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TOWN, TREASURER
ISSUES INMCIk.L
STATEMENTTO DEC.15
Indicates. Seaforth ' is in
Good Shape
Financially.
OVERDRAFT REDUCED
The statement of the -Treasurer of
,Seaforbh, J. A. Wilson, just issued,
dhows the town to be in, an excellent
elate financially. It is estimated• that
Ly the end of the year the overdraft
of $2,077.10 from 1933, will be reduc-
ed by $900. The statement is 'from
January 1, 1934, to - December 16,
1934.
The town's assets are .listed at
219,960.38, which includes $13,0157.08
in uncollected taxes. Liabilities are
$197,208.23. period un-
der
during the peri
der revilew, alm(ounted to $63,451.07.
Anau'nits making up this total are:
Balance, overdraft $ 2,077.10
Elections., etc. .1153.94
Salaries , , 1,80935
Printing, postage, etc. .... 479.48
1,447.54
11,500.00
328.42
1',591,51
Property
Loan's -
Law costs'
Roads
Charity, direct relief .... 2,4.24
074.24
266.80
5,666.59
7,220.66
298.88
518.91
400:48
195.18
982.00
7,26420
1,055.16
4,028.05
5,271.95
889.37
100.00
300.00
Charity, general
Flour Mill
Debentures paid
Debenture, interest
Debentures, Public School
Fire 'Brigade
Tax re(bat)es
Interest on loans
lizard of Health
Public School Board
Separate' School Board .
Collegiate Institute Board
Collegiate Inst. Board, loan
Public Library Board .. , .
Agricultural 'Society
Band
Huron Flour Mills, deben-
ture and interest.
County Rates
F. Baxter, watchman, Gan.
F 1VI.
S. C. I. Alumni Year Book
Just Issued, is Well Received
By Public and N ewspapeirs
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1,992.51
5,224.50
84.00
Receipts during the same period
amounted to $64,678.20, made up as
follows:
Sinking Fund
Taxes, 1934
Taxes, arrears
(+axes, premium
Taxee,, dlog and poll
Fees, rents and fines , - .
Licenses
Loans
Province of Ontario, relief
Tax rebates
Waterworks receipts are
as
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itu¢'es $ ,
$3,725.99 and q opend
876.82. As is the eustohn, no report
is 'made for the P.U.C. Electrical De-
partment, S'chovls or the Library.
$, 1,262.70
36,507.10
5,144.56
352.01
206.00
551:72
380.00
18,500.00
1,479.92
294.19
listed as
Signs
After some months of discus-
ision, the Property CC'mnnittee of
the town council has had a neat,
sign painted on the door of the
office of the .town clerk. Not
to be outdone, the P.U.C. has
erected an illuminated sign on
the wall of the Town Hall an-
nouncing that the town clerk's
office isalso the office of the Com-
mission.
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COLLEGIATE ALUMNI
ENJOY ANNUAL DANCE
Nearly Two Hundred At-
tendeFourth reunion
Dance.
Comfnendat Reviews Ap-
pear in Stratford Beacom
Herald, -London Free
Press and Clinton News -
Record.
Nearly two hundred Seaforth Col-
legiate Institrute Alumni and friends
.gathered at Cardno's Hall on Christ-
Imas night for the fourth annual
Alumni reunion dance.
The hall was prettily decorated .in
the school colors—red, black and yel-
low. During the evening special num-
bers and novelties added much to the
enjoyment. The lucky spot dance was
won by Miss Eileen Rumball •and Mr.
Sara, Rennie.
During the intermission, a delicious
lunch was served. Music for the oc-
casion was s'ti'pplied by Fred Elliott
and his orchestra of Hamilton.
The dance was, under the patronage
of: Mr. and! Mrs. Charles Stewart,
Dr. Charles Mackay and Miss Mac-
kay, Miss Maude Hartry, Mayor A. D.
and Mrs. Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs.
Keith SteiLean, Mr. and Mars. J. M.
McMillan and Dr. H. H.Ross.
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• Miss Bessie Grieve, of Chatham;
and Master Tom Grieve, of Windsor,
are spending the holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Grieve.
BOOKS MAY STILL
BE OBTAINED
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XMAS
FOR C
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ARE -ANN''
The recently issued S. C. I. Alumni
Year Book has been exceptionally
well received by the public. News-
pa,pees of the district have given the
book connefegtdatory reviews, three of
which are relproduced here.
' 'The Stratford. Beacon -Herald, un-
der the heading, "Went to .School At
Seaforth,” says editorially: .
