The Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-12-26, Page 5TBRAISDAY, DEC. 2M, . 1957
THE GOPERICU SIGN STA
CHURCH SERVICES
GEORGE'S CHURCH
December 29, Sunday After Christmas.
8.30 a.m. :,HLY COMMUNION.
10 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Class.
11 a.m. CAROL. SERVICE AND SERMsN.
Plysdois Congregation- and Nursery)
7 p.m. CAROL SERVICE.
Friday, Qecember 27, St. John's Day.
Holy Communion in the Chapel at 10 a.m.
REV. KENNETH E. TAYLOR, M.A., D.D., Rector
MR. J. F. STEPHENS, M.A., Organist and Choirmaster.
o THE, UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
North Street United Church
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
10 a.m. Sunday School.
11 a.m. MORNING SERVICE.
Junior Congregation and Nursery.
REV. A. E. EUSTACE, '':..A., Minister
MR. RONALD KLINCK, Music Director.
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Knox Presbyterian Church
REV. ROBERT G. MacMILLAN, Minister
MR. W. H. BISHOP, F.R.C.O., A.R.C.M., Director of Praise
10 a.m. CHURCH SCHOOL.
11 a.m. "THE GIFT AFTER CHRISTMAS."
(Nursery and Junior Congregation).
4 p.m. AFTERNOON WORSHIP. •
Christmas Eve Servide at 11.30 p.m.
A Friendly WIc�ifle Awaits You
COME `TO CliURCH' THIS SUNDAY.
GODERICH BAPTIST CHURCH
SUNDAY, 10 a.m. Sunday School.
11.,a.m. "GOD'S WORD AND THENEW ,YEAR." " a
(Junior Congregation and Nt rsery during morning service)
7 p.m. "GOOD NEWS."
Rev. S. H. Findlay, B.A., B.D., Minister.
Mrs. E. Donaldson, A.L.C.M., Organists
BETHEL PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE
"Elgin ',Ave. At Waterloo St."
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
10 a.m. Sunday School (Classes for all ages.)
11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. (New Year's Themes).
"Come Thou With Us and We Will Do Thee Good"
REV. R. J. GREEN (Pastor)
Victoria Street United Church
"FELLOWSHIP AWAITS YOU"
10 a.m. Bible School and Adult Class.
11 a.m. "THE REWARDS OF RETROSPECT."
Family Worship Hour, with Primary Congregation.
7 p.m. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CHORAL SERVICE,
"KING OF THE AGES"—Junior and Senior Choirs directed by
Mr. Frank Bissett.
1.30 p.m.--Benmiller Church after Sunday School.
3 p.m. Union Church after Sunday School. yy
MINISTER: REV. STANLEY A. MOOTE, B.A., B.D.
MUSIC DIRECTOR: MR. FRANK BISSETT.
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CHRISTMAS -
ALL of us are wishing all of you the
best the season has to offer! That
covers good health, good friends,
good times and good fortune)
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We thank you for your loyal support and at the
same time extend to one and all our sincere wish for
a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New
Year.
Frank SKELTON'S Fred
APPLIANCES
News of A
AUBURN, Dec. 23.—Knox Pres-
byterian Church held their annual
Christmas . concert last Friday
night. Rev. D. J. Lane presided
for the program, which opened
with carol singing. A welcome
recitation was given by Johnnie
McKay. The kindergarten class
with Mrs. Alvin Leatherland, their
teacher, presented recitations given
by Margaret Youngblut, Marione
Staples, Cheryl Stewart, Joyce
Leatherland, Keith Scott, Randy
Machan, Larry Chamney. They
concluded by singing, "!-gray in a
Manger." Mrs. Donald Haines
primary class presented a number,
"Gifts of Christmas." Those tak-
ing part were Gordon Govier, Mar,
ion Youngblut, Johnnie McKay and
Eddie Haines. The_ Ida White
Group of the C.O.C. sang two num-
bers, "Anywhere with Jesus" and
"Dear Little Stranger." A recita-
tion was given by Darlene Stewart.
Mrs. Duncan McKay's senior girls
gave a number with Margaret
Haines;–Barbara Sanderson,. Bar-
bara McKay, Janette Dobie, ,sMar-
ilyn Daer and Linda Andrews tal;-
part. A lighted candle selec-
tion was given by Mrs. Wilfred
Sanderson's junior class with Wil-
lie Govier, Murray Youngblut,
Margaret and Mary Sanderson and
Marjory Youngblut taking part. A
short Christrnas play was given- by
Margaret and Eddie Haines. A
duet, "Silent Night," was sung by
Betty and IIelen Youngblut, ac-
companied on the organ by Shirley
Daer. "Joseph, the Dreamer of
the
la ren byt
Dreams,"a play, was given
Junior Bible class under the direc-
tion of their teacher, Mrs Wes.
