal No --Bob Rintoul of Pent spent the week*end with parents, Mr. and Mrs, Rintoul, -Mr. and Mrs. Btuc1 Barrie spent the week -c their parents, Mr. and h Carl Lott and Mr. and Iv Robert Thompson. -Mrs. D.S. MacNau and John visited on Sund Mrs, Frank Forster at Foi ' --Jim Morrison arrive from Victoria Hospital 1 week, after being there his accident the early pa November. -Keith Finnigan of C and Miss M. Hastie, nut training at Guelph, spen week -end with Mr. and Finnigan. Mrs. Albert R. R, 2, Lucknow, is stay With her sister, Mrs. Fi and visiting her son Roy, is a patient in Winghani tal. Lyceu TREAT WINGHAM, ONTAR Two Shows Each N Commencing at 7.15 ADMISSION - 65c, 4' THURS: FRI.-SAT[.'R DECEMBER 20-21 "MURDER S SAID" Margaret Rutherford James Robertson Ju This murder mystery smoothly, cleverly and tainingly. It contains odd twists that makes calm sort of excitement. G. Alan Willi OPTOMETRIS Patrick St., Wing Phone 357-1282 Extend Time for Payment of Taxes Morris Council met on Dec- ember 15, with all the mem- bers present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved on motion of Walter Shortreed and Ross Smith. Shortreed-Elston: That the treasurer purchase the Hoy Es- tate at Walton if not sold other- wise therwise at the tax sale December 18th. Smith -Mair: That the follow- ing be reappointed; Wm. King to the Wingham High School Board, Boyd Taylor to the Clinton High School Board and Clarence Martin to the Sea - forth High School Board. Elston -Smith: That due to weather conditions the time for paying taxes without penalty in Morris be extended to Dec- ember 21st. Shortreed-Elston: That the general accounts as presented be paid. Mair -Smith: That the road accounts as presented by the road superintendent be paid. Mair -Smith: The meeting adjourne to meet again Jan- uary 7, 1963, at 11 a.m. The following accounts were paid: GENERAL ACCOUNTS County of Huron, levy, $35,050.77; Brussels Telephone, $10,167.49; Blyth Telephone, $2, 063.31; McKillop Tele- phone, $139.63; Wm. Mc- Arter, caretaking, $25.00; Stewart Procter, salary, $250.- 00; Walter Shortreed, salary, $175.00; William Elston, sal- ary, $175.00; Jas. Mair, sal- ary, $175.00; Ross Smith, sal- ary, $175.00; Nelson Higgins, salary, $500.00; postage, 843.00, financial statement, $10.00; Relief Officer, $100.- 00, School Attendance Officer, $12.00, Road audit, $5,00, phone calls, 84.50; Helen Martin, salary, $775.00, pos- tage, $30.00, Drains, $61.00; Federation of Agriculture, 8813.36; Seaforth High School, maintenance, $2,768.61; Wingham High School, main- tenance and debentures, $25,- 823.37; Clinton High. School, maintenance, $1,386.96; County of Huron,levy under sec. 51, 829.40; Post Publish- ing House, advertising, $14.75; Advance -Times, advertising, $5.06; Grey Township, Walker dump, $36.33; W. C. Hack - well, Walton lights, $9.30; CKNX, advertising, $3.50; Blyth Standard, contract, $189: 52; Jas. Gaunt, cutting trees, Johnston drain, $3.00; Morris Township, title Johnston drain, $3.00; Wm. Elston, Commis- sioner Johnston drain, $45.00; Geo. Radford, Kelly drain, $247.50; Pease drain, $132.00; R. H. Coultes, Wingham Hos- pital Representative, $60.00. ROAD ACCOUNTS Wm. McArter, mileage and wages, $79.82; Jos. C. Smith, wages, $94.30; Mel Craig, wages, $100.05; Clarence White, wages, $45,10; R. Marks and Son, repairs, $1.25; Walter S. Scott, Insurance on truck, $27.00; Alex Inkley, fuel oil and tax, $145.56; Ross Jameison, loading and hauling gravel, $31.00; Glenn Snell, snow ploughing, $214.- 50; Dominion Road Machinery, repairs, 8277.73. Stewart Procter, reeve, Helen D. Mar- tin, clerk. Theatre in England began with Christmas plays. The first British comedy was written for a Yule celebration, and the earliest tragedy, "Gorbudue," was performed at Christmas, 1561. A1m��aFiC •n• . 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