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BYPIlI)I.L,I.I SMITH •
Wingham Public School
Ob it's Christmas you say!
Same old 'eotnmercial
Christmas. Christmas has
lost its true meaning.
Everybody isrushing around
buying presents, spending
money, not at all thinking
about why they're buying
gifts. Not thinking about
what happened in ,Bethlehem
Christmas night when Jesus
was born in a smelly, old
stable. When shepherds were
huddled shivering cold
around a fire thinking about
the problems they'd have
with ,the sheep, about the
wolves, and the yearlings
who had a tendency to stray,
suddenly an angel appeared
and said, "Fear not."
Fear not? why shouldn't
they be afraid? It's not every
day you talk with an angel,
especially in the dead of
night.
Then the angel sand, "For
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tidings of great • joy which
shall be to all people. For
unto you is horn this day in
the City of David, a Saviour
who is Christ the Lord. And
this shall be a sign unto you:
ye shall find the Babe
wrapped in swaddling
clothes, lying in a manger."
Then a whole choir joined
him and sang, "Glory to God
in the highest, and on earth
peace, good will towards
men."
Then the angels dispersed
and left them wondering,
"The Saviour, Christ the
Lord a baby? Born in a
barn? In Bethlehem? In a
manger? It doesn't make
sense. What does all this
mean? Let us see this." And
off they rushed to
Bethlehem, • thinking about
Runner-up poem
Little Joey's
111' TRACY JARVIS
Turnberry Central School
Once there was a little elf
Who helped Santa every year
Get ready for the big day
In which he would appear,
Bringing all the presents
For all the girls and boys
Just to see their faces
Lighted up with Christmas
joys.
This elf's name was Joey,
And was a very helpful lad,
For he helped save a
Christmas
In which Santa was very
glad.
Now let me tell you about
this Christmas
That happened long ago,
For Santa broke a present,
But how we'll never know.
It happened on a Christmas
Eve
A long time in the past
Santa was coming to a house
That was his very last.
The girl who lived inside it
For Christmas wished a doll
For she had no other
playmate
Just her mother and that was
Christmas
all.
When Santa reached into his
pack
He found the doll had broken
There was no way he could
fix it
And back a tear he choked.
But up jumped little Joey
And said, "Santa, don't you
worry
I'll stay and be her
playmate."
And from the sled he
• scurried.
He yelled goodbye to Santa
And scurried into the house
And he lay down under the
Christmas tree
As quiet as a mouse.
And when the sun was in the
sky
The girl she came down to
peek
And as soon as she saw Joey,
She really couldn't speak.
For her Christmas wish was
answered
Now she'd finally have a
friend
To walk with and to talk with
Until the very end.
Sunday School
concert delighful
BELGRAVE—The mem-
bers of Knox United Sunday
School played to a packed
hall of friends and relatives
as they presented their
annual Christmas concert on
Tuesday, evening, Dec. 22.
Rev. John Roberts acted
as master of ceremonies and
Jefferson McKee opened the
concert with a recitation.
N'Irs. George Cull led the
Intermediate Choir as it
sang several numbers ac-
companied by Sheila An-
derson at the piano, Heather
Dobell, Darlene Black,
Crystal Black and Lori
Crawford gave a welcome to
all. •
A large number of
adorable beginners gr..
together to sing a couple of
numbers, Heather Morton
entertained with a recitation
entitled "Merry".
The Juniors and Junior
Primary presented the
"Nativity Programme" with
the audience participating in
singing carols.
David McKee and Mark
Coultes entertained with a
recitation following which
the Intermediate class en-
tertained the audience with
"The. Old Ford Car".
Christine Dobell told what
she wanted for Christmas
and Clifford Coultes told how
you turn a road into a used
car lot.
The Senior Primary
members presented their
skit "What is Christmas?"
and the Intermediates enter-
tained with "Old Mr. Par-
ticular".
Patrick Cull amused the
audience as he talked about
"Chip Dippers". Some.
retired Sunday School
members, Donald Procter,
Ross Procter, Calvin, Steven
and Randy Nixon presented
"The Lesson", and the
Senior Choir sang several
numbers led by Mrs. Howard
Morton and accompanied by
Mrs. George Johnston at the
piano.
The concert came to a de-
lightful close as George Cull
obtained audience partici-
pation in carol singing while
waiting for Santa to pay his
annual visit to distribute
gifts and candy bags.
When good
friends get
together this
New Year's Eve
they will all look
special in clothes
cleaned by ...