Bradnock. Those taking part were
Gerald and William Dobie, Edgar
Leatherland, Bruce Youngblut,
Helen and Betty Y-oungblut, Kath-
leen Andrews and Clarence Govier.
A film, "Children of Other Lands."
was shown' Presentations of C O.C.
.pins by Mrs. Donald Haine3, the
leader, were made to i3arbarra and
Johnny McKay, Mary and Margaret
Sanderson, Linda Andrews, Eddie
Haines, Darlene Stewart, Marion
and Marjory Youngblut, Anna
Marie, Eileen and Ruth Schneider.
Santa Claus arrived and presented
gifts and candy to the children.
S.S. No. 2, West 'Wawanosh, with
their teacher, Mrs. Beth Plunkett,
held their Christmas concert re-
cently. The following, program
was given:»Welcome song. recita-
tion by Ji-rn..Moss;_ehorus; recite-
tions..bby Juniors; chairman's ad-
dress; drills; dialogues; quartette;
square dance; - recitation, John
Steep; piano selection, Sandra Fin-
nigan; trio, Ron Durnin, Glen Web-
ster, John Steep; tableau, "Story
of Christmas Carols"; a musical
number by Betty Durnin, June and
Joan Mills. Santa Claus carne and
presented gifts to the chii.iren.
Christmas W.I.—The ., Christmas
meeting of the Women's Institute
was' held on Tuesday of last week
.'n the basement of Knox Presby-
terian Church. The president. Mrs.
George Millian, was in charge.
Christmas carols were sung with
Mrs. Donald Haines leading and
'Mrs. Robert J. Phillips ac the piano.
Thank you notes were read. Shirt -
in boxes will he sent to those, :n
the community and are to be pack-
ed by Mrs. R. J. Phillips an
W. J. Craig.' A request Iron
trustees ofHope Chapel ceme
for a donation was read. One
be sent to help fix the grounds
this cemetery where many of th
early settlers of this district are
buried. A reading was given by
Mrs. Robert Chamney. The guest
speaker, Rev. Bren de Vries, gave
an inspiring address on the true
meaning of Christmas. Mrs. Fred Ed. Horney (Alzina), Goderich;
Plaetzer and Mrs. Donald Haines Mrs. Fred Dorr (Cora), cf Detroit;
sang a duet. An exchange of 250,
Christmas gifts was held. The roll
ball was answered by donations to
the Children's Aid Society. A de-
licious lunch ,was served by Mrs.
Keith Machan, Mrs. Charles
Straughan, Mrs. Arnold Craig and
Mrs. Randy- Fortune.
U.S.S, No. 5, Hullett.---The an-
nual Christmas concert of U.S.S.
No. 5, Hullett, was held last Thurs-
day evening in the school room
with a large attendance and the
teacher, Duncan MacKay, in charge.
Rev. R. S. Hiltz was chairman for
the evening. Welcome recitation
was by Brian Craig, Jennifer
Grange, Joyce Leatherland and
Betty Moss. Carols were sung by
all. the school and "Silent Night"
was sung in Dutch by Leo, John
and Freddie Hoogenboom. There
was a piano solo by Barbara Mac-
Kay. ,C,hristopher Robin was given
by Johnny MacKay, Robert Wil-
kin, Malcolm Hiltz, Philemon Bis -
back, John Hoogenbooni and Alan
Craig. A double trio was sung by
Edward Daer, Bernice ,McDougall,
Laura Daer, Barbara MacKay;
Marie Leatherland and Leo Hoog-
enboom. Recitations were given
by Brenda East, Ronald Arthur,
Alan McDougall and Freddie
Hoogenboom. Other numbers on
the program were: play, "Waiting
for the Doctor"; junior folk duice;
Sailor's Hornpipe dance; 'Turn
Thumb's Wedding; recitations by
Brigette Slitchling, Mechelle Cuth-
bertson and Linda ,Bean; chorus by
the school; boy's chorus; gypsy
duett sung
by Be
rnic
e 'Mc
Doi.t
all
,
Barbara MacKay, Marie Leather -
land and Laura Duce ; play,"Grand-
mothers"; piano solos by Johnny
MacKay, Judy Arthur and Carole
Brown; wand drill; school chorus:
junior chorus; piano solo: Male dm
Hiltz. The chairman gave a •,hurt
address thanking Mr. MacKay and
his pupils for the excellent concert,
and also expressed thanks to i he
music supervisor, Mrs. King. Phe
program closed with "Here Conics
Santa Claus." Santa arrived and
distributtrt and candy to all.
