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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1955-12-22, Page 5bold©© !OMOMrJ !SrjiR©II UMW 00 Mtn I I! Ib ®(bili` 110 l.4Ma 00MHOo 05 gOMO D0 000i l O10 4.L•3gl Er 1 ©OMMO ©©boo Wl©© P { aim STURDY'S Farm Equipment TrilURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1955 United church. It, was opened` by, ��++ prayer followed by the singing of News of Auburn Christmas carols, "0 Little Town of Beithlehem ' "The First Noel," "Silent Night" and "Hark, the Her d Angels Sing. Correspondent — MRS. FRED ROSS The nursery children, approp Phone Dungannon 8 r 15 riately dressed, sang, "Here ` We .....`.+.+ Go Round." Acting the part of superintendent told shepherds and wise men and The stype' kneeling before a g of Elizabeth's Secret, after w the election of officers took place. The following are in charge for 1956: • president, Betty Durnin; vice-president, June Mills; secre- tary, • Bernice McDougall; assistant secretary, George Durnin; treas- urer, Carolyn Craig; assistant treasurer', Margie Koopmans; pia- nists, ia nists, June Mills and Jim Mills; program committee, the executive. members. The meeting closed with. the 1VLzpah benediction. CLINTON NZWS-RECORD PAGE' FIVE Mission Band The viccepresident, Betty Dum- an presided for the December ;meeting of the Lighit Bearer's Mission' Band, with Margo Grange .as secretary. After singing the call- to wor- ship; all . repeated the Christmas lstory from "Luke's Gospel." Betty Durnin offered prayer, followed by the theme prayer and all repeated the member's purpose. The offer- ing and gift boxes were received .by Ross Sturdy and John Arthur. the st•ory manger the hrch be- ginners sang, "Christmas Bells," 'Shepherds Are We", and "Sleep, My Little Jesus." The primary. class of boys fav- oured with two selections, "If We Could Go To Bethlehem", and "What Po. We Have At Christ- mas Time?" The junior girls gave an acrostic selection using the word Christmas and the jun- ior boys, dressed to represent the characters sang "The. Kid With The Rip In His Pants." At this point in the program, the Rev. C. C. Washington expres- sed the appreciation of the sup- erintendents, : teachers , and offic ers,:.;for the faithful:, years of ser- vice as secretary that Miss Viola Thompson had given. As a token of their appreciation Mrs. Toll, acting' for ` the Sunday School, Presented her with the life mem- bership and pin of. the; Woman's' Missionary Society. Mrs. Campbell's class of girls under, the leadership' of ,Mrs. H. Webster, sang, "Loveliest Night." Mrs. Toll's senior girls: sang "An- gels We Have Heard on High," and "It Carne Upon the Midnight Clear," with Elizabeth Grange giving a description story of each verse as it was rendered. Their third selection was "The Christ Child." The crowning selection of the program was the carols "Angels From the Realms of Glory" and "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing," sung by members of Ivirs. Camp- bell's class and done in Pantomime by Joan and June Milis'and Betty Durnin, Miss Margaret A. Jack- son was accompanist for the ev- ening. The pronouncing of the benedic- tion brought an end to the pro- gram. Santa Claus arrived and gifts, candy and oranges were dis- tributed among the children. GREETINGS ,Your mailbox can't hold all the good wishes we're sending .to you and yours at Christmastime! CLINTON LOCKER SERVICE A.Y.P.A. Presents Nativity ' •; • The annual Sunday School Con Cert Was held in St. Mark's Ang lican .Church, Thursday ' evenieg, December 15, with a good num- ber in attendance. R:ev. B. de - Vries, rector, welcomed members and visitors ' Recitations given by Miss Ruth Schneider and. Master Peter;; de - Vries. Musical numbers were giv- en by Misses Eileen Schneider, Mary Kirkconnel, JoAnne