"'Where do all the scholars go af-
ter they , finish a course in the Col-
legiate? In most eases that question
would have, to be . answe're'd in a
rather indefinnte way, but in iSeaforth
it is recorded in 'a more certain way.
There is an active Alumni Association
in connection With the Seaforth Col-
legiate, and their year book has just
come from the ,press of the Seaforth
Expositor, ' The issue is well able to
take its place along with high class
.publications. : -'
(But to•revert to the distribution of
scholars. Looking over a list of mem-
bers of the Alumni Association, it is
noticed that a large number are in
Seaforth and in the surrounding dis-
trict. Many of those who name from
farm homes to receive education have
stayed on the farms. Others have
left and it is interesting to note the
extent and location of this process• of
human distribution, We found the
following as the present add'ress'es:
Young Liberals to
Meet Wednesday
hristmas Entertainments
Are Presentd►y
O`f
Seaforth District cho(
Students Learn Standing of
Recent Tern's
Exams.
REPORTS A E OUT
The Thomas McMillan Young Lib-
erals Club will hold. -Ste first meeting
of the new year on Wednesday of
next week, when a splendid program
will be presented'. It is expected the
speaker of the evening will be Ross
R. McKay, of Iiiensall, who will dis-
cuss a topic of current interest. Spe-
cial musical nugnfbers are also being
arranged. Following ,lunch, euchre
will he played. It is hoped all the
young ,men of the district will be
present.
First Presbyterian
Church, Seaforth'
Sunday, December 30th
MORNING SERVICE -11 A.M.
Minister—Rev. J. H. Barnett, of Goderich.
Special Music by the Choir
EVENING SERVICE --7 P.M.
The Choir Will Render the Cantata,
"TIDE FIRST CHRISTMAS"
PART ONE—THE PROPHECY
Organ 'Prelude
'WOMEN'S CHORUS AND CHOIR—"The (People That Walked in
Darkness"
SOLO---"BethleheTr" Mrs. W. A. Wright
PART TWO—THE FULFILMENT
SOLO AND CHOjRIUS— MY Seul Doth '11?ragnfify"
Mrs. J. E. Daley and Choir.
SOLO 'AID QUARTETTE—•"And' It Came To Pass"
Mrs. W. A. Wrighis,'Miss H. Murray, Mr. J. T. Scott, Mr. M. R. Rennie
'SOLO AND 'CH'OI R--"o
M s J.sA.ision,"
SOLO AND FIIOJr Soloist—•Mrc Angel's
Ja'mss T.T. Scott.
D'UE![ 4—'"`The Star and the Song"
°- 'Mrs. J. A. Munn and 'Miss H. Murray.
BAJS'S !SOLO AND 'MEN'S, •OBIORUS—"No Roomsin the Inn?'
Soloist—Mr. H. McLeod
SOLO A'NffY 'CHOIR—"0 'Babe in Bethlehem Manger"
Selotis!t,--Mm. A. Scott
BARITONE 'SOLO—"A Cbr istmlas Lullaby"
Ma': 'Gotetoa,t,C. Rennie with violin obligato by 'Mr. Gerald 'Stewart.
SOLO'AND CBIOIR—!"The Hearst of God"
'Soloists -Mrs. A. Kerr and (Mir. James T. Scott.
FINAL Clil'OILU'.S}---'"Blelsssed Be the Lorcd"' -
M- R. RJl NII , Choir Leader • MRS. M. Rt RENNIN, Organist.
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The fallowing are ..the results of
the recent Christmas exansinations' at
the •Seaforth Collegiate ''>Institute:
Form 1
Highest pupils—A. Sproule," 81%.
Passed on all subjects --A. Sproule
81, C. Dickson 80, H. Chamberlain
80, 11 iMacTansish 78', Meister Wigg
75, M. IHabkirk 71, E. Messenger 70,
M. Watson 66, W. McMillan, 65, S.
Pretty 64, 11 Free 63, 0. MadTaeish
61, J. Dale 60'.
Failed in one subject= 1l: Anderson
77, H:'Cheoros 76,,A. Eckert 74, E.
Britton 72, H. Earle 68, R. Shinen„67,
S. Love 64, R. Ross 64, H. 'Chute+ 63,
L. Lane 59, D. Grieve 56.
,Failed in two subjects --H. Carroll
61, N. Nesbitt 60, J. Baker 59, D,
Mole 52, . J. Dunlop 49":--._
Failed in three subjects—M. Hud-
son 62, A. Leyburne 57, J. Dixon 61.
Failed in four subjects—+E. Arm-
strong 55, G. Pinder 51, D. Bolton 45.
