Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-12-07, Page 8DEDICATE 0IDEON BIBLES AS A CONTINUING MEMORIAL The regular meeting of the Uelmote-McIntosh MacBell Friendship Club, was held last week in the McIntosh Church. Highlight was the showing of Expo slides, a re-living of an enjoyable trip made this sum- mer by the group, Speaking of sickness, there Mrs. Wm. Mulvey. U.C.W. president. BELMORE— The United Church Women held their an- nual meeting on Wednesday afternoon of last week at the home of Mrs, Earl Fitch, Mrs. William Mulvey was the leader, She opened the meeting with a hymn and gave a meditation on the theme, "Deliver Us from Evil", Mrs. Fitch gave two Christmas readings. Mrs. Ro- bert Searson was in charge of the study book, and read and led discussion on a chapter ;rola: "Jesus Christ and the Christian Lite". Rev. S. Rea Grant presided over the election or officer for the aomina year. The :ollow- ing were elected; President, Mrs. William Mulvey; 1st vice-president, Mrs. Murray Mulvey; 2nd vice- president, Mrs. _halm Rutherford; secretary, Lavonne Ballagh; assistant secretary, Mrs. Alex Sangster; treasure7 Mrs. Fred Doubledee; representative to the Otlicial Board, Mrs. Mabel Goldrich; representate to the Committee 0: Stewards, Mrs. Norman Newans. Committee conveners: supply and social assistance, Mrs. Alvin Fitch; community friendship, membership and flowers, Mrs. Wilfred Johann; tinance, Mrs. Fred Doubledee; publicity, literature and com- munications, Mrs. Earl Fitch; Christian education, mission- ary education, stewardship and recruiting, Mrs. Harry Mulvey; representative on manse com- mittee, Mrs. Wilfred Johann; chairman o; program commit- tee, Mrs. Norman Newans. Following the election of officers, Rev, Grant closed with prayer, and lunch was served by the hostess. G. A. WILLIAMS, 0.0. Optometrist 9 PATRICK STREET W. WINGHAM Phone 357-1282 May be donated through your local funeral director Placed in Hotels, Schools, Hospitals, Prisons AUTO MORES FOR THE DRIVER OF THE FAMILY *Floor Mats *Mirrors *Aerials *Wheel Discs * Fender Flaps vERN,s TEXACO TRAIN TO. TORONTO Ask about convenient departure and return times For information, phone the` ltiCat Cr4 Pattentiet Sales (Mite CANADIAN NATIONAL 1645- gpilembEICIVOCeetCWKWetetCWICICeetC1041C1Ctozzatetibt ItetetCCILCKteeCtetebetetcWOVVOMMCCICCNOCCietvvetCtilf V W W W V V W W W V V W W V V V V w • WISH HIM A MERRY CHRISTMAS V WITH A HANDSOME ARROW SHIRT W W V V V W Y li Suggestions from your Christmas Gift Centre Choose a DUSTER from our new selection of Printed Cordellas, or Acetate and Nylon with fancy trim $3.98 to $9.98 V W W W W SLEEPWEAR is always ap. predated and we have just the right style for her in gowns and pyjamas Priced from $2.98 DAINTY HANKIES 50c up HOSIERY .. . 69c - $1.00 to $1.50 Lovely UMBRELLAS from $2.98 Pretty SCARVES $1.00 to $2.98 APRONS—New and ever so pretty $1.00 up W V A pretty lacy SLIP will leave her starry-eyed Delightful BLOUSES in the style she prefers, conservative or generously trim med with lace $3.98 up Broadcloth or Perma-lron, in whites, plain shades or stripes $5.50 • $7.50 • $8.00 Don't overlook our fine selection of SOX—$1.00, $1.50, 51.75, 52.00 it he needs PYJAMAS we have the finest-- Cottons, Flannelettes —Polo style $5.00 • $6.00 $6,95 TIE and PUFF-42,50 SPORT SHIRTS—Very Man's favorite. He ootild use two or three from , our new styles— $5.50 - $6.00 . $7.00 - $8.95 ; Men like to receive Nova. TIES—See the fine selection at, ; the Gift Bat — $1,98 and up V w 0 EDIGHOFFERS (Wingham) Limited THE FRIENDLY STORE epteratetiketitetetteteteietibritiitetititteititikiiketetetitetetitiititiCiatitekteteatteirei naltater ***Woe* C111 INCOME II% SAVE MK RETIREMENI AI THE TIM E You gain in two ways with a Sterling 'Trusts Retirement Savings Plan. P a yments made before February 29th, 1968 can be claim T a x . as a deduction against 1967 Income Tax. it's a great way to build retirement income and reduce your income tax at the same time. Get the details. Fill out the coupon, !WiltISTS STERLI Toronto Barrie Orillia r — , The Sterling Trusts Corporation II 372 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario, NAME • CITY ADDRESS ... I Please send me information on Retirement Savings Plan. ... PROV aikt -,e' .4% • Mrs. Am Lillow WON $25 with Santa's Lucky Bucks You can win, too! Pick up your free Lucky Bucks at participating Wingham stores. SHOP in WINGHAM I The time they tried to. destroy Christmas 8 Wingham Advance-Times, Thursday, Dec, 7, I96.7 Belmore Personals have been some mean little bugs floating around our corn- Munity, making many people feel miserable, We did not in- vite them, and would apprec- iate anyone taking them otf our hands, so Belmore can be hack to normal again. A large number nom this area attended annual corn ' mencement exercises held in the Wingham District High School on Saturday evening. Those from the area receiving Grade XIII graduation diplomas were Jim NicKague and Mar- jorie Nickel; Grade XII diplo- mas, Anita Weishar, Ron Hark- ness and. Ian Inglis; 2-year certificates of training, Sharon Fitch and Robert Harkness. Our congratulations! The com- mencement choir was under the direction of Mrs. Carl Douglas, also of our fair vil- lage. Mrs. Bert Powe and family of Waterloo spent Saturday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leeson, Some of our small tykes have their Christmas order in to Santa-- they visited him in Teeswater on Saturday. Do you suppose we "big 'uns" could send him our shopping lists and end a lot of anxiety? Rev, Roy Gellatly who with his family, has recently re- turned to Canada after spending two terms of service in Nigeria, was guest speaker at the Bel- more Presbyterian Church on Sunday. He also showed slides and gave an interesting and enlightening talk on what is happening in that country of 50,000,000 people. White gifts for Palmerston hosp. BELGRAVE-- A White Gift service was held Sunday in Knox United Church, Child- ren of the Sunday School gave gifts to go to the Children's Hospital at Palmerston. Brenda Johnston read the Scripture. Rev. John Roberts gave a special Christmas mes- sage for the children. Members of the U.C.W. gave gifts of money to buy blankets for Overseas Relief. Course held at Irwin home BELGRAVE-- On November 28 and 29 a successful "Baking with Yeast" course was held at the home of Mrs. Herson Irwin. Over 20 attended, in- cluding members and friends. The leaders were Mrs. Wil- liam Coultes and Mrs. George Procter. At the close of the course they were each present- ed with a cup and saucer from those who attended. On Wed- nesday a pot luck dinner was served. Mrs. Herb Wheeler thanked Mrs. Irwin for the use of her home. Lunch was served which was samples of the course, SERVICE CENTRE PHONE 357-3380 - WINGHAM eszarzactaamat Vehicle accidents: reported to (),,P, P.. On Sunday, November 26, at about 4,30 a. m, Thomas 0, Grafton of !I, R, Blyth, was driving his 1959 Volkswagan east on Concession 2-3 East Wawanosh Township, He ob- served a fallen tree lying across the road, applied his brakes, but was unable to avoid striking the tree, Damages amounted to approximately $100.00. There were no injuties and no charges. Nov. Const. K. R. Balzer investigated, On Tuesday, November 28, at about 9.30 a.m., William Charles Dickison, who was driving a 1967 sedan on Con- cession 2, Cuirass Township, slid off the icy road into some guide posts on the north side of the road, There were no in- juries, and no charges. Damage to the vehicle amounted to approximately $60.00. Prov, Const. K.G. Wilson investi- gated. On Wednesday, November 29, at about 5.45 p.m., James M. Warwick of Brussels, who was driving a 1963 sedan south on Turnberry Street in Brussels, attempting to turn left on Flora Street, drove into the path of a 1963 pickup driven by Charles. M. Stevenson of R. R. I, Ethel, which was proceeding north on Turnberry Street. Damages to both vehicles amounted to ap- proximately 31000.00. There were no injuries. James W. Warwick was charged as a re- sult of this accident, Prov. Const. K. G. Wilson investi- gated. On Saturday, while driving along Huron ConIty Road 12, just south of Highway 86, two deer ran into the path of a 1961 Pontiac driven by Bernard Ten Pas of R, R. 2, Bluevale. One deer was killed. Damage to the Ten Pas vehicle amounted to about $75.00. No charges were laid and there were no in- juries. Prov. Const. R.F. Wit- tig investigated. On Saturday, Helen Balla- chay of Fordwich, who was driving a 1963 sedan on No. 34 Huron County Road, lost con- trol of the vehicle on an icy section, spun around, went backwards into the north ditch and struck a tree. Damage to the vehicle amounted to $650. There were no injuries and no charges laid. John A. Horvath and David B. Horvath were passengers in the car at the time of the accident. Prov. Const. W.R. Bell investigated. On Saturday, at about 5.45 p.m., Sharon A. Adams of Owen Sound, while driving north on County Road 12, lost control of her car on the slip- pery road, turned around and went backwards into the west ditch, striking a tree. Damage to her 1964 sedan amounted to approximately $200.00. There were no injuries as a result and no charges laid. Prov. Const. K.G. Wilson investigated. The O.P.P. last week con- ducted 17 safety checks. Fif- teen persons were warned and 14 were charged for Highway Traffic Act offences. Two persons were charged in two Liquor Control Act investiga- tions and seven criminal in- vestigations were conducted. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Haskins and Mrs. Arthur Fitch were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Fitch, Belmore, on Mon- day. Mr. August Keil visited Wednesday and Thursday with Mr. Peter Patrick of St. Tho- mas. Mrs. John Strong and Mrs. Harold Hyndman spent last week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Strong of Guelph. Miss Joanne Strong, Kitchen- er, visited over the week-end with Mrs. John strong. Mrs. Gordon Underwood is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stewart of Harriston. Mr. and Mrs, Glen Black of Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. "No Christmas! No Christ, mas!" Up and down London's Snowy alleys the town criers bawled thegrim edict, It was 1652, the height of the Purit , an's crusade to make Christmas a solemn fast day instead of a feast day, Lord Protector Oliver Crom- well, whose rebels had defeat- ed the royalists and beheaded. King Charles I, was defeat-lin" ed to destroy Christmas and what he called its "heathenish customs and popish supersti- tions." Squads of soldiers marched through the streets, sniffing the air for illegal Christmas pudding, forbidden roast goose and"abdominable and idola- trous mince pies." They had orders to seize all such "unholy' victuals. Parliament sat as usual on Christmas Day, providing an example to propriety. Church services were forbidden, and stores were required to stay open. But the fanatical Puri- tans had long since discovered that Christmas took a lot of killing. They had several objections to the holiday. It was closely identified with their bitter en- emies, the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Eng- land. Extremists who badgered Parliament to outlaw Christmas were forever ranting about "The Anti-Christ Mass, and those Mass Mongers and Papists who observe it." "I pray you, say Christtide," begged one of Ben Johnson's Puritan characters, in an effort to subtract the word mass from Christmas. IDENTIFIED WITH MONARCHY Also, Christmas was identi- fied with the monarchy and the ever restless royalist cause, Most important, the Puritans, couldn't abide the holiday's increasing excesses. "Who is ignorant," one el- der wrote, that at Christmas time "more mischief is com- mitted than in all the year be- sides. What masking and mum- ming, whereby robberies, whoredom, murder and what- not is committed? What dic- ing and carding, what banquet- ing and feasting!" Why, another asked, could not the English observe Christ- mas "without drinking, roaring, healthing and masques and stage plays, which better be- come the sacrifices of Bacchus, than the resurrection, the in- carnation of our most blessed Saviour ". If the Turks and infidels were to behold the bacchana- lian Christmas extravagances, would they not think the Sav- iour to be a "glutton, an epi- cure, a wine bibera a devil, a friend of publicans and sin- ners?" Exaggerated as they were, these criticisms were justified. For centuries everyone from kings to beggars had celebrated riotiously from Christmas to Twelfth Night. Each great lord kept open house, enter- taining his followers with jest- ers, mummers and musicians for dancing. If the Puritans had stopped Alan Williamson of Galt visited Monday with Mx. and Mrs. Gor- don Edgar. The Ladies' Aid of the Gor- rie Presbyterian Church, held a bazaar and tea in the Orange Hall on Saturday afternoon. They realized $130.00. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Black and family of Preston visited last Sunday with Mrs. John Baylor, Miss Etta Burns of Clifford and Miss Muriel Lambert of Harriston called on friends in the village on Saturday. Mr, and Mrs. Thos. Edgar and family of St. Thomas spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Finlay and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dane. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Finlay marked their 43 wedding anni- versary on Sunday. Mrs. Fin- lay is in Wingharh and District Hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Robert sear- son, Roger arid Edwiri visited Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mitchell of Alvinston On Saturday. Mr. arid Mrs. Bill Nay, Rickey arid Jeffrey visited Mrs.. Peter Metklinger of Waterloo on Sunday. Mr.• and Mrs, Doh McLaugh- lin, David and Tracy of ilex- dale spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Jas, John Musgrove, Walker ten, visited Mrs. Mel Gilkin- son on Thursday. with curbing excesses, they would have had much support. But they made themselves ridiculous when they objected to such customs as giving New Year gifts. As one friend of Christmas pointed out, the remedy for anybody who objected to re- ceiving New Year gifts was to "make this known and not to trouble further the conscience of possible donors." In Scotland the Puritans had secured a ban on Christmas as early as 1583, although they found it nearly impossible to stop snowballing, sports, carol- ing and other "profane pastimes: FEARED TROUBLE Remembering this, their more moderate leaders in Parl- iament hesitated to borrow trouble. But in 1642 extremists forced them to begin tightening the screw with a ban on the performance of plays. This was followed, in 1644 , with a proclamation that Dec. 25 had ceased to be a day for dancing and feasting. It was officially a fast day, "during which men shall recall their own sins and those of their fathers who transformed the sacred day of Christ into an oc- casion of revelry." The order was enthusiastical- ly ignored. London shops closed as usual and, except in Puritan homes, families cele- brated with roast goose, chest- nuts hissing on the hearth and mugs of brown ale. So in 1647, Parliament ban- ned Christmas and its trappings. The law was passed in June, and promptly forgotten -- until Dec. 23, when town criers be- gan shouting "No Christmas!" The Puritans' timing could not have been worse, That winter there was a wave of sympathy for the king. De- lighted royalist propagandists seized on "No Christmas! as a rallying Cry, and the furore almost revived the civil war, Some London shops closed in defiance of Parliament, and some that opened were attack- ed by mud throwing mobs. In one incident the lord mayor was met with jeers, and made an undignified exit when his horse bolted. Soldiers had to be sent to remove evergreens from many London churches, including St. Margaret's in the shadow of Paraliament. At Bury St. Ed- munds, Suffolk, 150 appren - tices revolted and threatened to set fire to any shop that treated Dec, 25 as a day of "business as usual." RIOTS CLAIMED LIVES "Lives were lost in riots at Ipswich," said one writer, "and skulls were broken in Ox- ford. There were disturbances in Earling and 10,000 men of Kent and Canterbury passed an ominous resolution: "If they could not have their Christmas Day, they would have the king back on his throne." Parliament heeded the war- ning and rejected extremist demands that rioters be harshly dealt with. It is hard to say who won this trial of strength. There Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Robertson and family of Tees- water visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Glad Edgar. Staff Sgt. Glenn and Mrs. Austin, Michael, Christine and Joanne of Oakville spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Austin. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Austin and Matthew of Listowel and Mr. Ken King of Penhold, Alta., visited Sunday at the same home. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Finlay, Mrs. Roy Gowdy, Mr. Ross Earl, Miss Marlene Earl, Mr. Robert Earl and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gowdy were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Halli- day, Wingham, on Friday even- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sear- son visited the former't mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Searson of Wheatley on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Reidt arid family Of Ivionkton have Moved to the router Nuhn re- sidence in the village. BIBLE SOCIETY GORMEA , Mrs. Norman Wade, treasurer of the Gorrie and District Bible Society. tea- pen§ $212.90 was raised in the recent canvass. This is a slight increase over 1966, The executive expresses apptetiaa tion to the canvassers and all who contributed. was no more rioting, and ac- cording to royalist writers, Christmas was well suppressed. On the other hand, the oppon- ents of Christmas claimed the law continued to be disregard- ed. In 1652 Parliament found it necessary to remind citizens of the law with this proclamation: "Resolved by Parliament: that no observation shall be held of the five and twentieth day of December commonly called Christmas Day; nor any solem- nity used upon that day in re- spect hereof." It was then that Parliament decided to meet on Christmas Days in the future. But by Christmas Day, 1656, few even of the Puritan leaders, attended. This led the anti- Christmas zealot, Col. Richard Matthews, to observe, "The House is thin. Much I believe to be occasioned by the obser- vation of this day." He went on to demand im- mediate and harsher laws against Christmas. A Mr. Robinson seconded him. "I could get no rest all night for the preparation of this foolish day's solemnity," he said. "We are, I doubt not, returning to popery." BEGAN TO TOTTER Cromwell died in 1658 and the Puritan regime began to totter, Charles II ascended the throne in 1660, and it was the Puritans' turn to face oppres- sion, But their crusade died al- most as hard as Christmas: As late ,as 1659 a Scottish minister searched the houses of his parishioners "that they might not have a Christmas goose." And the English Christmas was never again so riotous as in the days before the anti-pud- ding patrols. Puritan hostility toward Christmas was transplanted to North America by the Pilgrims. Governor Bradford reported in WHITE GIFT SERVICE AT UNITED CHURCH BLUEVALE-- The White Gift service was observed in the United Church on Sunday morning, conducted by W.J. Peacock, Sunday School super- intendent, and Michael Ross, student minister. A children's choir led the singing and sang an anthem, with Mary Edith Garniss as soloist and Mrs. Carl Johnston, organist, in charge. Douglas Garniss and Terry Johnston assisted in the service with prayer and Scripture reading. Mrs. Walter Willis gave an imaginative children's story, "The Littlest Cherub". Members of the Sunday School marched in line to place their white gifts in a white cradle. In 1966 there were 4,485 new cases of tuberculosis re- ported in Canada. Of these 525 were boys and girls under ten. Another 431 were between 10 and 20. "The churches of the Pres- byterians, Baptists and Meth°, lists were not open on Dec. 2 5 except where sortie mission schools had a celebration. They do not accept the day as a holy one, but the Episcopalian, Catholic and German churches were all open. Inside they were decked with evergreens," I" this diary that the men of the Mayflower spent the first Christ,- mas in the new world building "ye first house for common use to receive them and their goods." The next year, 1621, the governor insisted that work be continued as usual, and permit- ted no religious observance, Personal Notes from Gorrie JOHN C. WARD CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Wallace Avenue North - LISTOWEL, ONT.