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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-12-18, Page 12• 1* Advance -Times, Thurs., December 18, 1975 and Mrs. A. J. Burke uried in Orangeville Funeral services were held in Orangeville for Mr. and Mrs. Al- bert John (Jerry) Burke who 'cad within one week off each other. Mr. Burke was 77 and death oc- curred at the Duffferin Area Hos- pital, Orangeville, on Sunday, November 30, after a lengthy ill- ness. Born in Maisson, Quebec, he was an engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway, retir- ing in 1963 after 52 years' service with the company. He was a member of St. Timothy Roman Catholic Church, Orangeville; the Royal Canadian Legion, the Curling Club and the Brotherhood of the Locomotive and Engineer Divi- sion. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. M. (Hilda) St. Denis of Oril- lia, Mrs. J. (Dora) Harrington of Miami and Mrs. J. (Laeon) Rivard of Orillia. Mrs. Burke was the former Violet Isabel Anderson and was in her 72nd year. Though she had been in ill health for many years, her death, on Friday, December 5, followed a sudden heart attack. Born in North Dakota, USA, she was the daughter of the late James Anderson and Mary Sproat, formerly of Morris Town- ship. She graduated as a regis- tered nurse from Stratford General Hospital and nursed in Toronto, Midland and Orange- ville. She married Mr. Burke on May 25,1928, in Morris Township. Mrs. Burke was a member of Westminster United Church, Orangeville. She was predeceased by three brothers, Alec, Jack and Earl Anderson, formerly off a:Aelgrave and Morris Township. Funeral service for Mr. Burke was held at St. Timothy Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday, December 2, with Rev. E. J. Mahoney officiating. Interment followed in Greenwood Ceme- tery, Orangeville. Pallbearers were Albert Mad - docks, Gordon Martin, Stewart Kennedy, Mickey MacDonald, Bob Brown, and Charles Bray - don, all of Orangeville. Funeral service for Mrs. Burke was held Monday, December 8, at the Dods and McNair Funeral Home, Orangeville, at 1:30 with Rev. R. Scriveiis officiating. Her final resting place will also be Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mickey Mac- Donald, Albert Maddocks and Stewart Kennedy, all of Orange- ville; and three nephews, Doug St. Denis of Orillia, Keith Ander- son of Rexdale and Ross Ander- son of Belgrave. MERRY CHRISTMAS.. . MERRY CHRISTMAS.. . And keep this Christmas safe from fire. Take special care with. the tree. Stand it in water. Clear discarded wrappings away from the tree. Keep cigarettes and matches at a safe distance, and never leave small children unat- tended, even for a minute. Used Car Savings.. '75 CHRYSLER NEWPORT, 4 -door sedan-. '74. CHRYSLER, 4 door se- dan, power steering and brakes, radio. '74 DART SPORT, 6 cylin- der, automatic with radio. '74 CORONET CUSTOM, 4 - door, 6 cylinder, auto- matic, power steering 1 j Jbir zllaIuabi '73 CHRYSLER, 2 -door hardtop. 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The meditation, "Christian History", was given by Mrs. Emerson who pointed out that the wooden stable seen in paintings and nativity scenes is not a true picture. A manger is a fee( trough, implying that Jesus wa. born where livestock were kept. Cattle were kept in caves hollowed out of limestone. In referring to the December date, Mrs. Emerson said the Biblical evidence points to summer of late fall as this was • • the time Palestinian shepherds took their flocks to fields to gI'aZe, by night. She also said that there were not necessarily only three wise men and their names, Kaspar, Melchior and : althasar, were only supplied for them. She asked the members not to place so much importance on the' historical facts of Christmas, but. to make it an enriching spiritual experience. Mrs. Wallace Conn led in prayer. Mrs. Bill Purdon gave a reading and Mrs. John deBoer ' f the origin of the hymn, .t Night". The members . ..,ang the carol. The topic, -Candles", was pre- pared by Mrs. Bev Kay and given by Mrs. Emerson. She had on