The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-12-16, Page 9THE TIMES-ApVQCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO? THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER page 3
GREENWAY
The Young People of the
glican and United Churches
holding their anniversary
vice in the Anglican Church on
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs.' Lenard Allen,
of Cottam, visited on Sunday
with relatives here. Mrs. Allen
is visiting this week with her
mother, Mrs. Arthur Mollard.
Mr. and Mrs, Dean Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brown and
Gordon visited on Thursday
with Mr, and Mrs. Jim Mickle
and family, of Alvinston.
and Mrs. John Allister
An.-
are
ser-
Public School
Board Meets
The regular monthly meeting
of the Exeter Public .School
Board was held in the office of
Tues-
p.m.
were
Miu-
Cann,
Mr. W. H. Hodgson on
day, December' 7 at 7,30
The following members
E
Russell,
Absent Mrs
: Chairman, W.
Messrs.
and Pollen.
Sanders,
minutes of
Mr
and Frank, of Hamilton, visited
on Saturday with Mrs. A- Pol
lock and Mrs. Levina Kennedy.
Miss Viola Curts, of London,
spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Curts.
The teacher
Corbett School
their Christmas program in
school on Friday evening.
Miss Marion Hicks, of
don, spent the week-end
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hicks,
Mr. Seibourne English,
Detroit, spent a few days
week at his home here.
and pupils of i
are presenting i
the
Lon-
with
Wm.
of
last
present
dleton,
Seldon
E. W.
The
meeting were read
on motion of Mr.
and seconded
Pollen.
The correspondence was read
as follows: re Wm. Maybee,
filed; inspector’s report; re
port of the Provincial grants
received during the year.
The Principal’s report was as
follows: Nnumber on roll, !
number ot tecicliing days,
average attendance, 208.48.
school was closed November
for teachers'
November 26
birth of
the
and
R. E
by Mr.
previous
adopted
Russell
W. H.
22'0,
20;
The
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and
the
Ex-
and
HENSALL
Santa Claus will arrive at
Hensall on Saturday, Decembei-
18, at 2 p.m. There will be a
free picture show for the child
ren of the district and also a
bag of
The
main
week,
the
shoppers.
Mrs. Dunlop and
Stratford, are visiting
former’s mother, Mrs.
Pie.
Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, of
London, spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cross.
(Mrs. H. Abray and Mrs. E.
Kading, of London, spent the
week-end with their mother,
Mrs. C. Hudson,
Mrs. P. A. Ferguson is assist
ing in the post office for the
Christmas
A
was held
and Mrs.
treats.
Hensall stores will
open every
Monday to Friday,
convenience of
re
night next
for
Christmas
baby, of
With the
Dairym-
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The Tirnes-Advocate requests
all advertising copy to be in by
Monday noon at tne -‘latest.
HIGHEST CASH
PRICES FOR
DEAD STOCK
HORSES each $5.00
CATTLE each $5.00
HOGS per cwt. $1.50
According to size
and condition.
Call
Collect Exeter 235
Seaforth IS "
Hi Highlights
Gleaned From Exeter District High School
-of
at
**
and
that
convention
to celebrate
the Royal Heir,
aminations have been held
reports sent to parents,
Moved by R. E. Russell
seconded by G. A. Cann
the principal's report be adopt
ed. Carried,
Some discussion as to th^, use
of the gymnasium in the arena
by the public school pupils took
place,
letter
Arena
views
Mr.
It was decided to send a
to the Chairman of the
Board setting forth the
of the Public School Bd.
R. E. Russell and Mr. C.
A. Cann were appointed to look
after repairs to the stoker.
Accounts were read and or
dered paid on motion as moved
by Mr. W. G. Seldon and second
ed by Mr. W. H. Pollen.
Supplies for the month are
to be purchased on motion of
Mr. 0. A. Cann and seconded
by Mr. R. E. Russell.
Mr. W. H. Pollen moved ad
journment at 9.45 p.m.
W. H. Hodgson, sec’y-treas.
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very enjoyable gathering
at the home of Mr.
