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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, January 3, 4th, 5th
VICTOR MOORE - BEULAH BONDI
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‘Make Way for Tomorrow’
The story is one of human interest melodrama.
Also “Crime Does Not Pay”
WHITECHURCH
Mr, and Mrs. Edgar Gaunt and
■children, of Marnoch, visited on Sun
day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Davidson.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Robinson and
children spent the week-end with re
latives in Toronto.
Miss Winnifred Farrier, of Toron
to, is spending her holidays at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Farrier.
Mr. and Mrs, Ben McClenaghan
and family, also Mrs. Fred Culbert
and her two sons,- of Listowel, spent
Christmas with their mother, Mrs. J.
Barbour, at the home of their bro
ther, Mr. Elwood Barbour, Fordyce.
Mrs. Barbour has been confined to
MAY 1938
be a
PROSPEROUS
and
HAPPY ONE
for All in This
Community.
Geo. Olver
her room for the past few -weeks.
Mr. Jas. Falconer and his family
were badly shaken up Sunday when
his cutter slid around on an icy turn,
and upset, and the colt that he was
driving ran away after dragging him
for some distance. None were ser
iously injured but the cutter was bad
ly broken up.
There "has been quite an epidemic
of radios among the households who
have lately had hydro installed, and
almost every home in the village has
its radio.
Mr. and Mrs. John Purdon and
family spent Saturday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Bolt of
Marnoch. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell of
Wingham also kept Christmas there.
Mr. and Mrs. George Robinson,
Mr, and Mrs. Ross Robinson, and
Mr. Calvin Robinson, of Tilsonburg
spent Christmas at the home of their
father, Mr. Thos. Robinson. Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. Robinson, of Wingham,
spent the day there also.
Mrs. Dan Martin who underwent an
operation for goitre in Toronto Gen
eral Hospital, is
recovery.
Mr. and Mrs.
Billie spent the
and Mrs. Lester Falconer, of Culross,
and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Falcon
er of Bluevale.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Robinson are
spending this week with their daugh
ter, Mrs. John Kilpatrick, Lucknow.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Robinson and
Ernest, also Dr. and Mrs. Harold
Robinson and children, of Walkerton,
and Mr. and Mrs. John Kilpatrick and'
children,of Lucknow, spent Christmas
with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wheeler, of
Belgrave. Dr. and Mrs. Wilfred Rob
inson of Dryden telephoned their
Christmas message to the family in
the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Purdon and
family spent Saturday at the home
of her parents,Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Anderson, of St. Helens.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Casemore and
family, of Turnberry, Mr. and Mrs.
John Gaunt and baby, Galt, also Mr.
Oscar Casemore of Stratford, and Mr.
making.a splendid
Aldin Purdon and
week-end with Mr,
Thos. Gaunt and Harold, and Mrs.
Robb, Galt, spent Christmas with
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Casemore.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Green, of
Kitchener spent the week-end with
her parent^ Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Henry.
Miss Madeline Ross, of Toronto,
and Mr. Malcolm Ross, of Levack,
spent Christmas with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Ross.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Henderson and
family, of Paramount, and Mr, and
Mrs. MacGregor and Millan spent
Christmas at the home of Mrs. Mac
Gregor.
Miss Amelia Lever, of London,
spent the week-end with her parents,
Mr, and Mrs. Peter Lever.
Mr, Melville Beecroft, teaching at
Colborne, is spending the holidays
with his father, Mr John Beecroft.
. Mr. Harry McClenaghan and child
ren of Belgrave, spent Saturday at
the home of his brother, Robert Mc
Clenaghan.
Miss Genevieve Watt spent the
week-end with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. J. W. Watt, of Toronto,
Mr. and Mrs. John -Falconer and
family, of Wingham, spent Christmas
with Mr, and Mrs. Ezra Welwood.
Splendid Xmas programs were giv
en at the Presbyterian Church Mon
day evening* last, at the Hall by the
pupils of S. S. No. 10 on. Tuesday ev
ening and at S. S. No. 14 W. Wawa-
nosh on Wednesday night.
Douglas, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Newman, has been very ill
with the flue that is going its rounds
among the young people.
Miss Bertha MacKay of Stratford
spent the Xmas holiday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs, Hector MacKay.
Mr. Hank Kruger motored from
Detroit last week, and Mrs. Gillies
and Mr. Thos. Henderson and his.son
Andrew, returned with him, to spend
the holiday week with relatives there.
