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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1947-12-18, Page 6-.wow •L'Igi «so •,111M, 4111101111iiimo“ 4-41116we .1111P..4. ' • • • Itik0S1 .A. 1 MR. JOHN IL LAWN LAUMAN'S• BOWLING ALLEYS Christmas Week ec 22-30) Fol R011 Men 's> and ladies' high triple . .turkeys Men's and la,diefi' 2nd high triple . geese Bgen's and ladies' high single.... •ckens Men's and ladies' 2nd high single.... ....chickens OPEN ALLEYS EVERY AFTERNOON -AND EVER NIGHT NEXT IMEElt. (Leagues cancelled) OP2N DAY CF: 'rig:111AS Iflake bowling a part of your Christmas recreation. P ONE THE ALLEYS FOR RESERVATIONS MISTL.ETOE DISTINCT - AS YULE DECORATION Mistletoe, distinctive Christmas „ green so common in many parts: or America, usually thought of as mere- fy good holiday decoration or as a creator of open season on lailieS fair -or otheo-wise. bashful s'ivains. Mistletoe did not'a.lways hold this position in our .lives. The Druids called it "all -heal," and thought it held many miraculous virtues. The 'Scan- 01111.111111111111.11111EMP Vt. IIOLEPROOF 1108MRY. ., LEAGUE ORGANIZED With faint' teams organized, the Riole- proof Hosiery •Buvviing League swings im Kopn .. 1 _into, acta tolliot (ThuralleyssdaY) at the Co*peton for GilVen by tianagenzen ;; . • I Boivling Alleys After a week's illness, Malcolm Me. B.T14:0,4COLM MeRITCIIIB Ritchie passed away in Alexandra lios- PriZes .pital on Wednesday adorning, Decem- ber 100, in his seventy-lifth year. Laualwa bowling The new Chickeit 'Night at OBITUARY league is an activity undelt. the sponsor- township, Bounty, where he otter- -Leagiaeg Ga es MFt 1(F c r. MeRitchie 'as a native of Huron sLII q)f the Goderich Recreation -Colin- . n alleys ated a farm. until cowing Goderich • nteen years ago. He Was a Pres- - Tuesday night at t e e,Le citi arid w as organized by , the gips of saw- the Inter -Church League players- byterian and was not , married. Sur • brothers, Dan, of the tirm working in co-operation out in full force, spares and- till, for J. t". Peters, recreation director. Telints the -chicken hownha Hight. With Windsor ; Murdoch, of Detwit :• John, 1% ere organized and played their tirttt eight chickens and three\ consolation of Goderich; and three sisters, Mrs. keup of t gullies on ThursdayDecember 11th, ms and prizeS donated by Mr. Laumin as the Kenneth Graham, Mrs. K. Sherrick land which , stakes, the bowling was fast and furi- Mrs. Allan Iliovkins. all of Detroit. v time the maea - ousPrize for the wen's high triple • . The ,rfuneral serfke Was held at the league ‘vas decided upon. Vi, it h the went to Bert Medd of 'St. George's No. Brophey funeral home on Friday after- - teams fuily organized regular league - 1 for his score Qt 793. -Lathes. high Mean conducted by Rev. L. H. Turner, • ,taupetition will get under way thi.:;; triple was vron by Billie' Croft of St. of Victoria street United church. - The , IA 0.4i. Peter's No. 1 with,a sc Lail., of tab. pallbearers were William Kay, Thomas League is copposed of four Men's high single, \Vent to Dung. Maun-, Donnelly. Albert Stevenson, Malcolm teains. Names of teams and their per- , &ell, Knox No. 9, for a -2417 score, and Grahm: John Milliner .alini Reg. Bur- ladies' high single was taken by Jo t)',N;s• 'Burial took plat•e in Maitland ' sk_oLlici are itS f./10W,1 ''. 1. 1,ianillliVSOULS-7N* llis Carrick ' H0. an, Nocth St. NO, 2, Witt 23". cemetery. , , g cap. A-rthur Griffith, Helen FO- Prizes for the iddt•n scores went to viNing are et Ta,PRBDAT„ IDECEWBVIt 1SM, 104? • iiiMIKKICIPPORMOMIKOMPIDSKIKODIKKKIONIMINKIIMICLI:cc.c Keno II Dance at St. Joseph's Hall, Kingsbridge on FRII)AY, DECEMBER- -26tb .t. - TEN it tsUNDS O'F KENO SHARD AT 9 P.M. te; USEFUL PRIZES t, „.. ..,1 tri g ' 1 McKenkies' • Orchestra 'd SHARP AT 10 P.X. Irel , - t 1 , r.2 • . ti LI ✓ . • AIMISSIO-N 50c - LUNCH EXTRA iA u , ti WI' . CI 1 t7-2ZITIQ ftfr.11ZtZtZtZtatZtatZtliZtTZ.IqCtZtZit:it:.'nrdt.ZVZLZntC.7ZZat74tZZZ7.1ea7.1t2ta:KIZltZtZtaZ 0.:.......67.16==.73 - - - , .