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J WTa l Sri sits flM IMS I J News Of The Wl News for column must be in the office Monday night Copy must be written as briefly as possible and confined to news and reports Other than routine reports and announcements will be printed separately I CLASSICAL OPERATIC DIXIELAND Wide selection of records and albums to please every taste Make this a Record Christmas Guitars and other instru ments for the beginner and the expert New and used GUITARS from up Make this your onestop headquarters for everything musical for everybody from records to radios thriftily priced The Music Sh MAIN ST ROBERT BUDD MANAGER FINISH OFF THAT LAST MINUTE SHOPPING AT MYERS CONFECTIONERY CHRISTMAS A KINDS CHRISTMAS WRAPPING PAPER SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CREAM BRICKS CHRISTMAS CARTONS OF DRINKS SHOP WIIKKK YOU CAN SHOP MYERS CONFECTIONERY North Newmarket Phone The Christmas theme was ex pressed when members City branch answered the roll call with the name of a Christmas carol and Mrs Arnold Peter sang O Holy Night A Christmas greeting card was received by the branch from Mm Elsie Pitt of Hantz who resided here for a number of years before she settled in England The meeting was held on Dee at the home of Mrs who convened the pro gram- After hearing Bell manager of the local Bank of Commerce explain different types of investment bonds the branch decided to invest of its community hall trust fund in a Dominion of Canada bearer bond When Mrs Fred Dent took the motto A mans reach should exceed his grasp she extolled those who are grasping for the betterment of mankind A talk by Miss Kay Clark was given on the purpose and work of the Canadian Cancer Society It is hoped that the women will be interested in the sewing group for this worthy cause Mrs Ivan gave cur rent events on other countries The branch set a minimum of words for the historical es say contest eligible to pupils of any grade in the schools of King City and Strange The subjects ore to be local in character and will be completed if possible by the end of Janu ary A committee of judges will select first second and third prize winners of each school who will be awarded and respectively The essays ore to remain the property of the for history purposes The sum of 5 was donated by the branch to the Hospital for Sick Children appeal The York County Hospital Aid sent thanks via Mrs to those who had done sewing for ST PAULS AFTERNOON WA The closing meeting of the Af ternoon branch of St Pauls Anglican church Womens aux iliary was held last Thursday The annual election of officers was conducted by the rector Rev J Rhodes The following were elected hon Miss Mary Way pros Mrs Large roc sec Mrs Arthur Evans sec Miss Helena Daly Mrs Spence Mrs Arthur Daley living message sec Mrs A Thompson social service sec Miss Daly Dorcas Mrs assistants Mrs Johnson ami Mrs Laker The next meeting will be the second Thursday in January when the rector will conduct the installa tion of officers for the Aid bazaar in the fall The annual rummage sale will be held on Friday Jan in the United church parlors No is required iil Mount branch held- its December the home of with members visitor exercises the roll was an swered gift for the shut- Ins yVC It Was decided to have a card party in the Community hall to help the skating rink fund A donation of was sent to the Sick hospital and to the Santa Glaus parade The public speaking contest will be sponsored as last year and Ihe committee to look it will bo Mrs J Mrs Martin and Mrs Carman Rolling Mrs Cromer Mrs and Mrs are the committee to help pack the Christmas Cheer parcels Mrs Ken Mitchell and Mrs Carmen Rolling were In charge of the program beginning with several Christmas Carols fol lowed by a reading by Mrs Steeper on Christmas Carols Mrs Ken Mitchell gave a read ing Christmas Ruined and Re deemed Mrs Snider sang a solo Mrs Theakor ami Mrs were the judges of the candy con test Mrs Hayes won 1st prize Mrs Case second prize and Mrs O Martin third The January meeting will be in the hall when the men will bo invited to attend MOTHERS OP THE WORLD This poem written by Mrs appear in the Issue of the Ontario Home and School magazine Mrs who lives In Toronto recently to the Newmarket Home and School association about her visit to the VN headquar ters in New York I think the baa a universal appeal to women Mrs soys J j We are the mothers of the world who cry Death and despair arc in the sound of guns See how our tears sons jr Red Our readies to the sky Across the world lasting peace we sigh Who know the cost are the ones Who bore as babes all men and through us runs The stream of life Shall wo now let it die Mothers arise In tears there is no gain The time is past to weep for costly strife But still you hold the womb that harbours life The breasts that suckle nourishing the young And are these not the symbols of all need AH human need all hunger and all love Symbols of family and home the best Wherewith the common lot of man is blest And shall they now go down in crimson night As men prepare the last titanic fight Ten times ten million rise and stand above The fair young dead through centuries of pain So men awakened see with lightened eyes The measure of the agelong sacrifice And humbled penitent redeemed shall prove That there Is strength in good and power in love MARION CATTO CANDIES PARTY AT HOME Saturday evening Dee 13 about CO members of St Conclave Order of Crusaders Toronto held a Christmas con cert for the senior citizens of the York County Home Newmarket Philip and Edith super intendent and matron welcomed the guests During the evening a very lively and fast program was presented which in cluded two films Several lucky number prizes were drawn and each resident received a gift Af ter the program the Order Was entertained in the staff dining hnll Newmarket