READMAN
CLEANERS AND MEN'S WEAR
Wingham
11v1 i R.4 ngel b I ki and
alb tratltn' ter
ep behi d the ,
When they arrived lit mi
have Ow quite ,a
bunch of shepherd ,and
, flock of sheep, M41 !chain
Joseph carefgjly,
over a baby, • messiah
lying in a manger a bar
with smelly, drowsy anim
rustling around impatientl
in their stalls at the i
terruption of their sleep.
Why wasn't he bron in
castle, in splendour, wit
riches and gold instead o
this barn? Oh .well, only Go
knows the answer and that'
all that matters, could hay
been some of their thoughts.
As they knelt and wo
shipped the Child an ove
whelming calm came ov
them. This must be the pea
the angel had talked about
But it wasn't the peace ma
wanted, it was the peace
God and they felt good i
side. They felt Abe joy an
good will that the ane
spoke about.
At the same time wise me
from the East who studie
the stars saw the s
representing Christ's birth
They started on a journey to
find the King. After many
months they arrived in
Jerusalem. There they told
King Herod they were
looking for the Christ Child
who was to be king.
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this Child that I may worship
Him too." However Herod
wanted to kill Jesus so that
he would still be king.
The wise men continued in
their search following the
star and found Jesus in a
house in Bethlehem. They
presented the young Child
with gifts in recognition of
his kingship and lordship.
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What did Christmas mean
to the shepherds? It meant
they heard God's word, they
came to Christ and found it
all to be true. They went
away with peace and good
will that had been promised
to them.
What did Christmas mean
to the wise men? They too
saw a sign and •searched for
the Saviour. And when they
found him they worshipped
,him and went away
rejoicing. •
How will you see Christ in
Christmas? Will he be just
an ornament, a once -a -year
excuse for celebration, or
will he become your Lord
and Saviour as the shepherds
and wise men found, him tc
be?
MRS. WILLIAM SOTHERN.
Fordwich 1
Christmas visitors• with
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson
were Mr. and Mrs. Lorne
Wilson and daughter of
Fergus, Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Wilson ans family,
Mr. and Mrs. Wray Wilson
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Ron McClement and family.
If inflation and meal plan-
ning get you down, look on
the sunny side and let eggs
help your food budget. You
can stretch a meatloaf by
using a row of hard -cooked
eggs placed down the centre.
Substitute eggs for meat in
casserole 'recipes, for in-
stance Eggs a la King. Serve
an eggburger rather than a
hamburger either as a snack
or for dinner — 'a very pop-
ular dish with children.
Wrap an omelette or crepe
around a hearty filling. You
need use only a. small
amount of meat or seafood in
quiches.
HE LIKES LETTUCE—Goldie, Jh .tw8' ronth-old kitten
which was one of a litter born tt jf?af 1 es, Mr, and Mrs.
Gord Ross's tortoiseshell cat, h .anunusua! appetite.
Although he won't turn up his�iose •attthe usual kitten
fare, he also likes to nibble on a pi60of lettuce. That,
together with his stubby tail and long'hind legs, makes
the Bosses wonder about the other half of his paren-
tage.
Christmas Day.visitorsat
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Merkley were Mr.
and Mrs. Harley Merkley.
and Cathy of Ridgetown, Mr.
and Mrs. Ron Bennett and
Mr. and Mrs. Art
McNaughton, all of Seaforth,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Adams
and family, Orangeville, Mr.
and Mrs. Gary Bennett and
Tracey off Seaforth, Mr. and
Mrs, Ernie Merkley,
Wingham, Mr. and Mrs.
George Merkley and family,
Wroxeter, and Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Merkley and family,
London.
Elmer Wilkinson had the
misfortune to fall and
fracture his hip. He has been
transferred from Wingham
and District Hospital to
University Hospital, London.
Boxing Day guests at the,
Rowland Ballagh home,
Catherine Street, were Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Bronson,,
Elmira,• Ron Bronson,
.Toronto, Capt. Neil Bronson,
Ottawa, Carolyn Bronson,
Waterloo, Mr. and -Mrs. John
Clark, Greg.: and Steve,
Dundas.
Christmas guests with
their mother, Mrs. R.
Moffat, were her family, Mr.
and Mrs. George Forler,
Mark, Julie and Eric of
Barrie, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Woods and Shelley of
Pembroke, John Turner of
Kitchener:
Mr. and Mrs. Len Johnston
and family of Nakina,
Ontario, Mr. and Mrs. Rick
Smith
and' son of Ripley and.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Quinn and
family of Kincardine spent
Wednesday evening with
Mrs. Robert Powell, Leopold
Street.
Mrs. Roy Barrett spent a
week with her grand-
daughter and; family, •Mr.
and Mrs. Coghill • and
daughters in Cambridge.