S.S. No. 6, East Wawanosh pro-
gram' was held with the following
taking part: George Bromley, Grace
-Bromley, Nancy Anderson, Mr.
John Armstrong, Joan Lockhart,
John McClinchey, Gordon Govier.
Mrs. Beth Lansing is the teacher.
Mrs. David W. Hamilton.—This
community was shocked when it
learned that Mrs. David W. Hamil-
ton had passed away suddenly in
her 84th year on Tuesday, morning,
December 17, at her home. She
was formerly Carmina Jane Church,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs,
George Church and was born Janu-q
ary 18, 1874 in "Colborne Township.
Later . they moved to Goderich
Township and resided there until
she was married on December 18,
1901 to David W. Hamilton. They
took up residence on the Han:i]ton
homestead. on the 8th concession of
Colborne. Later they moved to
Clinton for a short time and then
moved to the farm in West Wawa-
nosh
awanosh and lived there until six years"
ago when they came to reside in
Aubu1'n. She was a member of St.
Mark's Anglican Church and the
Horticulture Society. Besides her
husband, she is survived h?' three
sons and three daughters. Mrs,.
Gordon R. Taylor (Celia), Auburn,
Reg., at home, " Mrs. Malcolm Al-
lison (Reta), of Ailsa Craig, Mrs.
Harvey Andrews (Viola), of Luck -
now, Norman, of Goderich, and
enson, of Toronto. Two children
psed away in infancy. There are
also 11 grandchildren anti 12 great-
grandchildren. Three sisters and
three brothers also survive: Mrs.
Mrs.
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Mrs. Robert 31e2llister (Hattie), of
oderich Township; 'Carman, of
sion, Kansas; Wilbert, of Clare-
sh lme, Alberta; 'Lester, of Van -
co vr. The funeral service was
held in St. Mark's Anglican' Church
with the rector, Rev. Bren lie Vries,
officiating and Mrs. Frank Nesbitt
presiding at the organ. The sur-
pliced c$asang'the Dunc Dimittis
and acalla*ece of Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs.
Fred Plaetzer, sang "Iii the Gar-
den," accompanied by Mrs. R. J.
Phillips. Interment took place in
Colborne cemetery. (Pallbearers
were: Messrs. Regr, Norman and
Benson Hamilton, Gordon Taylor,
Malcolm Allison and Harvey An-
drews. a Flower bearers were.
Charles Shaw, Thamesville, Leslie
Morely, Ailsa Craig, and Arnold
Andrews. Relatives and friends
were present from Mission, Kansas,
Detroit, Ailsa Craig, Stratford,
Dresden, Thamesqllle, Toronto and
neighboring towns. The many
floral tributes were a silent remind-
er of the esteen, which was held
for her as a loving wife, mother,
grandmother and neighbor.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Pentland,
of North Bay, are guests of her
mother, Mrs. Charles Straughan.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Glasgow and
family. of Brussels, visited friends
in the village on Saturday.
Mr. Oliver Anderson had the Mis-
fortune last week to be kicked by
a horse. Medical aid was sum-
moned and he is convalescing at
his horse.
Miss Ruth Millian. of Teacher's
eaC S
College, Stratford, is vacationing
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
George Millian.
Fell Out of Car.—Miss Marie
Plunkett, ' three-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Plunkett,
narrowly escaped death last Friday
when she was hurled out of the
back door of her father's car onto
the paved road. In some unknown
manner, the little girl got the door
of the car open. She was badly
bruised but is convalescing at her
honie.
Mr. Keith Youngblut, of Queen's
University, and Lyle Ygaingblut,
student of the Ridget6wn Agricul-
tural College, • are holidaying at
their parents' home, Mr. and ^ lrs.
Major Youngblut and family.
Mr. William Gibson, of Wroxeter,
visited on Sunday w!th Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Finnigan.
Mr. Peter Brown, of Windsor,
was a guest over the week -end ,vith
MEI MO
OBITUARY
A. E. WETHERAL
Alfred Ernest Wetheral, brother
of Mrs. Sanford Lawlor, of Auburn,
died at Excel, Alberta, on Decem-
ber 14, at the age of 82. He was
the first postmaster, and the first
storekeeper in the town of Excel.
Born at Aylmer, Ont., ,he tart
school in Manitoba for a few years
before going to Alberta in 1909.
After homesteading at Excel, he
taught school at 'Olds, Kirkwall,
Medicine Hat, Southview, Rodland,
Excel, and other points in Alberta.
He is survived by his wife, a
daughter, two sons, three grand-
datl'ghters, and a sister, Mrs. San-
ford Lawlor, of Auburn.
Funeral services were held from
the Oyen United Church with Rev.
K. Page officiating. Interment Poll
lowed in the Oyen cemetery.