Geo. Ingram, the oc
casion -being their twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary. Twelve
brothers, and sisters attended
the dinner. The table was beau
tifully arranged with pink and
white chrysanthemums and can
dles. Mr. and Mrs. Ingram were
the recipients of many beautiful
gifts of’silver.
Mrs. Jack Corbett and Connie
spent the week-end in London
with the former’s sisters, Mrs.
Chapman and Mrs. L. Adams.
The annual public school
■Christmas concert will be held
in the Town Hall, Hensall, on
Tuesday, December 21, at
sharp.
Mr. and Mrs. A. IL. Case
the week-end in London
the latter’s parents, Mr.
Mrs. J. Reid.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bell
ed with Mr. and Mrs. R.
Bell in London.
Mr. and
and baby,
week-end
ents, Mr.
Naughton.
Mr. John
Mr. John Craig, a well-known
resident of Hensall, passed away
in Seaforth Hospital on Mon
day, following a recent fall in
which he fractured his hip. The
deceased was a valued
•of Carmel Presbyterian
being a member of the
for a number of years,
ing is one sister, Miss
Craig. Funeral service
held Friday at 2 p.m. in Carmel
Presbyterian Church. Rev. P. A.
Ferguson officiating.
The many friends of Jack
Lavender are pleased to see him
jaut following his recent
’in the Toronto Hospital
number of weeks.
The regular Christmas
will be observed in
United Church, on
cember 19, at 11
Rev. R. A. Brook
the Christmas message. The
choir, will render the anthems,
“Joy - to the World” and “The
Christmas Story”. The evening
service will be a carol service,
with children of the Sunday
scliool singing carols. “Favorite
Carols and Christmas Poems”
will be dealt with by Rev. R.
A. Brook. ’The choir will contri
bute two anthems, "Arise Shine”
and “Infant Holy”.
A very enjoyable evening was
held in Carmel Presbyterian
Sunday school on Friday when
the par’ents and friends gathered
for a social evening. Christmas
carols were sung, with
Forrest at the piano,
by three action songs 'by the
Junior Mission Band. ~
Johnston and Rod Ferguson
contributed piano solos. Joan
and Allen Johnston played a
piano ddet. Edith Love favoured
with a piano
Senior Mission
a
which carols were
ing the program,
and Mrs. Ferguson
ed with a gift of
preciation of their services by
Mrs. R. MacLaren. •• Rev. Fergu
son expressed sincere thanks.
Refreshments were served and
the children received treats.
Rev. Ferguson
Addresses W.M.S.
The December meeting of the
W.M.S. of Carmel Church was
held on Thursday afternoon with
the president, Mrs. Hannah
Workman, presiding. Following
the devotional exercises the var
ious secretaries gave most en
couraging reports. Mrs. James
Paterson favoured with a solo
accompanied by Mrs. Malcolm
Dougall -at the piano. Rev. P.
A. Ferguson installed the offi
cers for 1949 and offered pray
er. Following is the slate of of
ficers! Honorary president, Mrs.
Arnold; president, Mrs. Hannah
Workman; first vice-president,
Mrs. R. Y, MacLaren; second
vice-president, Mrs. George Wal
ker; third vice-president, Mrs.
James Paterson; secretary, Mrs.
C. Hudson; treasurer, Mrs. A.
D. McEwen; pianist, Mrs. Mal
colm Dougall; assistant pianist,
Miss Reid; Home Helpers secre
tary, Mrs. W. R. Davidson; sup
ply secretary, Miss iM. Reid; lit
erature secretary and library
secretary, Mrs. Forrest; Mission
Band superintendant, Mrs. P. A.
gave ;
“An
and the meeting closed
a
spent
with
and
visit-
D.
