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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-12-21, Page 3May your heart be filled with all the wondrous joy of that first Christmastide. Martha Heywood Your Fulkr Brush MAW 1Vlay the world rejoice again, in Peace on Earth Good ,Will to Men. JS We sincerely hope that this Christmas you will receive a full share of lasting good health and happiness. VERN'S TEXACO The splendor of the shining star reminds us of the glories of that first Christmas night, making our hopes brighter. May the spiritual inspiration of Christmas Day bring you much joy. MACHAN HARDWARE PLUMBERS May the bless,. ings of Christmas be yours during this holy season and may they continue long into the future. Ron Wingfield -General Contractor- KEN'S ALIGNMENT SERVICE PHONE 357-1230 WINGHAM We sincerely hope that your Christmas is a merry one, and that the coming year will be filled with every spiritual and material blessing. WrcheS fintrd • WINGHAM B DY SHOP The Grade 6 room started December off in the East Wawanosh Public School with their assembly. Jim Welwopd was chairman. Pianists were Mary Edith Garniss and Alice Beecroft. The Scripture read- ing was from Psalm 24 and was repeated in unison. The grade 6 pupils favoured with three choruses, "Suzy Snowflake", "Jingle Bell Rock", and "Frosty the Snowman". Bruce McCallum played some good old Scottish tunes on the chanter. A dialogue, "The Minister's Mistake", was pre- sented by Raymond Nicholson, Joan Black, and Brenda Irwin. A musical number, " A Small, Small World", was presented by the Grade 6 class who were dressed in the native costumes of different countries. The assembly was brought to a close with the singing of "God Save the Queen". On December 15th the school auditorium was filled to capacity for the Christmas concert. Rev. John Roberts was the chairman for the even- Lakelet Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Giles at Mildmay on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Murray and Judith Anne of Clifford, Gary Giles of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Giles of Arkona, Mrs. Martha Baker of Wingham and Mrs. Rebecca Hossfeld of Walkerton. Mr. Gary Giles of Toronto spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wright and girls visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Farrish at Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wood and family visited last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jef- frey at Belmore. Weekly euchre BELGRAVE-- There were seven tables in play at the Bel- grave euchre on Wednesday night. High lady was Mrs. Robert Higgins; high man, Ed- gar Wightman; low lady, Mrs. Mark Gardner; low man, Ray- mond Van Camp. Novelty prize was second high and winners were C.R. Coultes and Mrs. Jack Ander- son. The next euchre party will be January 3rd. C.G.I.T. annual vesper service BELGRAVE-- The CGIT held its National Christmas vesper service in the church sanctuary with a good attend- ance. Mary Ellen Taylor was candle lighter and reader. Kathy Chandler was leader. The girls taking part in the "Conversation" were Mary Ann Wheeler, Brenda Johnston, Marian McGee, Marian Arm- strong and Joyce Taylor. They discussed the various meanings of Christmas and showed post- ers to illustrate their ideas. Rev. John Roberts read the Scripture in the "Conversation". Nancy Anderson and Judy Cook were ushers and Sherry William3 and Marilyn Robertson received the offering. Mrs. George Johnston was organist. Three carols were sung by CGIT members, the traditional French carol, "Angels We Have Heard On High", the West Indian carol, "The Baby Boy", and the calypso "The Borning Day". Happy Holidays toll the friends we've had the pleasure of serving this past year. ing. The opening choruses were sung by the Kindergarten and Grade 1 pupils . The Kin- dergarten did a dramatization to the music of "Deck the Balls". The Grade 1 room performed a dance to the music of " Alley Cat". A dialogue " Santa Goes Shopping" was presented by Grade 4. A grade .3 duet "Sunbonnet Sally and Overall Jim" was sung by Marilyn Wightman and Bernie Haines, "The Wedding of Jack and Jill" was dramatized by the Grade 2 pupils. A lively display of gymnas- tics and tumbling was put on by the senior boys. Choruses were sung by Grades 2,3, and 4. A play "Family Troubles", The holiday season is a particularly happy time to welcome newcomers. I had invited my new neighbor to share a coffee break with me so that we might become bet- ter acquainted. We found that we had both pulled up our roots on many occasions, and as she reminisced, a story of her most memorable Christ- mas unfolded. It was the first Christmas after the loss of her husband and left with a small family, she realized she must plan something rather unusual to fill the lonliness they would feel from the absence of the head of the family. Across the street from this family at that time, there was a small, rather shabby little house. In it lived a small, shabby little woman. Summer or winter, they had never seen her wear anything but a moth- eaten soldier's fur hat and a khaki private's coat that trail- ed to the ground. Under this they could see old fashioned black felt boots laced almost to her mid-calves. My new neighbor's family had often wondered about her. The only thing they knew for sure was what they had heard from others on the street. Some of the older neighbors said she had lOst both husband and son in the first war and when their belongings were returned to her, she had put on the fur cap and greatcoat and gossip had it, she even slept in them. With the cruelty of children who nick-named her, she had become known as "Crazy Kate". But