The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-12-23, Page 18(RCAF photo)
PERSONALS
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Hansen of
Morpeth visited the latte r' s
daughter, Mrs. Fred Burley, Mr.
Burley and family Sunday.
Mr. Cliff Carty of London visit-
ed Mr. & Mrs. Harold Prance
Monday.
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Wilson of
Sarnia celebrated their 20th wed-
ding anniversary Saturday night
at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Jerry Hunniford and Mr.
Hunniford.
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Desjardine
and Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Des-
Jardine of Dashwood visited Mr.
& Mrs. H. Prance Friday.
Mr. Earl Little has been in the
doctor's care for a fortnight.
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Little of
London visited at home over
the weekend.
Highway construction pro-
gresses from the west side of
Lake Smith east, nearing the
centre of the lake with heavy
equipment.
Miss Linda Martin of Sarnia,
a cousin of Mrs. Wm. Hall and
Messrs Peter and Seward Bur-
ley, who was injured in a freak
auto accident last summer, is
progressing slowly.
By MRS. KEN McKELLAR
By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS
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The Commanding Officer serves
Service tradition dictates that the Commanding Officer and his officers will serve the serving men their
Christmas dinner. Shown here, Group Captain G. F. Ockenden, Commanding Officer of RCAF Stn Cen-
tralia serving Leading Aircraftsman Jos Valour of Shediac N.B. his dinner while Aircraftsman Kenneth
F. Lumsden of St. John N.B. waits with great expectation for his holiday feast.
Here's wishing you a bright and merry
Christmas and a Yuletide season
sparkling with good cheer.
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Christmas Dinner, RCAF sty-
le, was served to 400 members
of the Airmen's and Cadets' Mess
of RCAF Station Centralia last
Friday evening. The traditional
turkey dinner was augmented by
a choice of a T-bone steak.
Group Captain OF Ockenden,
ELECT OFFICERS
The annual meeting and elec-
tion of officers of the Senior
Citizens Club was preceded by
a pot luck dinner with many in-
vited guests present.
After the noon time meal Mr.
Nelson Howe and Mrs. Fred Johns
entertained with violin and piano
music. Christmas carols were
sung with Mrs. McCaughey at the
piano, more music and step-
dancing by Mrs. Bruce Arm-
strong. The roll call was ans-
wered by naming a favorite
Christmas carol.
Mrs. T. L. Scott took the
chair for the election of officers
for 1966. Past president is Thom-
as Laing; president, Dar r e 11
Parke r; vice president, Mrs.
Cecil Bowman; secretary, Mr.
Wilbur Miller; treasurer, Mrs.
Wilbur Miller; press reporter,
Mrs. Grace Scott; pianist, Mrs.
R. McCaughey.
The next meeting will be held
January 11 with all members
contributing to a pot luck program
and Mrs. McCaughey and Mrs.
Bowman convening the 1 u nc h
committee. Euchre was played
at the conclusion of the meeting.
White Gift service was observ-
ed at Cromarty church Sunday
with the junior choir leading the
singing and the junior Sunday
School pupils with their teachers
in the centre pews. Special mu-
sical numbers were rendered
by the choir and the children
who presented their gifts beside
a lighted Christmas tree.
Rev. J. C. Boyne gave a spe-
cial Christmas message basing
his remarks on "The Family".
SCHOOL CONCERT
SS 6 Hibbert school concert
was held at the school Thurs-
day night with a good attend-
ance. Mr. Eldon Allen acted as
chairman for a program of mu-
sic, singing, readings and a two-
act play by the children. Old
Santa arrived at the close laden
with gifts for the children.
THEME IS CHRISTMAS
The Marian Ritchie Evening
Auxiliary met at the home of the
president Mrs. John Miller. The
Christmas service of worship
from the Glad Tidings was used
with fifteen members answer-
ing the roll call. Mrs. Eldon Al-
len gave a topic "What to Give
a God Who has Everything".
Mrs. C. Douglas gave a reading
"The Story of the Christmas
Guest".
The nominating committee
presented the slate of officers
for 1966. Honorary presidents
are Mrs. Thos. Scott, Mrs. Cald-
er McKaig; past president, Mrs.
Lloyd Miller; president, Mrs.
John Miller; vice president, Mrs.
Gerald Carey; secretary, Mrs.
Charles Douglas; assistant, Mrs.
Frank Hamilton; treasurer, Mrs.
Norman Harburn; assistant, Mrs.
Eldon Allen; pianist, Mrs. Gordon
Laing; assistant, Mrs. Duncan
Scott; work committee, Mrs.
Gordon Scott, Mrs. Gerald Carey,
Mrs. Carter Kerslake, Mrs.