- . • - -i , Mabel llOggarth, Smith. Joe Bakt-r LiLl Peter Spain of St. -REGINALD J. CA.R'rER 2. - Stylt• Knitters -.George Warner peler*s No. 1 -zind No. ? respectively. - Jilseph Ciirter ptisSed, away on Monday ,.,wterd, of . Benrniller ' United •-church, are to be found in the clasSified section After' it lingeriog illness, Reginald' Saturday_ afternoon, Rev. -S. E. Ilay- Short stories that are best sellers -11,, , . \ ,,t i ,,„ m.,• vs,- hibi..,:„, H.,,,,.alit• Tin. men** eons.dati,,D. I. nr.l.i, N,e(ites - - rat Spain prize ,,,,..c,,,,. it Auburn. a on of Forest Carter, Huy thirty-sixth year. Mr. Carter was born -officiating. The pallbearers -were John. of The Sinal -Star. Hussey, Wilfred Smith, Andrew Bogie .P.;m="1" Linklzkter, - Alex. Bogie and ttitziortatzlcztzczmitort,Itztzzrzcztata-zt, - _____ ._. B b ,, italic Id. Loraine Lzi dies' hidden sCores were won by spit in. 1)oil na 2slo..re, .ktlileite Allen. 'Mrs. B. Votsbourg of North St. No. 2 :in St. Jitsepli's Hospital, Guelph, in his Ind Bess Tobin of St. 'Peter's Nu. 1. , Brown., ,Gertrude Becker. !Ake!! ' 1 Norm Eusterbt,,,,k, t,lziptist now of Underwood, and the late Myrtle Stalker. lie ,rnesided in ,..4.1‘-lerich. and in Colhorne*cemetery. i7.r. bi , 1. .1.1rop stitches Doris Clttabers No.' 1. and.the laLl' oonsolatIon by London beforil. removing to Gaelph Terence Hunter. 'rile interment was 2 0 - ' il *4Boyce, Edna Love. Nora 1 o,•.1 Wilkins, also of Baptist N. 1. .. 10 • No. 2. , - Lines. lie is survived by his wife, • .1 1... . -, League Games - • . - fi;rineriy Delina Plante- 0t1Goderich, '....---------7--,----------------, ------------ --- - V, • I). ....H ,1 ;7•,,,'1-;,•; v. :•:1,t. Knitters. ih ti, igt,e ,giiii,..„ ., ;11.(1 .Pilt.' dillighter, Jane. aged live, _and est Wishes \\ Rield. heachil,,Le proof wonsolittion Yvars agu• Ile was el-nPloYed Dalt Sieling of Goderich has• opened g a bus &her by the Gray Coach trA Ili,' iS ;1, f01- e\ -a", Wt41. ilY 11a11`, St. George's a shoe rePair business in Blyth. The funeral took place I)rop Stitches. 1). -ter., falh"r• _ 6. . :., • .1..1. .- - ... „,1 1,,,,k ,,‘ (.1. the 1 11,11,,,„.411t. ,,.,,,,,r,,,,•nom „the' Drophey funeral lionie Illizi,,.. W;.1,... swig by Re\ . J. 1'. Gleeson. ,•••'' . , ' lavverincit Pliarits 01,, eii, 0 Ii.' 1:I.': s 1. . 1.11,1,4111 Nt+.111,,.. b:, ,1 siltgli.• p‘riht, Scr We,. fr.!. kh,.x morning. to St. Peter's' 't.''''; 73 - Jo ,. Diamond Soctirs. 1 9:17,. 1.03:1, 1121.- total 2.4s.9. 1.,.h.r., : tr.,:l. 1012, 7to;, tutiill•i.r‘, t\\;4:1(11•Ictit::'14';:tleri...14. where requlein high i7.'; _r J.,„. 1:-,__ 0 AND 1), s Brokoo High 1,,,w1,,r, for Knox: phyl Mai.. Interment was 111 tlie' Colborne 11..C• The pLrlibettrers were 'eat- v Drup Stitches. .-• ;to\ et- of Gray Coach Lines .Arthur CutFlowerg - 1 ‘kith 564 and liOug .)Ittundrell ":"1"1"Y• dinaLians dedicated it to their god; Feh.„ w it it it.:1. For St. Peter s : lima • , 1;72. • • Iloward Cann, Cyril Lztwrence and' V (i,„1r with 496 11.1111 Ta -i; Baker with Windsor, Carl Garlic-. Leslie Dickie, FOR . Drop `St1tylies v. Broken Needles. St,tig. I:hitters N . 1)1:1111.)11(1 WkS. - Diamond Sock. 'L. Drop Stitches. --------- Brolo 1. Needles v. Style Knitte.rs. St. Peter's No. 1 took ovor fourfh Richard Elliott. place in the Letigne standing by de SIRS. 1). 11. LEITCH • V CHRISTMAS • A h 141 ighly esteemed resident of Bay-. I] MARY ST. GREENHOUSE feating North,St. N,‘). by file points : to two. st. Peters scores. )lo, ...