!Failed in five subjects --A. Nichol-
son 51.
Failed in six
Stewart 490..G.•
non 40, R. Oke
R. Patrick 31,
Absent for exanls— C. MacKinnon,
J. Dungey, G. McClure, J. McIver.
Form II
'Highest pupil—S, Whitmore 86`%c.
Passed in all subjects—S. Whit-
more 86, J,- Mills a1, A. Scott 79, K.
Sharp 75, J. ''McDonald 72, H. Currie
71, R. Duncan 70, 1R. Smith 68, J.
Drover 68, J. 'Murray 66, W. Stos-
kopf 63, R. 'Stewart 62.
Failed in one sulbject—IM. Keating
69, F. ;Stewart 69, J. Thompson 68, B.
Smith 66, G. 'Mowbray 65, R. 'Mc-
Lachlan 63, E. Plant 63, M. Moore
61, E. Wallace 59, H. Jamieson 57.
!Failed in two subjects -1/4B. McSIpad-
den 59, R. Ross 58, M. McIver 57, I.
Anderson 55, R. Gemmell 51.
Failed in three subjects—D. Gemr-
mell 60, M. (Southgate 52, A. Williams
52, D. Parke 50, M. Fortune 48.
Failed in four subjects—A. Case
60, M. Pretty 55, H. Crieh 52, K. Ad-
ams 49.
!Failed in five subjects—H. Elliott
52. •
Failed in seven or more subjects—
J. Fortune 41, J, Stewart 36, I. Flan-
nigan 37.
'Absent for part of exams—G. Free
45.
Form III
Highest pupil—A. Finnigan 747.
'Passed in all subjects—{A. Finnigan
74, M. Holmes 73, J. Eckert 64, L.
Nott 61, G..Genr(mell 58.
!Failed in one .subject -1S. Getjdes
(Continued on Page 5)
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S,C.I. Alumnus' Son
Is Rhodes Scholar
or more subjects—D.
Houston 44, L. Ban -
47, A. ,Hend'e'rson 45,
St. James' Separate, Eg-
mondville, Roxboro, Win-
throp and Other Schools
Stage Splendid Annual
Concerts.
!Frederick James McLean, of Un-
ity, Sask., who has been awarded the
Saskatchewan Rhode Scholarship, is
a son of the late Jalmes M. McLean,
former S.C.I.'student. F. J. McLean
is also a grandson of Mrs. D. B. Mc-
Lean of Hens'all.
A clippings referring. to his success
is as follows:
"Frederick James 'McLean of Unity,
who was announced the winner of
the Saskatchewan Rhodes Scholarship
W'edn'esday, will not reach his 21st
birthday until January 19th. He is
attending Manitoba University in his
third year in medicine.
Ile completed' his second year med-
ical training at the University of
Saskatchewan last Spring, where he
attained an extraordinarily high
standing, a record of first classes un
usual for a student younger than the
Majority of his class.
Mr. McLean was chosen by • the
Rhodes Scholarship committee after
consideration of seven scholarship
candidates, ,
Ile Tisk notified of his appointment
by telegram this afternoon 'by Arthur
Maxon, K.C., secretary of the com-
mittee. He intends, according to Mr.
M•cxon, to pursue his medical studies
at Orford University for two years
and, following that, in London for a
year.
'Mr. McLean attended high school
at Battleford. In 1930 he entered the
science course at the University of
Saskatchewan and, after three years',
study was awarded, in May, 1933, a
scholarship in medicine and a Bach-
elor of Scieyce degree with great dis-
tinction.
In 1934 !Mr. Mclean was awarded
the University silver medal and the
Governor -General's gold medal. In
general life at the university ire took
an active part, particularly in debates
and in the production of "The Sheaf,"
student weekly paper.
He played college hockey for the
medical department and was profici-
ent in swircnlming and tennis."
SANTA CLAUS
MAKES APPEARANCES
IA most enjoyable Chrisltnvas enter-
tainment and'aof the Seaforth pre-
sented by pupils e Sep-
arate School . under the direction of
the Sisters in St. James' Parish Hall
on 'Thursday evening. The. program
opesedh with three short choruses by
the pupils followed by a telephone
song by some of the junior scholars
and a comic .song by seven boys, The
scenes in the Nativity play, all of
which were well taken, were , both
beautiful and effective. The cast in-
cluded the Christ Child, Ronald Sills;
Angel Gabriel, Jean Stewart; Bless-
ed Virgin,' Catherine 'Flannery; St.