and Maryanne deVries, Monica Nes- bit, Norma and Lorraine Hindi, Mary and Margaret Clark. Mem- bers of the A.Y.P.A'presented the "Nativity" with Rev. deVries :as. reader and Miss Margaret Clark at the organ, which was well re- ceived. As the program neared the end all children assembled on . the chancel to hear the story of "A Visit from St. Nicholas" told by Mrs. deVries. A telegram from tahe North Pole was received and read to the children from Santa Claus, expressing his regrets for not being able to attend owing to a big snowstorm and last minute Christmas orders. All the child- ren received their bag of candy and went home tired but happy. Knox Christmas Concert THIS 1S CALLED LIVING DANGEROUSLY The Rev. C. C. Washington was chairman of the Christmas con- cert of the Sunday School of Knox PROCLAMATION BY RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL, 1 HEREBY PROCLAIM A CIVIC HOLIDAY ON BOXING DAX Tuesday, Dec. 27,1955 And call upon all citizens to observe it as such. (Signed) M. J. AGNEW, Mayor VARNA —Central Press Canadian Mr. Mouse would have a hard job getting an insurance policy in his present predicament. Be is one of hundreds of field mice who are making the mistake of taking up residence in town at this time of year h it is also more dangerous. Blackie, g i acat of Cofe oksht illee aOnt, has sier appointed him- self a welcome committee for all rodents that come near his house. a -t++. CONSTAN'CE James Moorre is a patient in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth. Mr. and Mrs. B. Brown and fam- ily 'spent Sunday last with friends in Hanover. Murray Dale has been transfer- +red from Weston to Clarkson. He will be on the London and Sarnia line. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lawson were in London recently, guests of their. daughter Doris and E. J. Warren. Mrs. Lawson . remained for a few days. We extend sympathy to the members of the.Millson family and Mrs. Lindsay, in the passing of their sister, the late Mrs. Anna Mcl.ean• - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jamieson, son James and daughter Mrs. Ar- thur Colson, left on Friday by motor for Pittsburg, Pa., to visit the former's daughter, Mrs. 3. Donald and Mr.' Donald, The Sunday School and Public School held.their entertainment in the school with a full house. All, enjoyed the splendid entertainment The children and young'' people ex- celled themselves. Santa was a little late but all report a good time. ' Brumfield Church WMS Bas Annual Christmas Meeting; Names Officers The Christmas meeting of the Brucefield Woman's Missionary Society was held on December 13, when the Sunday School room was nicely decorated for the oc- casion. The president, Mrs. Dav- ison, occupied the chair for the business session. Miss Ruth Clarke, Stratford, spent the weekend at the home of her parents. A special Christmas service will be held in the United Church on Sunday next, at 10:15 a.m. with the pastor, Rev. T. J. Pitt in charge. The United Church. Sunday School held its annual Concert and Christmas Tree on Friday even- ing last in the basement of the church. O The treasurer reported the al- location exceeded, and the supply secretary read a letter acknow- ledging the bale sent overseas in November. Mrs. N. Walker gave a reading on Christmas citizenship and Mrs. Fothervrgham on Christian stew- ardship. Mrs. L. Wilson conducted the devotions reading Matthew 2, and several carols were sung through- out the service. A vocal duet by Mrs. G. Henderson and Mrs. G. Richardson was much enjoyed. Mrs. W. Scott read a most inter- esting Christmas story. The following officers were el- ected for 1956: past president, Mrs. Robert Allan; president, Mrs, S. Davison; first vice-president, Mrs. H. Dalrymple; second vice- president, Mrs. W. Fotheringham; recording