Christmas Day guests of
Mrs. Helen McBurney were
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
McBurney, Toronto, Mr, and
Mrs. Carman McBurney,
Susan and Jeffrey, London,
Mrs. May Young. Wingham.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Johnston. Tara and Erin,
Ilderton, Mrs Laura
Johnston, Belgrave, Mr. and
Mrs. WAS Yuill, Elmira,
Clarence Yuill and Cameron, •
Belgrave. The latter also
visited Mrs. Clarence Yuill
in Vic toriallospital, London.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Seddon•• and family of Kit-
chener spent Christmas with
the formers mother, Mrs.
Robert Powell.
Mr. . and Mrs, Jerry
Barrett of Amherstburg
visited with his mother, Mrs:
Roy Barrett,, on Christmas
Day. •They4also enjoyed the
Campbell family dinner at
Brussels Arena the same
day. I:!
- Mr. and Mrs. Don Merrick
of Milton, • Mrs. Allan
Nicholson and Steve and
Mrs. Tim Henderson visited
'Sunday evening with. their
mother and grandmother,
Mrs: 1. W. Merrick.
Mrs. Helen McBurney
entertained Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon McBurney and
Hugh, Mr. and Mrs.. Ronald
McBurney, . David and
Michael, on Boxing Day.
- MRS. ALLAN GRIFFITH
Wroxeter
Mr, and Mrs. Vern Clark
spent • Christmas Day with
Mr: and Mrs. Harold
PPllock, Stratford. Others
ther`'b were Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Crozier, 'Mr. and Mrs.
Fraser Pollock and Todd,
Bramalea.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McGee
visited with Mr. and • Mrs.
Murray MacFarlane and •
family. Bluevale.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Adams
and Mark spent Christmas
Day with Mr. and Mrs.
Dewitt Adams.
Wilfred Brown 'was a
supper guest on Christmas
Day with Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Brown and girls.
Christmas guests with Mr.
and Mrs Charles Moore
were Mr. and Mrs. Lorne
McAllister, Teeswater,
Sandra. Karen and Doug
Moore. Miss Barbara
Moran, Scott Wright of
Harrist on
The 'Milli
�1 ice- inrres. Deeember..4l►N lel 4gp .
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What would you call a
furry, bob -tailed animal that
bops and sits up on its hind
lege to nibble at apiece of
JettUee?
If yot; were Ms!.' and .Mrs.
Gord Itoss. of IM 1,.Bltsevale,
you would call it your kitten,
Goldie:
A kitten?!
Yes indeed. But 'Goldie is
unlike tnostkittens you may
have met. He is ifriendly.and
playful, with- .a cute little
kitten face, sharp claws and
sharper teeth.1 But in other
ways Goldie is a little -- well
—different.
,.-:For starters, he was born
MRS. GEORGE IROWN ---
Gorrie
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Hyndman, Mr. and Mrs.
Allan Hyndman and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Hyndman of ,Geri -
Care, Harris ton, Were
supper guests with Mr. and
Mrs. William Bennett last
Sunday in honor -of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Hyndman's 63rd
wedding anniversary which
was Dec. 19.
Mr. and Mrs. Ian Howes,
Marcie, Mandy and Lana of
Peterborough, spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Grainger and visited
with Mr. Grainger in the
Listowel Memorial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Brown visited Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cullen
and also called on Mr. and
Mrs. George MacDonald of
Molesworth Sunday evening.
Mi. and Mrs. William A.
Smith and Mrs. Lloyd Felker
visited Mrs. Thomas
Waidock Sr., Marie
Thompson and Mrs.
Clarence Coghlin at the
nursing home in. Mitchell
Sunday.
Lucy D'Arcey of Fordwich
spent the weekend with
Margaret Thornton.
Mrs. Ralph Dickson. of RR
1, Clifford, visited last
Sunday with Mrs. Bert
Hubbard.
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wi:tli'scarcely any tail, just a
little stub. Then, ton, his
back legs are longer than his
forelegs so that • when he
stands up he appears to be
, running downhill. And he has
" this inexplicable craving for
lettuce.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross knew
something funny was going
on when their tortoiseshell,
cat, Patches, gave birth to
Goldie and two other kittens,
one of which shared many of
the same characteristics,
while the other is a more
normal cat, though it has ,a
shorter, broader tail than its
mother. • •
Their interest was piqued
even more.
reeentlyeaviatVit
the
fealuring a s 7tlalay' tore
in Ingersoll W ieb a locals
there like to Oahu is half cat''
and . half rabbit. ' However;;
veterinarians insist such a``-
cross is hA ossible and have
suggested" the "cabbit„
4 -likely is a descendent of the,
mare• Manx breed of cats.
nMP
What do the' noises think?