Joseph, James Eckert; St. Elizabeth,
Helen Finkbeiner; King Herod, D'ayid
Bolton; Page to King Herod, Donald
Stewart; High Priest, Louis Lane ;
The' Magi, Freil Stewart, Francis
Phillips, Aldie•Eckert; The Shepherds,
Glenny Hildebrand, James Quinlan,
Peter Nigh; Attendant of King Her-
od, Glenny Hildebrand; Dance by the
junior ',girls. The stage scenery,
painted by George Daly, representing
Bethlehem and the surrounding coun-
try, added greatly to the presentation
of the !play. Mrs, Frank Devereaux
presided at the piano' and directed
the •St•. James' orchestra, which gave
several well -rendered selections be-
tween the acts.
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Midmight Mass at
St. James' Church
Hold Union Concert
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A splendid union Christmas con-
cert under the auspices of the • Eg-
Imlondville, Hanna's and Sproat's
schools was held in the school room
of the Egmond'ville United Church on
Friday evening, with a large attend-
ance, the 'programme being directed
by Miss Margaret Grieve, Miss
Scotchmer, Miss Norma Habkirk and,
Miss Vera Hudson, George Coleman
presided. The en'tertain'ment took the
form of a radio progralm, a "mike"
being placed on the platform with
Angus !McLean for announcer. It
included Christmas carols by the
whole school; greetings, Dorothy The-
obald; "Christmas, One Hundred
Years Ago," Alice Thompson; "Christ-
mas Toys," Mary Shade, Geo. Earle
and Lois Finnigan; motion song by
a number of girls; 'violin solo, Billy
Harry
Smith; dialogue, Gladys and Ha Y
Earle; recitation, Shirley Wilms; reci-
tation, Grant Finnigan; dialogue,
Gordon Finnigan, Helen Powell and
Laura Stewart; recitation. Alan Pret-
ty; piano solo, Mildred Finnigan; rec-
itation, Gordon Messenger; sang by
a number of girls; recitation, Donald
McLean, Kenneth 'Coombs. Dorothy
.Huissei•; violin solo, Betty Moore; rec-
itations, Stewart Finnigan. Alvin
Messenger, Ruth Pretty; dialogue,
Dorothy Taman, Mildred Finnigan.
Alan Townsend. After recitations by
Billy Smith and Margaret Wurni the
audience joined in the singing of "0
Come All Ye Faithful."
The second part of the . program
was supplied by the pupils of Han-
na's school as follows: Song, Jim-
mie Broadfoot; recitation, Ross Nich-
olson; recitation, Bruce McLean;
son, Ross, McLean; dialogue; recita-
tion, John McLean. The pupils of
Sproat's school contributed some
songs; recitation, Grace Wallace, The
program concluded with a short play
by the Seaforth group attending the
Egmond'ville Sunday school,
Santa Claus appeared on the scene
and distributed the gifts.
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Decorated
Seaforth streets and buildings
have presented a festive appear-
ance during the past week., In
addition to the gaily decorated
tree on Main Street, the Town
Hall has been illuminated for the
Christrues season and a Targe.
number of trees and residences
throughout the town have also
been brightened with coloured
lights.
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LIONS SPONS!OR
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SANTA'S VISIT FRIDAY
Distribute Christmas Cheer
in Town; Visit Clin-
ton Home.
ro.
Santa Claus arrived in town Fri-
day under the auspices of the Lions
Club and follovving parade headed
by the Seaforth Highlanders' Band,
distributed some 500 .bags) of candies
and oranges to the children of the
district.
In addition to sponsoring Santa's
visit the Lions Club on Monday .dis-
trilbnted baskets containing 249 art-
icles of clothing to forty-four fam-
ilies of the town, comprising 156 chil-
dren, and on Sunday members of the
Club motor- to 'the Old Peopleis
Home at Clinton, where an ire-
prontptu proeram was presented and
candy, nuts and tobacco were distrib-
uted.
St. James' Church was filled to ca-
pacity on Christmas Eve for the
Midnight Mass, which was celebrated
by the pastor, Rev. Father T. P. Hus-
sey. He also spoke on "The Feast
of the Nativity of Our 'Lard," and
concluded' by conveying his best wish-
es to the/large cbngregation far a
happy Christmas.
-. The Christmas music was particu-
larly well rendered. The lovely old
carols+,, "Silent Night," "Sleep Holy
Babe," "The Virgin's , Lullaby, "Oh!
Holy Night" and tl% "First Nowell"
were sung 'before mass. During the
'mlas's, "Peter's Mass," with "Adeste
Fid'eles" (Novelly) was sung at the
offertory. Colored lights and flowers
were artistically arranged on the
beautiful altar, while 12 well trained
sanctuary boys, in cream surplices
and cream cassocks with red collars,
cuffs and sashes, assisted the priest
during the celebration of mass, all
colmibining to make the services very
beautiful and imlpres'sive.