secretary, Mrs. Ross Scott; corresponding secretary, Mrs. A. Ham; treasurer, Mrs. W. J. McBeath; Christian steward- ship, Mrs. T. B. Baird; periodical secretary, Mrs. A. McQueen; Christian citizenship, Mrs. N. Wal- ker; pianist, Mrs. W. J. McBeath; assistant pianist, Miss M. Mc- Queen; community friendship sec- retary, Mrs. B. Keys, Miss M. Swan, Mrs. B. Thomson; supply secretary, Mass E. Bawey; assoc- iate members secretary, Mrs. R. Allan; literature secretary, Mrs. W. Scott; Mission Band superin- tendents, Mrs. E. Allen, Mrs. S. Baird; expense fund secretary, Mrs. W. Douglas; C.G.LT. leader, Mrs. W. Scott; Baby Band super- intendents, Mrs. R. Allan, Jr„ Mrs. BLYTH WEEKLY PAPER TO COST $2.50 NEXT YEAR On January 1, the yearly sub- scription price of The Standard in Canada will be $2.50 per year in advance, and in the United States $3.50.—Blyth Standard. TO OUR LOYAL FRIENDS: in this busy old world, it may often appear that we neglect or forget those we hold dear, But at Christmas time, we take this space to say 'That we value your friendship each and every day! 'To each of you ... A Very Merry Christmas! GOSHEN LINE. Miss Gwen McBride spent the weekend with Margaret Porter, Bayfield. SS' No. 5, (Goshen) School con- cert will be held in the school this Friday night, December 23. Baptisms Those receiving baptismal rites on Sunday morning at Goshen Un- ited Church were: Garnet Wesley, son of Mr. and Mrs. WesleyM--e Bride; Thomas John, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson; and Brian John, son of Mr. and sMrs• Robert Peck, W. Moffatt; Baby Band helpers, Mrs. J. Henderson, Mrs. Victor Hargraves, Mrs. R. Dalrymple, Mrs. D. Triebner; nonrinating committee, Mrs. R. Scott, Mrs. W. J. McBeath, Mrs. E. Allan; press secretary, Miss E. Bowey; audit- ors, Miss M. Swan, Miss E. Bow- ey. rl 11 A STANLEY The ladies of the Stanley Com- munity Club, held their Decem- ber meeting at the home of Mrs. Frame McCowan with 16 members, three visitors and eight children present. The meeting opened by all re- peating the Lord's Prayer. The secretary gave her report, follow- ed by the roll call. The treasurer gave her report and the offering was taken amounting to $5.80. It was decided then to give $10 to the Christmas Seal Fund. A Christmas party was planned for December 27, with sandwiches cookies and tarts for lunch. Mrs. Robert Glen, Mrs. Jack Taylor and Mrs. N. Baird will be in char- ge of the party. It was decided to remember shut-in members at Christmas with a gift. The next meeting will be held at -the home of Mrs. Frank Mc- Gregor. The roll call will be an- swered by "What to eat for beauty and good temper." 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Some researchers believe that an "im- balance" of theendocrine(duct- less gland) system may have some bearing on the growth of malig-, pant cells. Canadians Cop Seed Crowns at Chicago Fair df n P 7• y j `tel Ir— t t taii5bC5 Pinger's Restaurant etexeletWecTereelleiSOSATIMMBerietZWer C r 55 ilaolllanunlnuonf. asworr 1 Clinton News -Record H. J. '"Cooney" 'McEwan — A. Laurie Colquhoun -- F. M. Timmer McEwan Clarence Cooper Wilma Dinnin 'Murray'Colquhoun Murray McEwan ]srolszr7nm+firaar7otxkr+9x9ifk•;lrinetw�� _ . . ',' --cnntrai mess The naming naming of Mdrray W. Coricidale of Cayuga, Ont., as alfalfa king has giv,en Canada its second major championship in the hay and grain show of the International Livestock Exhi ition e w under way in Chicago. First Canadian champion, Berman, JacAlta., who is competing for the first time at the fair, was . nered perfect of itsstype entle er deikus Seen above adjudgede was th his. daughter,, nearlyt perfect will add newly won first -place ribbon to other three won over world-wide competition. fall of joy and. jLadnasxf IIERMAN'S MEN'S WEAR. Phone 224W -- Clinton