This community was sorry to hear
of the death of an old resident of E.
Wawanosh on Wednesday last in the
passing of Mrs. David Clow.
This community extends sympathy
to Mrs. J. Brandon of Belgrave in
her bereavement. Mr. Brandon was
a friend of many in Whitechurch and
vicinity.
Miss Susan Carjick, of Windsor,
spent the week-end with her father,
Mr. Robt. Carrick.
The young people of Brick church
held a social evening at the home of
Mr. Thos. Robinson on Monday ev
ening in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Robinson. The young people pre
sented the mwith a purse of money.
Mr. Fred Lott lias been working at
Kap-uskasing for the past few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cox spent
Christmas with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Patterson, of Auburn.
Mrs. Andrew Fox and Lettie spent
the week-end at Lucan with Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Patten.
The following spent Christmas at
the home of their parents: Mr. and
Mrs.. J- F. McLean, Mr. and Mrs. Ira
McLean and children, of Brussels,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gibson and fam
ily, and Mr. Earle McLean of Listow
el, and Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Cross and
children of Walkerton.
. Mr. and Mrs: H. Tichbourne, God
erich, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Durnin and
son of St. Helens, and Mrs. Leonard
Knight, of Lobo, spent the week-end
with Mrs. David Kennedy.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hutchison,
Wingham, also Mr. and Mrs, Hardie
Simpson and family, of Culross, Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart Scott and children
of Kinloss, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Johnston, of Lucknow, spent Satur
day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Conn.
Mrs. Forsythe and Mrs. Taylor of
Toronto are spending . the week-end
at the home of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Morrison.
Mrs. Wm. Taylor spent the week
end in Lucknow at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Archie Patterson.
questions of the day is looked for and
all are welcome. Will the members
please bring sandwiches.
Mr. Yuill and son, Bert, of Tees-
watcr, spent Christmas with Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. McKenzie.
of
BELGRAVE
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On
Wednesday Evenings
Saturday Evenings
Saturday Afternoons
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Junior W.O.H.A.
Goderich at Wingham
Monday, January 3rd
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Annual Christmas Tree on Wednes
day night last week in the Foresters’
Hall when there was a good attend
ance present. The platform was nice
ly decorated with Christmas colors.
Rev. J. B. Townend, pastor of the
church, opene.d the program with the
singing of a Christmas hymn by the
audience and prayer. Mr. Norman
Keating, Superintendent of the.Sun
day School was introduced and took
charge of the ■ following program:
chorus by the Sunday School, recita
tion by Mary and Margaret Procter,
selections by the Orchestra, drill
“Christmas Belles” by a number of
the junior girls, a dialogue by the
junior boys entitled “Mr. Growler and
the Ghost”; recitation, Shirley Cham-
ney; pantomirie, “Crown Him Lord
of All” by the Senior girls; solo by
Bill Manning; a play by members of
the Sunday School entitled “Christ
mas Eve at Midnight”; recitation by
Ross Procter; drill, Sailor Drill by
the senior girls‘; selections by the or
chestra and another chorus by the
children. The singing of the Nation
al Anthem closed the program and
Santa Claus entered and .distributed
the gifts to the children from the
tree.
daughter in
of Toronto,
at the home
and Albert
Mr. ” an& Mrs. A. Perdue spent
Christmas with their
Windsor.
Miss Mary Coultcs,
was a Christmas visitor
of her brothers, C. R.
Coultes.
Miss Louise McKenzie, of Sturg
eon Falls, is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
McKenzie.
Miss Lilia Taylor, of Wellesley, is
home for the holiday. »
Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith, of Lon
don, spent Christmas with Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Cole.
Christmas visitors at the manse
were: Mr. "and Mrs. E. W.^ Vipoud
and family, of Donegal, Mr. Reid Vi-
pond of Queen’s University, Kings
ton, and Mr. and Mrs. L. Wightman
and family.
Special Christmas services were
conducted on Dec. 26th in Knox
Presbyterian Church by Rev. A. M.
Boyle. Miss Dorothy Boyle con
tributed two appropriate solos.
Miss Beryl Cunningham of Mine
sing is spending the holidays at her
home here.
Farmers’ Club to Meet Jan. 4th
The January ‘ meeting of the Bel
grave Farmers' Club will be held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vin
cent on Tuesday evening, Jan. 4th, at
8 o’clock. Au outline of the course
of study in our schools will be given
by Mrs. R. Procter and Mrs. Earle
Anderson, and it is hoped a good dis
cussion will follow. A good attend
ance of any interested in the farm
BLUEVALE
Miss Mae Davidson, of Wroxeter,
with Mr. and Mrs. W, S. Davidson.