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E greet our friends in the
Sjbirit of the New Year.
May 1935 prove to be full
of Bright and Prosperous
months and may we hope
for a continuance of the
Pleasant Associations of
the past.
N. CLUFF ? 'ONS"
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Wednesday S tariff ,
pected, After sine
Xmas Weather..
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CARS ARE STRANDED :``
Win Prize in
Xmas Contest
Roads were blocked and holiday
visitors were stranded in town as a
result of the first blizzard of the sea. -
son which 'hit this district early Wed-
nesday morning. FolIalwiug the splen-
did winter day which was`Chr"ieintasy
the storm came as a complete sur-
prise and visitors who had 'planned: to
drive lame on Wedlnesrday morning
found' it necessary to abandon their
ears and travel by train. •
Motorists going from 'Seaforth on
Wednesdlay were -handieapped_m'ore,by-
blowing snow than by blocked roads.
In the Exeter district, 'however, some
thirty' cars were left . on the' reaad
awaiting a government 'snowp'lo'w and
were not released until late in the
day. No. 8 Highway was cleared in
early afternoon, the plow waking a
return trip about nine in` the even-
ing. County and district seeds are
completely closed to wheeled traffic.
By Thursday the storm had abated,
although the temperature Is consider-
ably lower.
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McKillop Man
Is Arrested
George Welsh, McKillop, was ar-
rested on Friday on a change of
stealing a sum ofv money from Thom,
Chong, local.restaurant owner. Welsh
was identified by two boys, Ken Reid
and Charlie Wood,rvwho said they had
seen him take money from the bill.
Chong imanediately notified 'Constable
J. V. Ryan, who after a two -+hour
chase and with but 'little in the way
of clues to help him, finally located
Welsh and lodged himin the town
jail. Provincial Constable McCoy, of
Goderich, took him t6 the county jail
that evening. On Saturday Welsh
was released on (bail and aPpears be-
fore Magistrate Makins at`Gaderich
on Thursday. •
The results of the recent Christmas
contest for boys and girls, conducted
by Keating's Pharmacy in recent
weeks, was announced on Christmas
morning., Marie Hiclnell won the
girls' major prize, while Stewart Hen-
derson won the boys.
Other winners were: Boys—Chas.
Mohr, Ronald Savauge, Francis Phil-
lips, Skippy Fruin and John Lauden-
bach; 'Girls—June Fletcher, Loma
Ellis, Ruth Anderson, Pauline Mat=
thews, Doris Pullman, Betty Weed -
mark, Theresa McIver, Donna Welsh,
Letrevia Ross, Leona 'Stevens, Elaine
Holmes, Marguerite Westcott.
McKillop Schools Join
A successful and well attended un-
ion Christmas entertainment in which
four of the schools in the district,
Winthrop, Lea•dbury, No. 12 and No.
6 schools took part, was held in the
school room of Caven United Church,
Winthrop. Rev, G. E. Morrow pre-
sided. The program opened with a
chorus by the pupils of No. 10 school:
recitation, Neil 'Montgomery; concert,
No. 12 school; a pantom'ine, "Holy
City," School No. 6; six ng,,'All he
World is Singing," girls
School No. 10; solo, Jean Habkirk;
upside down drill, School No. 6; dia-
logue, ,School No. 6; song, two boys
fro Leadlbury ,school; dialogue, six
boys from No, 10' school; "The Liv-
ing Christmas Magazine," by the Y.
P. S. Santa Claus distributed the
gifts. -
(Continued on Page. 5)
Will Draw Up
Hockey Schedule
The Junior Farmer's szni IHlockey , Club
will !meet next Saturday evening in
the Dick House here, when a schedule
will be drawn up. The first game will
be played on Saturday evening, Janu-
ary 5th, when Egmondville meets
Winthrop an,d_Tuckersmith comes up
against St. Columban.
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Christmas Rush
Delays Trains, Mail
The holiday rush resulted in the
trains fromu the east being anywhere
to two hours late during the past
week.
Despite late trains and an unsere-
cedented amount of mail, the posit of-
fice staff by dint of extra wort and
long hours, ke'p't up with the flood of
Christmas greetings dnrd parcels and
had the snail sorbed each dray in good
time.
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Throughout the year our messages to you have
been of business only.
Now, as the holiday season is here, we want to
pause long enough to wish you an old fashioned
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Wm.- Anent
Seaforth, Ontario
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