„ 30 field, Luciutlit 1.,awritson, widow of the • PHONE 297 ,, gtgidess .of love is responsible for the Broken Needles v. Diamond Socks. ' 191 O. ,19-18. total 3988. High bowlers late David II. Leitch, passed away : St.: Anne Anderson with 541. an.d her eighty-sixth year. A natiVe of St.1 (less of love, Friga. r, Probably this Drop Stitches v. Style Knitters.' ,1144,total 316L Nortb St. No. 1: 10_ , custom of kissing under the inistletoe. and Jue Baker with 593. ,For Noir', after a lengthy illness. She Was in M telVeNICRICIM e pow cr to , protec aga PERSONAL MENTION fur St. Peter's: Mary Evans with r.i.46 at her home, in Bayfield on Sunday l'h h- 1 to.tagainst [sickness, to perform Magic deeds -all Stan -Snider with...557. these and more . are the qualities I'd'th. Wiggins has returned John. Mich., she came to McKillop 'Baptist No. 2 continued their .climb as a child of three. After her ' home after spending a few weeks tions and e -L en in ancient histories and., ascribed to this plant in, legends, tradi- iss up the Letigue standing by taking five • intirriage she lived in Stanley township Mistletoe iaraskre whichinfests' MrPJMtteEWan suffered evere , ws. - ! ,,f s • :eNen points from Knox No. -1. where- her husband predeceased her brancheof various treof oth hard- 111)1114 to hi Game scores for Baptist No. 2 were: tire yett rs ago. Before her health wo6i.1 and conifersbut mainly of hard literature . . . ith friend .- it 1ondons- s 1083. 983. 974. total 3040. For Knox . failed she wits an active member of found exclusivesine. His many frie,nds- willas been join i s• a p- s es 'b;s , hlaback from a fall from a ' No. r. 949, 952, 1064, total 2965: High the Presbyterian church at Baylield.1 , 7 ladder it hiborne .and*id bowlers fur the Baptists Roxie Ball She is survived by four ehildren, Mrs. , ,11i).0 • Ch iStraas 0 Margaret McLeod, Detroit; Mrs. Pearl woo4s. One species 15 * , in -wishing him a ,happy r with 430 and Bev. Mr. Medley with.5.7. :Ind a speedy g release from his un - For Knox No. 1 :; Una Macdonald with . STli" 'i. ° runt° ; Mrs, Carlipbell St. George's No. 2 also, continued' rich. There are twelve grandchildren. CHRISTMAS QUIZ' ,,-_tlieir winning streak by defeating "e • Rev • D. J. L•tnof Clinton, conducted 4311111111MMIIIIIMo . - - - .414.mmayfris• Goderich Pavilion Dance News HEY FOLKS! LET'S GO! CHRISTMAS NIGI4T-DEC. 25th 9 to 1 a:m. 75c per person - iat., Dec. ,P7th; and' every ;Sat. -9 to. 5..T• 50c per person NEW YEAR'S EVE ---DEC. 31st 9 to 2 a.m.. $1.00 per °person Thiswill:be the largest New Year's Eve party ever held in Goderich with novelties for everyone. • DRESS' OPTIONAL CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR'S EVE ERIC SCOTT, His Trumpet and His Orchestra 504 wt•lconie idleness. 47:; and Glen Lodge with 575. • Tweedie a d -Albert Leitch, of (ode- ' --- Baptist No. 1 by five points to two., the funeral seyvice, held at her late To test • yoqr Chnistmas spirit and Game scores -tor St. George's: 962, reSidence in Baylielcl, on Tuesday after- l• .,.kritiwledgi-: the following ;qpestions are 10;6: 888'. -total 99"6. For Baptist NO. 110°11. The ptillheztrers were Chris- . given. You should answer half of • 1... 4;.:--,,. 909. 903. total 2690. High - t()Pher Parker. of Saskatchewan, Ed7 them in order to pass. . bowlers for St. George's: Irene Mills - w"141 Snell, John Parker, William LWho wrote The Night Before with 481 and Bert Medd with 493 For . . Westlake, all .of -Bayfield:.- Burial -took, ....