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SEAFOITII) ONTA:140) TitliRSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1968 — 12 ioAcMs
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Constance UCVV
Members of the Constance United Church Women met
for the last time at the home a Mrs. Nick Whyte, Jr., follow-
ing a recent decision to diaban. Each of the members was
presented with a life membership certificate and pin. Shown
are (left, front) Mrs. Annie Leitch, Mrs. W. J. Dale, Mrs.
Annie Medd; Mrs. Wm. Jewitt, Mrs Frank Ryan, president,
Has Final Meeting
Mrs. Vern Dale; (standing) Mrs. Fred Buchanan, Mrs. W. L.
Whyte, Mrs. George McIlwain, Mrs. E. Jewitt, Mrs, Wilmer
Glousher, Mrs. Ken Preszcator, Mrs. Reg. Lawson and Mrs.
Nick- Whyte, Jr. •(Absent — Mrs. James Preszcator) (Exposi-
tor photo).
• Mark 10th Anniversary
It was a gala occasion Saturday night as Teen Twenty celebrated the 10th anniversary
of the founding of the organization with a banquet and dance in the Legion Hall. Among
th6Seat the head table were (left) president, Wayne Scott, Christine Turnbull, secretary,
Don Murray, Karen Henderson, treasurer and Brian Leonhardt. (Expositor photo).
Donations of $1000 Mark
Teen •Twenty Anniversary
A well -attended banquet and
dance, Saturday evening, clim-
axed the year's activities of Sea -
forth Teen Twenty. Around 200
area young people were on hand
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for the annual event, which
was held at the Legion Hall,
Seaforth and catered to by the
Ladies' Legion Auxiliary. It was
the tenth anniversary of the
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Extend Warmest Christmas Greetings
to their Readers and Friends
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founding of Teen Town,
President Wayne Scott wel-
comed the members and intro-
duced the guests.
The guests included the foun-
der of Teen Twenty, former Sea -
forth Police Chief, Elmer Hut-
cheson, now of Durham and
Mr. Hutcheson, Mayor Kling
and Mrs. Kling, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy McGonigle and members of
former executives.
The financial report, given by
treasurer, Karen Henderson, re-
vealed that the group had rea-
lized a substantial profit dur-
ing 1968. The largest single ex-
pense, $6,635, was for orches-
tras.
Included in the over $1,000
donated to local funds were do-
nations to the boys and girls
chrnmittee, $400.; March of
Dimes, $50; Bunny Bundle, $35;
SDHS Trumpet Band,. $150;
Minor Hockey, $100; Lions Park
and Pool, $300; as well as a
number of smaller donations.
Nominations for the offices
of president, treasurer and sec-
retary were received as follows:
For president: Wayne Scott,
Bob Smile, Paul Hoff, Don Mur-
ray (resigned), Christine Turn -
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Hold Annual
Staff Party
The management and stsff
and families of Vincent Farm
Equipment's three shops in Ayr,
Galt and Seaforth, gathered at
Berkley Square, Kitchener, on
Thursday evening for the firm's
annual Christmas party. Sixty-
five persons were in attendance.
. rollowing dinner a social eve
-
fling was enjoyed.
Five of those attending are
In the new mechanical course
at the University of Guelph and
all are employed by 'Vincent's.
Joins
Medical
Clinic
Dr. Rodger A. Whitman of
Islington will join the staff of
Seaforth Medical Clinic on Jan-
uary 1.
Dr, Whitman is a native of
Nictaux Falls, Nova Scotia and
after attending Middleton Con-
solidated High Sehool and Mc-
Master University, Hamilton,
graduated from the University
of Western Ontario in medicine
in 1948. He served as an intern
at Ontario Hospital London and
Hamilton General Hospital. e
Following graduation Dr.
Whitman was associated with
Dr, D. H. Stewart in practise in
Hamilton for four years. He then
established his own practise
which he carried on for 14 years
wherphe became editor of ::The
Canadian Family Physician" the
publication of the College of
Family Physicians of Canada.
Dr. Whitman is a vast presi-
dent of the Ontario .Chapter of
the College of General Practise,
having served in 1963. He re-
cently purchased the Goderich
Street East residence of Dr.
John Harvey and plans to move
Mrs. Whitman and his family of
four daughters -here in the near
future.
ROPOik A WHITMAN
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, !,:i0ile the prize for the best
4Y4Orrttile dHomei in the
contestSeaf°stayed
4Best
ip
in town, a majority of other
Wards were on by homes out-
. 'de Seaforth.
