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Oldest •Zusinessmari\ of
• Seaforth, A. Sills, Dies
Following Short Illness
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Bags MesseTschinitt
A Seaforth airman, Flyidg Offi-
cer Aldie Eckert, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John M. Eckert, of MeKillop,
was observer in an an -craft that
was responsible for a Messer-
schmitt• 110, plunging into the
ground as a flaming victim of the ,
accuracy bf R.C.A.F. squadrons
overseas. The successful raid ov-
er enemy territory *took place
Monday night a
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EGMONDVILLE PAIR
k, MARRIED 50 YEARS
MI\ and Mrs. Nelson Keyes
Receive Congratulations
From Many Friends.
• On the nineteenth day. of Decembei:
1893, an attractive wedding was sol-
. etunized ea the late Mr •
• • and Mit"Gelhattit'efiliaie-Whiti 'Mete
second daughter, Minerin.:Marion, was
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Widely Known Hardware
Merchant Active in Town
Activities For More Than
70 Years.
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RENOWN ,ATHLETE
OF FORMER YEARS
George Archibald Sills; Seaforth's
Oldest business man and one of Hur-
on County's most widely known, es-
teemed and honored citizens, passed
away at, his home 'on the corner of
John and, High Streets, Wednesday
morning, December 22nd, in his 89th
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year.
Mr. Sills had been confined. „to his
home for the past -five Week, :but
previous to that had enjoyed remark-
able
health for his years, being down
town every day and taking a keen
interest in town and .worldl: affairs,
and until the last retained unimpaired
all the faculties of his keen and en-
lightened mind.
• Born in Brucefield in 1856, Mr. Sills
was a descendant of a United Empire
Loyalist family. When twelve years
JOE' age he Came to Seaforth and with
the exception of a year spent in Win-
nipeg, ire• had been a continalous. rese
'dent of thie town -ftir 77 years. For
nearly 70 years he was connected
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GYARGE 'A. SILLS •PASSES
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George, A. Sills, ,oldest Seaforth ,business man, Who' passed
away Wednesday'erierning after a short illness. He was in his 89th
year, and for seventy years had been connected with the hard-
ware business in Seaforth.
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We' extend our Hand in Greeting
to All those Friends whose kindly
Patronage and Co-operation has
Made the Season of 1943 just dos-
ing, a Pleasant one to, look back
upon.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL
N. Clair' Sons
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TWO OUT OF(THREE
SCHOLARSHIPS TO
SEA,FORTHSCBOOLS
E.. W. RLis-ell and W. Hay
Win First and Third
Scholarships.
SECOND T.0 GODERIGH
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Two ef the three -CiIrter Scholar-
ships for Huroh County havebeen
awarded to two Seaforth high school
The• first, award of $100,00 cash
g�es q Miss* -E. Winnifred Russell.
Miss Russell had previously been
awarded-- a Uniyersity College, Uni-
versity of •Torofito Scholarship with
a possible value of $900.00. She is at
presentiattending' the 'University of
Tomato, taking an ihotior course in
Mathematics and •Physics. She is
the daughter of Mrs. J. B. Russell,
R.R. 2, Seaforth.
The third award of $40.00 cash goes
to Miss Wilma Hair. Miss Hay had
previously been awarded a tuition
scholarship at the University Of
Western Ontario with a value of $250.
She is at present attending the Medi-
cal College at the 'University of West-
ern Ontariop She is the daughter of
Mrs. W. S. Hay, R.R. 2, Seaforth.
• The second award of $60.90 cash
goes to Robert Bisset, of the Goderich
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FRIENDS HONOR
HAROLD CUMMINGS
Mr. Harold CtiMmiags, Grange 67,
S"tratford, was guest of honor at a
duck dinner held Sunday evening to
celebrate is birthday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. M. E, Buchner, proprie-
tor of Melroy Dairy, Stratferd, of
which he is Member.of the staff.
Other guests included Mrs, M., J.
Buchner, Mrs. H. Cumming% and fm-
I1y and Iffr.aGerdon Selteen
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Announce Schedule For
Intyrmediate 'A' Hockey,
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94 Years'
shows no indications whatever of
it. On Monday last he was ira
this office •as active and ellen.
gatic as he was nearly half a
century ago, when' he was one
of Seaforth's leading, be'sines,s
men, and no one today could ev.
suspect his age by his looks -and
actions.
The Expositbr extends congrat-
ulations to Mr. J. W.e0i-twein;-oe•
Hensall, who. on ghribtmas Day
will celebrate his 94th birthday.
It is a great age, 'bet Mr. Ortwein
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HENSALL VILLAGE
TO OBSERVE BOXING
DAY „DECEMBER 27
Special Christmas Serviees
Were Observed in unit-
ed Church on Sunday.
NEWS OF IIENSALL
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The Hensall cbuncin•bas proclaim-
ed Boxing Day, Dec. 27,th, a cleat
bond*.
40010 Christmas eel -vices were
Clubs Meet in, Clinton Tues-
day When Schedule and
Playoffs Are Arranged..
Intermediate O.H.A. hockey will get
under Way in the district on Tuesday,
January6th, when Seaforth meets
Goderich In Goderich. The -first home
game is scheduled. for January llth,
when Clinton plays here.