There are lots of rabbits
the hush around=their home,`
just north of Morrisbank,
and if there ever were to bea
cross between a cat and a
rabbit it could happen there
as easily as anywhere, Mr.
musx b
somewhere,,;,-
has 'never
looked fid`
report d
than a
number
characters
His fie„
hand, is nnI, so
Goldie Iso 1E;
there roust•bei` rel
background
way they rim!'
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n llett•
GOLDIE, a kitten belonging to Mr. and Mrs.: Gord Ross of Rf 1,
a
number of most uncatlike characteristics. kis little bobtail, long"hind .e0s tavfi f r
lettuce and the way he hops around the room when -he gets ,excited ma � or
suspect there is a trace of rabbit in his family tree. gets Qss '
Belgrave
Mr. and Mrs.. Murray Scott
and faxnily attended a family
gathering on Christmas Eve
at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs..,Witliar Dale
of Seaforth.
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Seniors'
Day Centre News
Last Wednesday, Dec. 16,
our annual. Christmas .party
was held at the centre. The
day was a huge success .as
we had approximately 100
people in attendance.
This - number included
seniors from the Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday
groups, as well as the
majority of the volunteers.
o• The morning opened with
carol singing. • Hazel
Bateman acted as pianist.
Rev. John Swan, who is the
newest member of the
centre's board of directors,
said , the Christmas grace
before a bountiful Christmas
dinner which was served
smorgashord style.
Much credit and thanks go
to our cook, Marg Pollock,
for all her hard work in
preparation for,the meal.
The seniors anthe volun-
teers were also very
generous in bringing
prepared dishes.
A short program followed
dinner. Mary La vis, a
volunteer. opened the
program with a poem. She
was followed by her
husband. Harry La vis. a
volunteer driver. who en-
HURONVIEW HEALTH CARE --A special graduation
ceremony was held last Friday evening at Huronview for
recent graduates of the Health Care Aid program. In the
front row are Steve Cook, Sharon Guefter, Janet Bjerg
and Nell Boven. second row, Janet, Fisher, Cathy Mc -
Diane Johns Karen Lehnen. Leo a Scott, Faye
Wilson, Bonnie Finch; third row, Betty Kapfein, Faith
Taylor, Dawn Riley, Loraine Taylor, Sue Cudmore,
Stella Gautcher, Faye Devereaux, Marion Nolan, Bren-
da Davidson, Evelyn Malcolm, Doris Muir, Elaine Floyd,
Debbie Hodges and Kathy Maloney. (Jim Fitzgerald
Photo)
tertained the crowd with.
some Christmas selections
on his mouth organ.
A special part . of the
program was having Lilla.
• Taylor sing "0 Holy Night",
accompanied by Hazel
Bateman. The entire group
was pleased to have Miss
Taylor sing.
Grace Campbell of
Lucknow had a Christmas
story to narrate; as did one of
the elklest members of the
day centre, John McMurchy
of Lucknow, Mr, McMurchy
celebrated his 95th birthday
on Dee. 22.
Rita shared two readings
with the group entitled
"Goin' Hdone for Christmas"
and "The Recipe for a Happy
New Year",
Fanny Wraith read a very
humorous poem, "The Epic
of Santa", at the conclusion
of the program.
After the program a sort
ceremony was held t honor
the volunteers atihe entre.
Mil Stuart. the coo nator of
volunteers, t nked the
group for i • dedicated
service to th centre and
added without heir help the
program would not be
possible.
Mrs. Stuart then called for
each volunteer to accept a
small token of the centre's
appreciation.
Santa w right on
schedule.an rrived around
2:15 to a care of the gift
exchan e. He was in a good
mood. giving hugs and kisses
to everyone.
The Junior Citizens were
involved In our Christmas
party. Randy Netterfield and
Adrian Keet joined the party
in the afternoon, and served
a delicious fruit punch and
decorated sheet cake Their
efforts and involvement with
the seniors are to be
congrat ula ted,
Regular programs are not
being held at the centre until
Jan 4. but Mrs. Stuart and
Rita will he available at the
centre, off and on over
('hrl,tmas and New Year's
week
Tn everyone who helped
with the Christmas party
thank vnu
Let-8enjamin's'$ee elv Lur
holiday memoies;the!
you: remember
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Happy 50th Anniversary
MOM & DAD
Eva & Bill Bain
Love - Bill, Jean, Jim
and Families