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The contest, sponsored by the
,.tatbro.feOete:covered
mes,seafoh,rgmondvie,
purieyanroltezorh
raid encouraged a greater
ticigation throughout the
ea than in previous years.
-Prize tor hest over all went
rt,4dWard Box for his Jarvis
teet home. He receives $20
awarded by Seaforth Merchants.
'Other prizes of $10 each went
to, Mrs. F. J. Bechely, 70 Gode-
rich St. W., best religious and
,;• the winners in each of four
tqes into which the area was
t'
ivided. There were zone 1,
itgh McPherson, North Road;
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one 2, Art Finlayson, Harpur-
ey; zone 3, Harold Wilson, Eg-
mondville; and zone 4, Harry
Palin, North Road.
i, Honorable mentions were
awarded: zone 1, Seaforth Mali-
k; 100 James St. and Mrs. Bet-
ty Cardno, 95 Main N.; zone 2,
Orville Oke, 141 Goderich St.
ih Task 'for'
Lions Visit
Huronview
Seaforth Lions made their
40th annual Christmas visit to
Hutonview Sunday afternoon
and presented a short program:
Arranged by J. M. Scott and
R. J. Spittal, the program in-
cluded a series of Christmas
carols and a duet and solo by
Mrs. Cleave Coombs and Mr.
Spittal. Mr. Scott was pianist.
• Irvin Trewartha, Lions Club
president, brought greetings
and Rev. J. Ure Stewart contri-
buted a Christmas message.
Following the program, Santa
distributed treats to the resi-
dents. "
The
W, all of Harpurhey; zone 3,
Elmer Stephenson, Egmond-
ville; zone 4, iTnhn Cardno, 7
Franklin St., W. T. Teall, 70
Goderph St. E., and D. Maid-
ens,
d6g6er WinereNFort'
aclhair Campbell
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and Clarke F. Mo$es of Mitchell,
They made three trips to tour
the town prior to :the forma)
On A Shopping Spree
It was a hectic ten minutes as Harry Scott chased through
Smith's Grocery, Saturday night in his effort to cash in on
his win in the Optimist Shopping Spree contest. When the
ten minutes were up and the groceries he -had collected were
priced he found he had goods valued at $227.00. Mrs. A. W.
Sillery won a certificate valued at $10.00 as second winner
and third prize — a $5.00 certificate, went to Mrs. Wilkinson,
Goderich. (Expositor photo by Haley.)
'jAcIgi•ing so they *Wad be
fam-
iliar With the 0various-14rAlAg(P,":"•`
Alentm, They •A`.emmented. OA the
-Urge nUMber of home AlPit
were decorated And ,th0
sive .arrangenientA :that '10140''
owners had worked out. •
PoPul4r-teatOrceagik"rail
dace the gaily " liftiesk the
Christmas IdeecraticiAs.''.xentest
was revived this year atter
lapse of a year,, by the Chamber
of. Commerce.The commjttce In-
ebargelneludedI. F. Ford, Ken
Oldacre and Ed. Taylor.., •
Confirm
Four at
St. Pau' I's
Confirmation services were
conducted at St. Pauls' Anglican
Church, Hensall, Sunday. Rt.
Rev. H. S. G. Appleyard, Bishop
of Georgian Bay officiated. The
four young girls wno were con-
firmed were Deanne- Marlene
Scrabuik, Hensall; JulieAnne
Taylor, Kathy Wells, Deborah
Wooden of Exeter. The Bishop's
, address was inspiring and fit-
ting for the Christmas season.
Rev. H. Seegmiller presented
Julie Anne Taylor with an
award for having attained 91%
of questions set by him during
the confirmation classes. He
commended all the girls in this
regard as there was only a var-
iation of 10% between the four
of them. A solo was rendered
by Miss Mary Goodwin. Mr.
Harry Page was the Bishop's
Staff Bearer. The blessing was
given by Bishop Appleyard at
the close of the service.
Refresbments were served in
the basement by the AW. Mr.
and Mrs.. Seegmiller were pre-
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Christmas Messages
BY REV. DOUGLAS 0. FRY,
• First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth
Living in this affluent society of our, surround-
ed as we are with all the comforts of modern technolo-
gy, having a higher standard of living than any genera-
tion of Canadians has ever known, we still look back
along the years and consider that Christmases in the
old days were better than our own today.