display three candles. The first was in the design of a Christmas tree and was used to show that God has a special design for each Sunday School holds concert BLUEVALE — A large crowd gathered in the United Church for the Sunday School Concert which was held Sunday afternoon. Rev. Wilena Brown was chair - lady and Mrs. Etaile Johnston, pianist for the program which opened with all the pupils singing "Jingle Bells" and "Frosty the Snowman". Mrs. Murray Mac- Farlane's class of small tots 2-4 Police report two car thefts Kenneth Alvin McEwen, 18, of RR 2, Wingharn was sentenced to one year in jail when he appeared in the Goderich court Monday on a charge of stealing a car this past weekend. Mr. McEwen was arrested Sunday by officers from the Walkerton detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police after a high-speed chase in the stolen ve- hicle in the Hanover area that re- sulted in an accident. Wingham Police Chief Robert Wittig said the car, owned by Everett Why - tock of RR 3, Teeswater, was re- moved from Alfred Street in Wingham. At the time of his arrest, Mr. McEwen was on a weekend pass Brom. tl>f,Wolkeetor jatit1P 'e he was serving a six-month sentence for car theft. The new sentence is consecutive to the time Mr. Mc- Ewen is now serving. A second car theft was also re- ported in Wingham over the weekend. Chief .Wittig said a car owned by Moses Baer of RR 1, Bluevale, was taken from the McGee Auto Electric service lot Saturday. It was recovered later not far from the shop. years presented "Christmas Wreaths". "Three Little Angels", Lee Ann Nicholson, Darlene Darlow and Debbie Campbell were next with an exercise. An amusing dia- logue, "Wedding of Bluedell", was presented by Doug Stam - per's and Mrs. Hastings' classes. Valerie Johnston entertained withpiano solos. "When Dad went to Church" was presented by Allan Camp- bell's class with Paul Johnston playing the part of Dad. Carol singing was led by the sernior members interspersed with scripture passages and the origin of the carols. The smaller children were in costurries of kings, angels and shepherds and Donna Johnston and David Wheeler were Mary and Joseph. Karen Johnston sang the solo, "0 Holy Night". A good-bye exercise was given by Tim Darlow, David Demaray, Bradley Campbell, Kevin. John- ston and Debbie Johnston. The Young People's Union entertained with a presentation by Elizabeth Armstrong and Susan Adams, and singing by the group. Candy was given out to the chil- dren and a social time followed with lunch beingserved, APW0d0,6447 —Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Moffat and family of Oakville spent the weekend with his parents, Mr and Mrs. Farish Moffat. —Mrs! Gershom Johnston and George Grigg visited Sunday with friends at Huronview in Clinton and also with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Woods, Clinton. E.W. Public School. News With Christmas right around the corner everybody is doing Christmas, activities. Kindergarten decorated a real Christmas tree and along with everybody else was practising for the Christmas eonc'ert. One of the songs they sang is called "We Love Our Figgy Pudding". Since everybody had not tasted figs, they did. The result was that some people don't like figs. Grade 1-2 sent some letters to the paper about Santa Claus. They also were learning their play for the Christmas concert. They made books on the Christ- mas story recently. Grade 2-3 also made some letters to send to the paper and made some Santa Clauses. In- stead of writing books they wrote poems. For the Christmas concert grade 4-5 sang carols and put on a play called "Christmas all over the Place". They made snow- flakes and Christmas trees and then decorated the gym. Grade 6 is learning about molds, molds on bread, cheese and apples. They wrote poems on things they saw and found. They made wax candles and wreaths to - go along with the Christmas feel- ing. The Grade 7 class is looking forward to entering ProJect Canada in the New Year. Pat Shiell from Grade 8. re- ceived $10.00 consolation award for the Huron County Flag