The Seaforth club was represented
at the' meeting held in 'Clinton Tues-
day night 'and at which schedule ar-
rangements were completed by Lorne
Dale, Amos Corby and K. I. McLean.
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REP C;ROSS'T
NOES
aversas Since 1939
orman M.
8 Fatallir
Dieppe Veteran Dies Of
Wounds Rsceived in Ital-
ian Campaign:
SIN-COLUMBAN
NATIVE
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McQuaid, of
McKillop, received the sad news on
Sattirday, Dec. 18th, rof the death of
their son, Corporal Norman M. Mc-
Quaid, of the Royal Canadian En.gin-
eers,. who, died of wounds in -Italy on
December 9th.
Corporal McQuaid was born in Mc-
Killop Township twenty-nine years
ago. He received his education in
St. Columban separate and continua-
tion sehools. A prominent athlete, he
was a star haIaback on. the St
Columban Junior W.F.A. champion
football team of 1933, and also play-
ed for the intermediate teams drlat-
er years. He also played hockey for
Columban in the Rural League.
He joined the Royal Canadian. En-
gineers in September, 1939, and after
training in London he arrived over-
seas on December 31st of that year.
In 1940 'he took •part in the Allied
„raid and .occupation of Spitzbeigen.
Reteri4aingatee-to--he• took cem-
mando training and then came safely
through the raid on Dieppe.
He remained in Britain, until the
invasion of Sicily, which he escap-
ed injury only to die of wounds in
the Italian campaign.
He leaves to mourn his death his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mc-
Quaid; four sisters, Mrs. V. J. Lane,
of St. Columban; Mrs. Harold Allen,
of Goderich; ,Rose, R.Nelif. Toronto,
'and Mary, of Toronto; four brothers,
Father Thomas McQuaid, of the Scar-
boro Foreign Missions of Peking,,
China, who has been in a Japan-
ese concentration camp, for aeven
months; Brother Joseph, of, De La
Salle College, Toronto; John, of St.
Thomas, and Wilfred at borne: 'One
brother, Joseph, was drowned in 1924.
Warm clothing such as coats, dress-
es, sweaters, mittens, etc., bedding
'and towels of all cle,scriptions, are re-
quested for the Canadian Aid to Rus-
siaaclothing campaign. Either hew or
used articles are mast acceptable. as
long as they are in a reasonably good
condition ant worthr, as a gift from
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Caada t� over Russian Allies.
• At the moment the Division is bend-
ing every effort to get off is large a
shipment as possible as a Cheistmas
gift to our Russian Allies from -the
people of Ontario. Howevler,
.xnent will be made periodically as
held in the United Church ,Sunday,. long as the contributions come tn.
Dec. 19th, at 11 a.m. and 'Lao p.m. ' * '`* *
The minister, Rev. R. A. Brook, for .The P,xecutive of the local branch
his morning enbjent spoke ettehde to all workers and sympathii-
ers Merry Christmas, and may the
IsTeW /eat be a peaceful' one. We ate
indeed 'grateful. to everyone who. has
Manger For a Cradle..."..''rhe choir un-
der the leadership of W.4.GoOdWin,
'preeented two ittspithe ,antlietne,
What Moan Those /10r* 'Vetoes" and helped th make the year's ererlt
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CHRISTMAS CAROL
SERVICE PRESENTED
BY SEAFORTH PUPILS
Chorus of 200 Voices Under
the Direction of Miss
M. E. Turnbull. -
ON FRIDAY EVENING
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The annual Christmaseearol service
which was presented bat Ole pupils of
Seaforth public sce hool, under. thcli•
rection of Miss. Mabel E. Turnbull,
was held in Northside P.nited Church
on Friday evening last, with a large
a lien dance. ,
The pupils were assisted, by_ the
senior' Kroup from the' Collegiate,
not aloing in all about 200 VOiCPS. The
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KILLED IN ITALY
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° Corporal Norman M. McQuaid,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mc-
Quaid,.McKillop Township, who e
diediecof wounds received in the
Itaily1 campaign., He has been
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DUBLIN SOLDIER
SERVING IN ITALY
Pte. Michael Feeney is Son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Mac
Feeney.
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Feeney have
learned- that their son, Private'
Michael Feeney, is serving with the
armed forces in,Italy.
Zion Women's Association, met at'
the church baserhent and completed,
four quilts for war service,work.
„Mrs. John Rogers left for Windsor
and Detroit to spend the winter
months with her sons, Lorne and Er-
rol. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kleinfeldt
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Curlers Hold
67th Annual
The 67th annual meeting of the Sea -
forth Curling Club was held Thum..
day, Dec. 1.6tb. at the municipal chlim-
hers and the following officers for
the currenreeason were elected:
President, R. J. Winter; vice -Presi-
dent. B. F. Christie; secretary -treas-
urer, E. C. Boswell; assistant secre-
tary, D. H. Wilson; executgve, W. A.
Wright. WE. Southgate, W. J. Dun-
can, R. J. Sproat, C. A. Barber, C. M.
Smith. • 0
The treasurer reported the financee
of the club to be in a healthy condi-
tion and the prospects for a success-
ful year considered excellent. t
,,,The Curling Club regrets to record
the loss by death during the year of
three members: Rev, W. A, Brem-
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CHRISTMAS
SEASON!
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