Mrs. Jack Duncan
of London, spent the
with the latter’s par
arid Mrs. Lome Mc-
Craig-
member
Church
Session
Serviv-
Hannah
will be
illness
for a
service
the Hensall
Sunday, De-
a.m., when
will present
Mrs. C.
followed
Buddy
the
gave
aftei’
solo and
Band
rhythm band number,
sung complet-
Rev, P. A.
were present
money in ap-
'Gifts for
Everyone'
— by Theresa Dietrich —-
In an exhibition triple-header
last Friday night, our teams
wore their best basketball styles
as the high scores for Exeter
would indicate. The girls played
a hard and fasf game. The high
est scorer was Betty Mickle with
twelve points and
der wa§ second
points. The final
girls was Exeter
15.
The senior boys
good game. The co-operation of
all the team members helped
them to a twelve-point victory
over Goderich.
The 'junioi’ boys were also on
top, defeating their opponents
in a 39-11 win. The teams, we
feel certain, are off to a flying
start.
*
On Friday
cultural Building
May Schroe-
witli seven
score for the
35, Goderich
also played a
* * *
night at the Agri
in London,
Funeral of W. Watson
Funeral services were con
ducted on Tuesday, December 7
for the late William S. Watson
of McGillivray Township who
passed away suddenly on Dec
ember 3 at
while enroute to visit
in Girvin, Sask,
vices were conducted at his late
residence by ReV. Harold
rie, of
service
United Church,
in Mars
the last post was sounded by
an R.C.A.F. bugler from Cent
ralia.
Honorary pallbearers were
Clint Poore, George Davison
Harry Yearly, Cyril Morley, Lin
Lee and Bill gitter, Pallbearers
were Hector and George Tedball
David and Luther Morley, Dean
White and Tom Yearly.
Mr. Watson,
World War 1,
1916 with the
C.E.F., serving
He returned to
He is survived by his
the former Ruth Haist,
sons and two daughters, Donald
Robert and Orpah at home and
Marvel, of London;
ters, Mrs. :
Sask., Mrs.
McGillivray
patient in
Escanaba, Mich.,
relatives
Private ser-
Cur-
Crediton, and public
was held in Brinsley
Interment was
Hill cemetery where
a veteran of
went overseas in
135th Battalion,
for three years.
Canada in 1919.
wife,
two
three sis-
Levi White, Girvin,
Wm. Luther, of
and Catherine, a
Victoria, Hospital
London and one brother, Dr. T.
A. Watson, of Lucan. One sister
Mrs. J. (Ethel) Bishop, of Sal
em, Oregon, predeceased him by
three years.
Joe: “I’m dogged if I under
stand wimmen.”
Hank: “Course not, you been
married ’long nuff to know thet.
What’S. matter now?”
Joe: “Aw, I go an’ buy my
wife a dish washin’ machine. Is
she satisfied?
wants dishes.”
one of our Grade XII students,
Velma Ferguson, competed in a final Western Ontario Junior|
CROMARTY
Quite a number of cases
flu fire In the neighborhood
present.
Mr. Gardiner’s beautiful new
home is nearing .completion and
presents a grand appearance in
the village. Messrs. Allison and
McKaig were the contractors.
ccmmljh
E^coke
WE NOW HAVE
IN STOCK , '
Farmers’ Oratorical Contest. Her i W { 1 I 1 nW£>r
topic was “Ytouth and Its Re- av^r uevei Lower
sponsibilities”. Velma enumerat
ed the ^duties of young people
to the home, school, church
and community. Possessed of
citizens with such a sense of
responsibility, Canada is assured
of i
ture.
winning highest honours
she
her
be
for
ing
she
a Christian democratic fu-
i. Velma was successful in
and
has the ^congratulations of
friends. In January she will
competing again in Toronto
a provincial award and j.udg-
from hex* past achievements
is destined to do very well.* * Hs
It is not very often that we
can finish our classes at noon
and “close up shop” for the rest
of the day. Grade X did just
that in order to see Sir Lau
rence Olivier, starred in a pro
duction of “Henry V”. Almost
all the classes attended and en
joyed the movie very much.* * *
A regular feature
IXb is the
educational
Mr. Dixon,
ovei' for two
everyone a
There has been a great variety
of topics—from life among the
Eskimoes, to learning how to
swim.♦
This year the Athletic Society
was able to get Christmas cards
which carry, as well as the
usual greetings, a degree of
school spirit. They are very at
tractive and are printed in our
school colours. You will probab
ly be seeing them since hund
reds have been sold and you’re
almost certain to be on some
one’s list.