let my neighbor tell her story: was presented by Grades 7 and 8, A chorus "Christmas" was sung by Grade 3 pupils. A play "Wedding Away Back", was performed by the pupils of Grade 5. " A Small, Small World" was sung by Grade 6 who were dressed in the native costumes from different coun- tries. Grades 7 or 8 held an old fashioned Square Dance and. Heel, Toe Polka. A lively toe-tapping and hand clapping Hootenanny was presented by Grades 7 and 8, Mr. Black providing accompaniment on his guitar. A tap dance was performed by Diane Freethy, to the music of "Off to Dublin". Three choruses sung by Grades 5,6,7, and 8 brought an en- joyable evening to an end. "On the spur of the moment I went across the street and when my knock was answered, the clam opened a small crack and a pinched little face peered out at me from under the fur cap. I told her we would love to have her as our guest for Christmas. She didn't enthuse, but just said, 'I'll see', and shut the door. "When I told the children what I had done, they were chagrined at first and then be- gan planning for Christmas as normally as in other years. "These preparations were indeed a blessing and when Christmas Day arrived, the children were as excited about having 'Crazy Kate' for dinner as they had been on Christmas- ses past, when they believed in Santa Claus. They even trimmed the tree and put up the small white angel at the top that had always graced every Christmas tree, even in my own childhood. "We had almost given up hope she would be with us when a timid knock announced her arrival. The children, with their best manners, offer- ed to take her coat and hat, but she said no, she preferred to keep them on. Little was said during dinner which she ate very well. She looked like a little gnome that might have escaped from some fairy tale in her fur hat and snowy white napkin tucked under her chin. "When she was leaving she gave each of the three children an envelope, smiled a shy 'thank you', and wished us all happy holidays and many of them. Then she was gone into the night, but before she left one of the boys took the angel from the top of the tree and handed it to her. Surprise! "We opened the envelopes and found each contained a thousand dollar Canada Savings Bearer Bond. I was breathless and told the children we must return them the next day, for surely she could never afford such a gift. "Before I could cross the street the next morning to re- turn the bonds, I noticed quite a commotion outside her home. Soon our chief of police came over and announced he had found our little neighbour dead 'when he called to check if everything was in order. She just went to sleep with a small white angel clutched in her hands. 'She left this message addressed to you,' he said. "I knew he expected me to open it in his presence. I was Two defeats for Bantams this week Wingham Bantams were handed their second lop-sided defeat in as many nights on Tuesday as Kincardine racked up a 12-4 score. On Monday night in Lucknow the locals were downed 17-1, In Monday's game Doug Leitch scored Wingham's only goal. Coach Gary Templeman said penalties hurt the team badly in Lucknow. Sangster, Leitch, Lockridge and Sangster again was the way the score sheet read for the Wingham goals, Brown and Sangster assisting. Beard, in goal for Wingham, was beaten 12 times but stopped as many more sure goals, parti- cularly on breakaways where he seems to have the angles well cut down. In the penalty department, Welsh served time for roughing and hooking, Tiffin for elbow- ing and Hunter for roughing. The azalea is popular gift plant The azalea is rapidly be- coming one of the most popular Christmas gift plants because of its extremely attractive ap- pearance. This plant comes in a wide range of colors -- bril- liant pinks, lavenders, reds, as well as pure white. The foliage is a very dark green color and quite shiny, note horticulturists with the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food. Today's plants are gen- erally dwarfed by chemical means to give the neat, bushy appearance. A little extra care is re- quired to maintain the azalea throughout the festive season. The plant is usually re- ceived in a condition of about 50 percent full bloom. When not on display, it should be kept in an east window at a temperature of 60°F. Water the plant well each day but do not allow it to stand in water. If treated this way, is should remain in bloom for about three weeks. When the plant has finished blooming, it may be carried over to the next year by repotting (in an acid peat). Any pruning should be done prior to June 15. surprised at the hand writing. It was that of a cultured, well educated woman. "The message, as I remem- ber it, went something like this: ' I am a very old woman whose greatest joy in years was your invitation to spend Christ- mas with you and your children. Their gift from me was for their education. When my house and few belongings are sold to defray expenses, would you please see that the Lions' Christmas Basket Fund receives what is left. Perhaps in this way I can bring some joy into the lives of my fellow men, whom I have neglected over the years by selfishly indulging in my grief.' "The police had always thought she might be a weal- thy, slightly nutty recluse and had kept a watchful eye on her for many years in case others had the same idea, but not with such charitable intentions. There wasn't a cent in the house, only her old age pension cheque." 'The children are grown now, and have families of their own. But they have never for- gotten 'Crazy Kate' and her Christmas gift which made their college years so happy and successful." 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