con- test. Some grade 8 boys made a bird feeder and the whole class made candles. From the East Wawanosh School, "Merry Christmas"- -Karen hristmas"--Karen Coultes Thursday, Dec. 11, was a wel- come break in school routine for grades 7 and 8. On that day we accepted an invitation from St. Joseph's School, Kingsbridge, to participate in a Folk Mass and after lunch to play volleyball. Father Nolan, Mrs. O'Malley and Mrs. Day accompanied us on our excursion. Under the direction of Mrs. Day, the guitarists, Teddy Brophy, Rachelle Campeau, Susan Wilhelm and Leo Kinahan accompanied the choir for the mass. Grade 6 of Kingsbridge gave a skit of the parable, "The Wedding Feast". This vividly brought out the meaning of this parable for us. At 5 o'clock the same day, the staff and grades 7 and 8 enjoyed a pot -hick Christmas dinner in the school gym. The tables were Sacred Heart Mailbox of us. the second, a deeorative and elaborate canl'ae, represent- ed the Christians who are stow pieces. The t ' rd, a candle used to show light in the darkness, was the example of what a .christen should be, giving light so others may come to know Christ. In closing, she said, "This Christmas let your light shine be- fore men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Mrs. Gordon Rintoul, Mrs. Wesley Tiffin and Mrs. Bill Evans gave readings and roll call was answered by ten giving a verse of a Christmas hymn. The offering was received and dedi- cated by Mrs. Earl Caslick. Mrs. John deBoer presided for the business and minutes were read by the secretary, Mrs. Gordon Rintoul. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Dawson Craig, the meeting to be prepared by Mrs. Bill Purdon, Mrs. Wesley Tiffin and Mrs. Angus Falconer. The Ladies' Aid meeting was held, with offering received and business discussed. The meeting closed with prayer by Mrs. Robert Ross. Mrs. Dawson Craig gave the courtesy remarks. YukonYoop The T for 's ' $ mittilog rail iia its �� bass and t"tao evanlinO. Final arrangements narrowtgauge Ilse *000004 is II'FI`ifn attended the :eetloft of the Wong People's Sogiety mad day evening at Langside eh►b• Wendy Kay opened the meeting with y�pl'ayer and Yuri 'Purdon read 4 Christmas 's. story, "We, too, Are Bidden". Wendy then read a „ Poem, "Giving . The topic Was a 4,140W011 on the Christmas season,- Carols were sung and the offering was received and dedicated by Simon deBoer. During the business session, it was decided to entertain the resi- dents at Pinecrest Manor Nurs- ing Home, Lucknow, on Friday WINGHAM BODY SHOP Complete Collision Repairs and Painting Towing Service Radiator Cleaning and Repairs. SID ADAMS Proprietor WINGHAM, ONT. Res. 357-1171 Bus. 357-1102 OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE Term protection at low cost - Individual Protection - Partnership Insurance, Sale Proprietor Insurance - Mortgage Insurance - Corporate Insurance HERBERT DIRSTEIN, LISTOWEL, ' 291-3372 decorated with party favors which were made in art class under the direction of Mrs. Watcher. After dinner teachers and students played volleyball. It is not hard to guess who won. We went sleigh riding and snowball- ing after the game. All grades are practising for the Christmas concert to be held in Sacred Heart Church on Thursday, December 18 at 8 p.m. Grade 8 has written a Nativity play based on the Gospel of St. Luke. The actors and actresses have been chosen from Mr. Steff- ler's grades 5 and 6, and the school choir under the direction of Mrs. Day. Grade 8 is in charge of costumy and lighting. Every- one is we come and we hope all will enjoy our version of the Christmas story. Were ainode Woo carolling on i499. and "r iii g from ebristrrias a ve. Whiteborse to ,S agway, Alaska, aar""444"64"""trill I GT El FMT S Large and Small IN OCCASIONAL CHAIRS AND TABLES CARD TABLES AND FOLDING CHAIRS By Cooey CHESTERFIELD SUITES By Sklar and Braemore SWAG AND TABLE LAMPS ORGANO CHORD ORGANS wit CONN ORGANS PIANOS te4 MILDMAY FURNITURE t"4 SHOWROOMS • GODFREY E. SCHUETT LIMITED " Mildmay 367-2308 THE STOCKING STUFFER THE DRAW IS ON BOXING. DAY! N