- Johns.ton. John nown-rd and Walter . '• - Baptist No. 1: Flelen Love- with 401 Christmas"? , ._ . . , and Charlie Love with 51.1 - - place . in the family, plot it, Baytield 2. What _story contains the -.following: . a miserly old man? The following 'is the League'stand- cemetery.. • 3. Where is Christmas Island? ---= ing after Tuesday's games: - . • Who Wrote "'White Christmas"? for your ppiless 1.1 11 11 11 ti T ROUGHOUT THE • • HOLIDAY SEASON. - 44 4.1 Wm. Fitzpatrick PLUMBING and HEATING lei KINTAIL - Phone 12r3 Dunga,nnon P" moiyaom-DaiDamma-Bymnp4.-oaa The wor renowned fragrance a , Elizabeth Arden's exquisiteGrass. So fresh, so edaTuien meadow in Kentucky,•coptur young, if gives a feeling of exhilaration. The perfect fragrance to gi;te or to wear yourself in delightfully gay sets. C. D. A. Blue Grass Flow©r Miff and Dusting Powder . , • .4 13. Blue Grass Flow1or Mrst, ;gusting Powder mid. Body Sachet ... 6.75 Blue GaA• s's prusting Powder, and Flower Mist ... 3.75 Blue Grass Bath Mit, Dusting Powder, Vlowor Mist and Hand Soap ... 6.50 E. IllNe Grass Luxury Bath S -Its, Dusting Powder and Hand Soap ... 8.75 Carrtpbe 1 s i Phone 90 Goderich . . , POINTS GE()RGE FREEMAN ., . • Knox No. 34 • , Death removed a highly respected. s. 2 5. In what country was mistletoe first St. George's ;No. 1 ;3 rt•sident of Colborne townshi pon Wed - t, worn around the neck. .to prevent North St. No. 9 • 29 ne=.(Itiv evening. Deceniber lOth-, when St,. Peter's No: 1 .2,1 George Freenian 1111550(1 away at Ji* what does the Saxon word "bael" 21 home in Saltford in his sixty-niirth .St. George's- No. 2 or "be in health" mean in connec- .s lek !less? , I, • tion with a Christmas custom? Baptist Knox No. 1 .No. 2 - 21 year. Mr. Freeman wits born in Eng - Baptist No. 1 19 land, and came to Camila as a child. . 7. An old Christmas suyerstition St: 'Peter's. No. • For thirtv-severi years he was a resi- starts, "A_ warm Christmas means ' North St. No. 1- " 'How (.100-1 it end? 8..What plant. a thorny one; tradition- THE HOLY THORN . 18 14 dent of Colborne township,. where he 10 farmed successfu1ly. Since last spring .. he had re -sided in Saltford.. Ile was 1111 active member • of Leeburn United ' ally blooms only a t Christmas , OP GLASTONBURY .01111reli. a member of thei.session, and time? . . - .• for several' years was the superin- 9.Fntil her death what song did Mine.; In honor of the Hawthorn, which tendent of the Sunday school. His shielded Christ while ,he wife, formerly ' M-ary Cabk, .sUrvives,- • • Schumann-Heink always sing on 1.egt'lldari'lY . rested in the woods. before. the cruel- with one son. Cree. on the homestead, Christmas Eve? ' fixion, Joseph of Arimathaea chase a and a daughter, Mrs. Aileen Emmons, 110. What is the literal meaning of • . - thorn staff when. he started on his Parkhill.; one brother, Harry Freeman, • long jhurne to Britain shortly after of Hamilton, and a slste-r, Mrs. Charles 1 "Christmas"? (Ariswers on., page 7) A the death of Christ. Arriving at last Bannister, of London, also a - , at his new•home in Grastonbury, Joseph nephew, Joseph. FOR4ET THE RESTRICTIONS Forget the restrictions. Forget the•! grotind,;. the' staff began to grow and hem at the" :Brophey funeral, home on The first literary mention of. the s There was a - (Montreal Star) 'stuck his,- walking stick into the large attendant•e at the funeral service, soon acquired the habit of producing • import •11firl.... the forgone foreign traVel, are no more than that and they won't and Antiquities of GlastonburY, • Irksome they' may well he, but they flowers each Christthas Eve. last forever. Coneentrate instead upon Ithorn is contained in Hearne's History Canadian National SPECIAL TRAIN -SERVICE - also , CHANGES IN TRAIN span -Icy on dates and as -shown hereunder , CHRISTMAS GODERICH STRATFORD , TORONTO Dec. 25 -Train No. 34 will ,leav-e -Goderich at 4.50 P.M. instead of . 