Miss Ruby Duff, Dietitian at the
Women’s College Hospital, Toronto,
Miss Dorothy Aitken, Drayton, Mr.
and Mrs. Roger Oke, Wingham, and
Mrs, Ida Wilson, of Toronto, were
Christmas guests at the home of* Miss
Duff and Mrs. Aitken.
Miss Annie Greig, night superin
tendent, Walkerton Hospital, Mr. G.
Greig of Dutton, spent Christmas
with their brother, Rev, J. R. Greig
and Mrs. Greig, at the manse.
Mrs. Tony Meahan, Jack and Mary
of Wroxeter, Mr. and Mrs. Cowan
and family, Wingham, spent Xmas
with Mr, and Mrs. Harry Elliott.
Lloyd Wettlaufer and Miss Marie
Wettlaufer, of Blyth, were week-end
visitors with their parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Messer, Tor
onto, are spending the holiday with
Mr, and Mrs. Raymond Elliott.
Mr. George Mundell, Drayton, was
a Christmas visitor-with his brother,
John Mundell.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil B. McEachern,
Louise and Gilbert, are guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. F, Garniss.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McKinney and
Miss Eileen spent Christmas with
Mrs. McKinney’s parents at Harris
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Higgins enjoy
ed the holiday with their brother and
sister, in Toronto. Mrs. Higgins will
remain until aftei* New Year’s.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Lowry, Adell
and Miss Muriel Meadows spent
Christmas with their parents, at Lis
towel.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ramsay spent
the Christmas holiday with Mr. and
Mrs. A. F. Meiklejohn, Kingston.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hamilton and
daughter, Delores, and Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Hamilton, of Centrlia, spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Churchill.
Mr. V. A. Mowbray, of Lucknow,
a former resident of Bluevale, has
disposed of his trucking business to
Mr. A. Wilson .of Lucknow, giving
possession the 1st of January. Mr.
Mowbray intends going into partner
ship with Mr. Wilfred Anderson
the flax business.
in
Christmas Services Held
Special service was conducted
the United Church and Knox Pres
byterian Church on Sunday by the
respective ministers, Rev. A. V. Robb
and Rev.
orl were
rendered
sung by
Smith, Rev. A. V. Robb and Gordon
Leggatt, of Wingham.
in
J. R.Greig. Christmas Car-
sung and special music was
by the choirs. Solos were
Miss Alice Thornton, Ross
DONNYBROOK
Women’s Institute meets Jan.
the home of Mrs. J. C. Rob-
and Mrs. Frank Pehtlaud, of
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Presbyterian Christmas Concert
Knox Presbyterian Sunday School
presented their Christmas concert in
the Forresters’ Hall on Friday even
ing, Dec. 24th, with the minister, Rev.
A. M. Boyle acting as chairman and
Miss Doris Scott at*the piano. The
junior pupils presented choruses,
solos, songs, drills and recitations.
Miss Dorothy Boyle of Toronto gave
two pleasing solos “The Carnival”
and “Brahm’s Lullaby,” The senior
pupils gave two short plays, first
“The Old Maid”, The cast, Mrs. Jno.
McBurney, Doris Scott, Isabel Leitch,
Alex. Porterfield and Alex. Young.
The cast for the second play "You’re
a Cuckoo” was, Mrs. 0, G. Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs, Clifford Logan, Morris
and Ken I.eitch, The music was fur
nished by Charlie Scott and Nor
ma Boyle and an orchestra compos
ed of Freda Jordan, Elaine Walsh,
John and Ken Leitch. At the close
of 'the program Santa Claus arrived
and distributed th<t gifts from the
tree.
Held Annual Christmas Tree
The members of the Sunday- School
of Knox United Church held their
The
5th at
inson.
Mr.
Dungannon, were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mrs. Jefferson.
Mrs. Wm. Sillib, of Dungannon,
spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. J.
C. Robinson.
Miss Olive Jefferson, R.N., Brant
ford, was home for Christmas week
end.
Miss Virginian Chamnef-, of God
erich, is spending the holidays with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
Chamney.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Robinson and
children, spent Christmas with rela
tives in Toronto.