Lloyd Miller; welcome and wel-
fare, Mrs. Lloyd Miller; supply
secretary, Mrs. Lorne Elliott;
Glad Tidings, Mrs. Robert Laing;
Home Helpers, Mrs. R. Laing;
nominating committee, Mrs. El-
don Allen, Mrs. Norman Harburn;
representative on Board of Man-
agers, Mrs. John Templeman;
Commanding Officer of the Unit,
and a group of Officers and Senior
NCOs, piped in by members of
the Exeter Legion Pipe Band,
served the airmen and cadets in
the tradition of the service. Once
a year, at Christmas, it is the
privilege of the CO, his officers
auditors, Mrs. R. Laing, Mrs.
Lorne Elliott.
Lunch was served by the host-
ess assisted by Mrs. Lorne El-
liott, Mrs. John T e mpl e m an,
Mrs. Charles Douglas, Mrs. El-
don Allen.
PERSONAL
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Gardiner
and Mr. & Mrs. Otto Walker
attended a Christmas church ser-
vice at Rostock Sunday evening.
SUNDAY SERVICE
A large congregation attended
the Christmas service at Kirk-
ton United Church Sunday, Dec
19 at 11 am, conducted by Rev.
T. Elliott, using the theme "What
One Expects from Christmas".
The choir rendered the anthem
Blow Ye Winds Softly also a three
part number "Away ina Manger"
with Mrs. Fred Switzer at the
organ and Mrs. Alex Crago at
the piano.
The church was effectively
decorated to add to the Christ-
mas service.
HE AR FROM MISSIONARY
Kirkton UCW voted to donate
$50 to the Board of Stewards
of the church at their December
meeting held at the home of Mrs.
Ray Paynter.
A letter from Miss Florence
Clarke, missionary in Trinidad,..,
was read. Mrs. J. Stephen and
Mrs. E. Stephen of Anderson con-
tributed a piano duet. Mrs. C.
Ross, Mrs. Carl Mills and Mrs.
C. Scott convened the program.
LEARN OTHER CUSTOMS
The Messengers meeting took
the form of a Christmas party
in the church basement. Some
Christmas customs of other lands
were learned, carols were sung
and a Christmas story read.
Christmas tree ornaments
were made and games played.
GIVES ORIGIN OF CAROLS
A demonstration of Christmas
decorations was given by Mrs.
Raymond Paynter at the Christ-
mas meeting of Kirkton WI held
at the home of Mrs.EwartCrago.
Mrs. Paynter also gave the his-
tory of a few Christmas carols
and members sang them.
Guest speaker was Mrs. Fred
Johns, president of South Perth
WI whose topic was "Yesterday
belongs to History, Tomorrow
to God and only today is ours."
She was introduced by Mrs. Cliff
Scott and thanked by Mrs. Payn-
ter, Mrs. Scott contributed a
reading.
Roll call was answered by a
donation for retarded children
in St. Marys. Mrs. Harold 0'
Brien presided for a brief busi-
ness period. Gifts were presen-
ted to Mrs. Jack Thomson, Mrs.
Ken Parkinson, Mrs. John Rodd,
Mrs. Earl Watson, Mrs. Allan
Eveleigh and Mrs. Reg Morri-
son who were leaders for the
4-H club project "The Cereal
Shelf".
and Sr NCOs to serve the men
who for the past year have served
them. The Christmas dinner with
all its festive trimmings is placed
before the men of the unit and on
this occasion it is the supervisors
who take the orders. -- turkey,
steak, pie, plum pudding, coffee,
tea, or milk.
It is also traditional that the
youngest man of the unit be served
first by the CO, and it is believed
that AC1 Kenneth F. Lumsden of
St John, N.B. fit into that cate-
gory. Ken is just now 18 and has
only been in the Air Force since
January and at Centralia as a
Supply Technician since July.
To add an international flavour
to the festive spirit of the occa-
sion, students from Tanzania and
Mayaysia experienced their first
Canadian Christmas dinner. They
entered into the activities with
gusto. The Christmas season to
them, weatherwise, means
warmth and sunshine, not cold,
clouds and snow; but the warmth
of the season and the comrade-
ship of fellow cadets are helping
to make the season a little less
cold and lonely.
Hostesses were Mrs. Tom
Crew, Mrs. Lawrence Beckett,
Mrs. Hor. Greenstreet and Mrs.
Lloyd Jaques.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Payn-
ter, Kirkton, Mrs. Anne Oligny
and Miss Velma Doupe, St Marys
were Sunday evening guests with
Mr. and Mrs. R. Paynter and
family.
By MRS. L, PRESZcATDR
The Crediton United Church
Young People are planning a
Christmas bowling party for
twine from hospital in Rechester
Wednesday,
Mr. Elmer Lawson is apatient
in Victoria Hospital.
The southern prairies hold the
record for the highest tempera-
ture ever recorded in Canada,
113 degrees.
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Tuesday December 28 at Exeter.
Each member is to bring a friend.
Everyone enjoyed a Don Lonnie
record for teenagers.
Mr. William Hodge and Mrs.
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a tranquil snowy scene
and brightly-wrapped gifts ... it is a time
of hope and rejoicing for the many things it
is our privilege to possess. We wish you an "old-fashioned"
Christmas, filled with love and good cheer, and
the deep satisfaction of friendships renewed. Happy Holidays!
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