FRANK L. SHEPPARD
Frank L. Sheppard. 61, of 718
Queen street South, Kitchener,
died" suddenly on Sunday, Decem-
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SALVATION ARMY
11 a.m. Holiness Mooting.
2.30 p.m. Directory Class.
3 p.m. Sunday School.
7 p.m. Salvation Meeting.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
AT THE ARMY.
Dec. 31, 11 p.m. WATCH
NIGHT SERVICE.
Bright singing, testimonies
and Gospel messages.
Capt. Rota Matchett
Lieut. Pauline Howell.
Welcome to °
he Church
That Cares
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
10 turn. Sunday School,
11 a.m. Morning Worship.
7 p.rrn. Evangelistic Service.
Freo Meth dist Church
Merlyn R. Snell, 13.A., Pastor
ber 15, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Kitchener.
A native of St. George, Ont., he
went to Kitchener in 1919. He
was an accountant at the Walper
House, Kitchener.
During the First World War, he
enlisted in the 118th Battalion
and served overseas. Later he be-
came a sergeant in tlre Scots Fusi-
liers Reserve.
Mr. Sheppard was a member Of
St: Mary's R.C. Church and the
Canadian Legion. Surviving are
his wife, the former Mary Schnarr,
of Kitchener, two sons, Frank, of
Dundas, and Cpl. George of the
RCAF. Macdonald, Manitoba, and
two sisters, Kathleen and Sadie, of
Galt. There are eight grandchil-
dren.
,Retiniem High. Mass was sung
at St. Mary's church, Kitchener,
on Wednesday morning of last
week. Interment was made in
Woodland cemetery. The pall-
bearers were members of the Can-
adian Legion. -Mr, and Mrs. Shep-
pard had quite a few friends in
Goderich as they spent their sum-
mer vacations here, guests of Mrs.
(iCapt.) J. Vickers. Cpl. George
Sheppard's wife is the former,
Madeleine Vickers. He also spent
shrine time here list Sky Harbor air-
port before enlisting in the RCAF
in 1942. Mrs. (Cant.) John Vick-
ers attended the funeral on Wed-
nesday of last week.
l r. and tiers. Maitland Men.
iMr. Thomas Anderson and daugh-
ters,
-
ters, of Toronto, a111i d ..j s soother,
Mrs. William Anderson, aro visit-
ing Mr. and Ws. Oliver Anderson
and family.
Mrs. Errington, of Dungannon,
is visiting her friend, Mrs. Sain
Daer.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kruse and
Elizabeth, of IKit.;hener, visited on
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Lawson.
Carol Sorvlce.---A very impres-
sive candlelight service was held
on Sunday evening in Knox Pres-
byterian Church when members
from all churches in the 'village
gathered for their annual. carol
service. Rev. D. J Lane officiated.
A duet was sung `by' "Ml's..e.. Lila
and Ellen Daer, accompanied., by
Miss Margaret Clark. The Chritit-
mas story was read by Re'aw;. R. S
Hiltz. A Christmas anthemz'Avaa
sung by the United Church chiSir,
accompanied by Miss 'Margaret A.
Jackson. A duet was sung by Rev.
and Mrs. John Ostrom, of Wink -
ham. The offering was donated to
the British and Foreign Bible So-
ciety. A quintette composed ° of
Margaret Haines, Barbara MacKay,
Barbara Sanderson, Marilyn Daer
and Jannett Dobie sang "Gloria,"
accompanied by Mrs. I)uncan Mac-
Kay. The Christmas story was
„shown in color with narrator, Rev.
D. J. LAne reading the script and
Arthur, Youngblut acc•oinpanying
for the carol singing. Rev. John
Ostrom closed with prayer. Next
year the carol service will be held
in the Baptist Church.
Frank Longman. --A well-known
resident of Hullett Township for
many years, Frank Longman pass-
ed away in Clinton hospital last
week in his 82nd year. He was
born in Hullett Township, the son
of the late George Longman and
Sarah Cottle. In 1902 he was mar-
ried to Isabel Jackson, of West-
field. Surviving besides his wife
are three sons, Harold and Carl,
of Hullett Tnship, Lloyd, and
one • daughter, Mrs. Charles Wey-
mouth (Irene), both of Stratford;
also' 10 grandchildren and ,two
great-grandchildren and one sister,
Mrs. Mary Stevens, of Clinton. Two
brothers predeceased him. The
funeral service was conducted last
Tuesday at the Tasker Memorial
Chapel at Blyth with Rev, A. W.
Watson officiating. Interment was
in Blyth Union cemetery. Pall-
bearers were Harvey, William and
Henry Hunking, Clarence Craw-
ford, Edwin Wood and Fred Me -
Cool.
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