Perhaps in many ways they were better Christ-
mases than ours today. Undoubtedlydthey were less
troubled ... certainly they were less luxurious. Perhaps
too, they were more inclined to demonstrate family af-
fection ... and more ready to remember that kifts were
given and received in Christ's name. At any rate, most
of us will agree as we listen to the Christmas songs
played on our stereophonic record players . . . there is,
no sound so sweet as the music of Christmases past.
This is not to sragest that any of us are not
deeply grateful and appreciative of the wonderful gifts
we receive at Christmas. And every one of us is mature
enough to be thankful most of all for the thought and
love that accompanies each gift. But isn't it also true
that as you sit around your tree today, almost stunned
by the beauty of the gifts that are exchanged . . . you
are deeply conscious of the fact that the greatest thrill
you ever knew at Christmas, was a long time ago when
you found an orange in the toe of your Christmas stock-
ing? Looking .back on those happy thrills is part of the
magioand wonder of this glad time of year. Without the
memories and the sentiment of Christmas . . . without
recalling the simplicity and beauty of Chrislipps long
Ago . . . with remeMbering the big joys in the little
things of yesterday . . . our Christmas today would be
just that much poorer. In a very real sense, Christmases
past, make the gladness of Christmas now.
And so, as we look back along the years from our
affluent society, we readily admit that our wealth and
luxury today have added little to the basic joy of Christ-
mas. But this is good, for it indicates that in our deep-
est hearts and in our best moments, we realize and
acknowledge that "things" don't make Christmas . . .
that modern, technological achievements are not the
source of our joy that the luxuries of modern living
are not the ingredients f6r peace and goodwill. We look
back from the world today and discover that Christmas
is something other than gaily wrapped gifts and a tin-
selled tree and glittering lights . . . we discover that
the real Christmas is just as much in an orange in the
toe of a stocking as it is in a Cadillac wrapped in a sil-
ver boW. Christmas is an event . a birth . a Person
• . .a love divine. . . which permeates every aspect of
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By REV. REMI DURAND,
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Dublin
A stable in the hillside, on the outskirts of Beth-
lehem, is the place where the Word, Who became flesh,
first opened His eyes. Around the little. figure of the .
-Christ:Child-stands 'the likeness of the first things and
the first people who met His glance, when He, by_whom
all things. were made, came to His own in the form of S,
servant,
Angels bring tidings of the Child's birth to some
shepherds who are ont on the hills outside the village.
Shepherds like these had the very worst reputatigl:
among the Sci ibes and Pharisees. Ignorant o? all pres-
criptions regarding the washing of hands, the purity of
utensils. and choice of foods, they are considered by the
Pharisees deserving of the most cordial contempt, and
their r.stimony w:is not radmitted in a court of law.
The shepherds were the Divine Child's first visi-
tors. They obeyed ,their angelical sign : "A Child wrap-
ped in swaddling clothes and lying in a mangerP. They
entered the stable ami found their Shepherd.
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In the distant eastern sky, a miraculous.star ap-
peared in a miraculous manner. Magi or Men —
they probably studied the movements of the heavenly
bodies, as all learned men did in those days — recogxtiz-
ed the star for what it was, not just a star, but a sign
of a new-born King. We can imagine them joyously
forming their caravan, and setting out on a long jour-
ney into a foreign land. They obeyed the message' of a
star, and at last, coming to the stable, they found Wis-
dom.
The shepherds and the Wise Men had something
in common. They both possessed simplicity. The shep-
herds of the wide open spaces, witnessing the miracles
of nature by day, the infinity of the star-studded skies
at night, understood that knowing so little, it was use-
less to try and solve the angel's mysterious message:
"For there has been born to you this day a Savior,
who is Christ the Lord": Their simplicity made them
obedient, and they found their King, and Saviour.
The Magi or Wise Men knew that no matter how
deeply they tried to penetrate the heavens, the heavens
were still deeper. We find Wisemen, in their 'simplicity,
finding Wisdom Himself.
The Knowall would never have accepted this mes-
sage. He has all -the answers. He is his O*Viin King.
I believe that both the shenljordS and the Magi
had to stoop to enter the stable cave. We tod ziuist
stoop in all humility, if He is to be bOrs, 'and altogether
Our own, as He was possessed by' • the, .,Sheplieras abit
Wise Men. He theu will alwayti. be uucesisiugly both .1fi
us. "tluto Us a ihi1d Is both, ad tit& us a Sit Itrifiiieti"s
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