I
i
*
in Grade
presentation of an
film managed by
It is usually held
noon hours to give
chance to see it.
* * * •»
Tables
Water levels for the Great
Lakes for the month of Novem
ber as
sources
graphic
showed:
ich 3 %
October,
than
inches
ember;
lowest
inches
Re-
hydro-
Ottawa
Goder-
thanlower
inches lower
1947;
highest
Furnace
Stoye
Pea
(Anthracite)
Nu’t
Coke
Stoker
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compiled by the
Department’s
service at
Lake Huron at
inches
1948; 13
November,
lower than
23 % inches higher
November and
lower than average,
Dear Customer:
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th an
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k.
Hensall, Ont,, Dec. 16, 1948
I beg to advise you the shop will be closed to
business for the month of January.
Owing to certain changes which I find neces
sary to make, it would be impossible to operate un
der such conditions.
Trusting you will accept this notice in the way
it has been given, I remain
Yours very truly,
JAMES R. BENGOUGH
are W of dl(
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Merry Christmas
a year by giving
splendid atten-
singing of the Theme Song and
“It Came Upon a Midnight
Clear”, and the Lord’s Prayer
in unison. Miss Ellis conducted
the devotional period >which con
sisted of scripture reading by
Mrs. P. McNaughton and carol
singing led by Mrs. Maude Hed
den—“Silent Nigh t”, “Angels
from the Realms of Glory”, “At
the Name of Jesus”; Bible read
ing by Mrs. Carl Passmore, JBi-
ble reading by Miss Mary Good
win, prayer by Mrs. D. Kyle. In
response to the roll call, mem-:
bers offered a varied selection
of toys and gifts for the London 1
Protestant Orphanage. The min
utes were read and collection
taken. “O Little Town of Beth
lehem” was sung. Business dis
cussion followed. A nominating
committee composed of Miss El
lis, Mrs. D. Kyle, and Mrs. Lil
lian Hyde were named to pre
sent the slate of officers for the
coming year. Mrs. B. Kyle of
fered to look after the shipment
of gifts. It was also decided to
include with
articles left
The January
held at the
Passmore. Mrs. Lome
interestingly dealt with _____
dy boo'k. Mrs. B. Kyle submitted
the slate of officers as follows:
I-Ionourary president, Miss Ellis;
president, Mrs. Jack Corbett;
first vice-president, Mrs. Lillian
Hyde; second vice-president,
Mrs. Dennison; secretary, Miss
Gladys Luker; treasurer, Mrs.
P. McNaughton; press reporter,
Mrs. Hedden; pianists, Miss Lu
ker, Miss 'Goodwin; Social Com
mittee, Mrs. W. Smale; Friend
ship Committee, Mrs. Lome
Chapman; Stewardship secretary
Miss Goodwin. The Social Com
mittee for January is Mrs. D.
Kyle, Mrs. J. Corbett, Miss Ellis.
Mrs. E .....................
topic,
tional,
item.
Come,
Mizpah Benediction wag repeat
ed. The hostess, assisted by the
Social Commltee, served delic
ious refreshments at the close.
There was a
dance.
toys the
from the
meeting
home of
i knitted
bazaar,
will be
Mrs. C.
Chapman
the stu-
Shaddick will give the
Mrs. Dennison the devo-
Miss Ellis the missionary
The closing carol was “0
All Ye Faithful’*, and the
Ferguson. Rev. Ferguson
an interesting address on
<gelsr’
with the Benediction.
Evening Auxiliary Meeting
The Christmas meeting of the
Evening Auxiliary was held at
the home of Mrs. Byron Kyle I
on Monday night, .December 13.1 , ,
Mrs. J. Corbett presided for the ' a gift subscription to The Times-
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