3.00 P.M., , Stratford 6.45 P.M. instead Or4.55 P.M. Ar. Toronto 9.45 P.M. instead of 7.30 P.M. Consult Agents for com- plete rail, information. the giant step forward taken in the trade treaties. It there -is to be real peace in the world. if we are to learfi how to get along together, the Geneva nations have led the way. gloriously ledhy the United States. This is the important thing. ly, however, on cOnifers. Among the Celts and pthers mistletoe -which grew from the oak was consid7 ered to have peculiar magical virtues not, possessed by that from any other Some even'considered It so rare as to be cut only with to gold knife. Another old tradition is that the. mistlet-be supplied the wood for the holy erost.:, as previous to that time it was 11 forest tree but after the crucifixion Rias - condemned to exist only as a dwarf parasite. Mistletoe was taken over into the Christian traditinn in due course ;and dedicated to the Christ Child. An old - rhYme. reads:, The mistletoe bough • At our Christmas hoard • Shall hong to the honor Of Christ our Lord. lished in 172. . In this ivork, Mr. Eyston, states: "Whether it sprang from St. Joseph of Arireathaea'S dry -i staff, I cannot ,find, but -beyond all dispute it sprang up miraculously." - When 'Britain adoptedthe Gregorian calendar in 1753, 2,000 persons as - semi -led at Glastonbury on December 25 -new style -to see if the holy thorn would bloom .in agreement with the new calendar;( w,hen it did not, many refused to participate in the usual observances of ClfrNtmas. The evil Of ehanging calendar's was proved; When the thorn blossomed on January 5 - Christmas Eve -old style -and many ministers in the vicinity of 'Olaston- lotry appeased their congregations by Canadian National announcing that Christmas would be , observed according to the old calendar. A cutting of the Glastonbury thorn was. brought -to America in 1900 awl planted near St. Alban's school in . Washington. D.C.. hy the late Right • • Ttev. Henry Gates Satterlee. The 0111- ting grew into n tree. blossoming for the first time in December..1018,; since • then, • it has blossomed each year at Viiristmastime and .attracts thousands c* of visitors annually'. . PROCLAMATION! TO THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN QF ,GODERICH - By resolution of the -Municipal Council I hereby declare BOXING DAY Friday, -December 26th, 1947 A CIVIC HOLIDAY D. D. MOONEY, Mayor.. Goderich, Dec. 18,-147, ANEW= 4.1.•411111110.11...... UPVIMVP'ttlAll04 Pre -Christmas 410 \sit CHETERFIELDS AND OCCASIONAt CHAIRS" REPAIRED AND- laNO.VATeD mAnnEssts rtEBuna. Free Piek-up and Delivery. • xpert Workraa,nship. A , TRATFORD, UPHOLSTERY 'CO. STRATORD,.ONT. ENQUIRE AT BROM:INV/3 ,PURNITURE, GODERIoll. 1, • . KERRY OillaSTMAS TO ALL OUR PATRONS47 • BLUE RIBBON TEA 1111•7.16 •V• OFF Goods which include: Men's and boys' wear, overalls, ileece-lineoP and woollen underwear, boys' and men's shoes, mackinaws, socks, gloves, mitts and many other items too numerous to mention. . WISHING ONE AND AIL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEI YEAR. ;Etatzw-Eetetwztztmzow;etwz-tetamtateoattmttyoztzttm-t.'qm-tqatemtqtztttmg-fo - a hos. Morris GENERAL STORE PHONE 696 SALTFORD avatudattatutattaktkaattai, 1134:SZaa-PAIVISIRtrfaiM'aiMineaDafaMeaarh=d2aMDIDODIPADMODIDOMrAPADV CHRISTMAS ,DINNER AT THE B ITIF: EXCHANGE HOTEL • wiisisu - Grapefruit cocktail Creani' of tomato soup Waldorf salad Roast Turkey with dressing e - Roast Chicken with "dressing '1 25 Cranberry sauce VEGETABLES Creamed cauliflower Mashed turnips Mashed potatoes Grapes and mixed nuts Hot mince pie Christmas pudding with hard sauce TM. Coffee or Milk Make your reservations NOW. Phone 691. SI 0 . It) ri0•1 litletteterestOrrAtttrIttrZirgtZTV,Tret