Other Christmas visitors included:
Mr. and Mrs. Norinan Thompson and
family with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thomp
son at Listowel; Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Robinson and family with Mrs. Nay
lor and Gordon; Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn
Chamney with his parents; Mr, and
Mrs. Thos.-,, Bamford, Warren and
Elaine with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Craig;
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Jefferson and
family with Mrs. C. Jefferson.
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Wishing you all a very Happy
Miss Ethel Johnston, of Byron,
spent Xmas and the” holidays with
her parents on the 1st line.
Mr. David Ramsay spent Xmas
with Mr. and Mrs. Robt. iMcClennan
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Moses and Ar
chie of Brussels, spent Xmas with her
father in Bluevale.
Rev. A. V. Robb and sister spent
Xmas with Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Johnston also Mr. Thos. Stewart.
ST. HELENS
J.
Stanley Taylor, of Edmon-
iMiller.
and Mrs. Wm. Jansen niotor-
from Toronto for a day last
and Mrs. Durnin Phillips were
Mrs,
ton, is a visitor with her mother, Mrs,
R. K.
Mr.
ed up
week.
Mr.
recent visitors in Goderich.
Mrs, D. J. McIntosh, of Vineland,
is spending the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Todd.
Mr. Herbert Taylor, of the Kempt-
ville Agricultural College and Mr.
Harrison Taylor, of Kirkland Lake,
spent Christmas with their father, Mr.
F. B. Taylor.
The following were among those
who were home for the holiday week
end, Miss Anna Stuart and Miss R.
Ramage from Toronto, Miss Florence
McQuillin and Mr. Neely Todd, Strat.
ford; Mr. G’eorge McQuillin of O.A.
C., Guelph.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Woods were
up from Dundas for the week-end.
The following teachers are home
for the vacation: Misses W. D. Ruth
erford from Kirkland Lake, Irene
Woods from Waterloo, Dorothy Mc
Quillin from Sandwich, Dorothy
Webster from London, Dorine Web
ster from Carlow; Mr. Charles Mc
Quillin* from Clandeboye.
The annual school concert was held
in the community hall on Tuesday ev-
ening with Rev. H. M. Wright chair
man. A splendid program of dialog
ues, drills, recitations, choruses, etc.,
was given by the pupils and Miss B.
McDougall the musical instructress,
contributed piano solos. ,
The weekly meeting of the Y.P.U.
was held on Sunday evening with the
Red side, with Stanley Todd as cap
tain, in charge. Goldwin Purvis read
the Scripture lesson and Gordon Mill*- •
er told the story of “Why the Chimes
Rang.” The topic on “The Old Year (
Out and the New Year In” prepare<Lg|j^|
by Durnin Phillips was read by Dorj^H
othy Miller. Mrs. Ball contributed a
piano solo and Mrs. Rice a vocal solo-
and the discussion period was led by
Stanley Todd.
Don’t forget the play “Safety First”
being presented in the Community .
Hall this Thursday night by members
of the Y.P.U.
Christmas Fighting in Holy Land
Jerusalem — Rain-soaked "British
troops closed in from three directions
on a band of Arab terrorists respons
ible for three days of bloody Christ
mas fighting in the hills of Galilee.
The official casualty list showed 30
known dead in the guerilla warfare,
although unofficial estimates put the
toll as high as fifty.
Baptist Church I
Rey. E, M. Loney, B.Th., Pastor |
Phone 206. |
10 a.m.—'Sunday School. f
11 a.m.—God’s Watchman on |
the Walls of Zion. s
7 p.m.—The Revival Wingham =
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Happy New Year
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Look forward to Better Luck in the New
w Year ... Greater Happiness and the Best o’ Health.
S# We’re hoping all these will come youi* way in 1938.
| T. Y. Smith and Staff
Mrs. John Brown spent Xmas with
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Robertson, 1st line.
Miss Mossie Milligan returned to
Brussels on Monday after spending
Xmas and the week-end at her home
on the 1st line.
Miss Pearl Mathers arrived home
from Toronto and spent Xmas with
her father, sisters and brother in
Bluevale.
Miss Etta Agar spent Xmas
the Week-end in Stratford with
•brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
Mrs. George Agar.
Miss Janet Robertson spent Xmas
and week-end with her mother on the
1st line.
Mrs. Jas. Masters and daughter, of
Parkhill, spent Xmas with her
cuts, Mr. and Mrs. John Mall.
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and
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flickers and passes out. Another year is
W gone. Voice no regrets but ahead to the New Year.
® Here’s hoping it is generous with life’s many bless-
Sf ings for everybody. *