Social News Mr and Mrs Kenneth Beckett- Toronto visited their parents Mr and Mrs Richard Beckett on Saturday Mr and Mrs Fred ray and son Bill visited over the weekend at Mount St Louis with Mrs brother and sisterinlaw Mr and Mrs Leo Mrs Hamilton Brant- ford Is visiting her sister Mrs J A Mr and Mrs Dunn and son Larry Toronto Mar shall Lyons and Laurie Lyons Bluffs were Sunday visitors at the home of their par Mr and Mrs Luke Lyons Miss Opal Brech- on spent weekend with Mrs- James Bond AMr Mrs Bernard Lee visited Mrs Lees mother Mrs Ross- and her sister Mrs Fred Jones on ac companied by Iter son Bill visit in Toronto over the weekend at the home of her brbthorin law and sister Mr and Mrs Mr Sanmito Bohnitz will arrive home on Friday night to spend two weeks holidays with his family Among the recent visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs if were Mr and Mrs Thos Sudbury Mr Joseph Kirkland Lake and Mr and Mrs J Gait Mrs Richard Beckett attend ed the funeral services of Mrs Freeman Allen Aurora on Mon day Mr and Mrs Nelson Ion and sons visited in Hamilton with Mr and Mrs Nelson Ion and in at the home of Mr and Mrs John and family oh Sunday S Wood Vancouver arrived in town on the weekend to spend Christmas and New Year holidays with her son-in- law and daughter Mr and Mrs A and family and Mrs Robert Scott plan to leave on Saturday to spend the Christmas holidays in with Mr Scotts parents Rev and Mrs R Scott- tuke Lyons is convalescing at home following a recent acci dent While helping his son Aubrey Falls with some carpentering Mr Lyons fell and broke several ribs rrMr and Mrs Bruce An drews Brian and Billy visited in Toronto oil Sunday the guests of Mr and Mrs Ted Andrews and family wrapped THE BEST DRUG STORE Phone 14 Main St Newmarket We deliver VALUE PROGRAM To Robert King director of York County Health unit spoke on civil defence when he addres sed the graduates of the Red Cross Homo Nursing course on Wednesday Dec King was the gii s speaker at the closing exercises a ri of pins to the members of this Sir Dr King said that when he had heard of Ihe course lie had thought probably only a half- dozen or so would register It very pleasant surprise to learn that over had done so As a resident of the community shall feel easier to know that there are so ninny welltrained nursing assistants in the district continued Dr King He Mrs Carol Ho i londv Heal In nurse the instructress of the class and the Newmarket branch of the Red the sponsoring for their share in the Important pr6ecl- fliiifs valuable contribution to the local civil defence program can also be of great importance in times of local community dis aster as large fires or train wrecks result in in- Hydro he ami nil of Hydros thousands of employees throughout tho Province join with the Municipal Systems in wishing you the of the Commission also take this opportunity to ex tend their heat wishes mid to the suppliers technicians and men ami women of In- hour whose cooperation tins contributed in great measure to the of now tower i May this Christmas he and merry and may the New Year good health and prosperity Mil OtMUM 111 jury to in the com and could present a sud den situation said think of the people of Britain Whoit war struck in 39 was not much in the way of organized civil When the enemy prepared to launch its attack on the British it was necessary to the to save Their civil defence organi zation serves as a for lis today federal minister in a recent referred to the four ser vices the army navy air force and civil defence We read about civil defence in the papers But it doesnt mean much to hi ordinary life Hie Red Cross has a tremen dous part to play hi civil defence We pray that war wont to this part of the world But it can weapon ami modern liuvo the past concepts of warfare We as that live Russians now know as much about as we do at end lust war At present gas warfare in classed as an even greater horror than nlpiii bomb warfare- V War can he spread on a scale Hum In or imguhletl planes can bring to iun shores this part of In particular could he easily ght Into another war In such an event classes play a very important hi civil defence As time goes on we should everybody hi the community any physical capacity Into the civil defence setup Volunteers will be needed for of stretcher lire flsUiera war- many other tusks war to what he done with children It was deckled that Komi community who wore adept at children be or ia to look after while ihetr were part hi civil defence work In event of disastrous ami train wrecks bo culled upon to the community districts with floods such as Eraser River valley or the area and the serious fires of last year realised the need for organized emergency workers Much harm is often caused when inexperienced and helpers who have no guidance rush in to as sist following an accident Gra duates of courses such as this Red Cross Homo Nursing can form the backbone of a local defence organisation ANNOUNCEMENT I wish to announce that I have purchased the old estab lished grocery business of CRAWFORD WEILS which I will operate as a CARLOAD GROCETERIA in the Green store which I have also purchased For your convenient service we will have a complete line of groceries provisions Red Brand beef and other top quality fresh and cured meats The official opening of our business will take place on THURSDAY DEC IS We are offering attractive during opening week and we invite everyone to come in and see us and get a free chance on the mantel radio tie and other prizes To the first customers who purchase on December IS we are giving a free pound of W J CARLOAD GROCETERIA KING CITY PLAN NOW TO ATTEND BAPTIST CHURCH ON SUNDAY AT REV CLARENCE A KING will be our sues King is well known to many hen is now nncinol of the Atlantic Bible School There will also be special music which you wUI IS KING CITY BAKERY CHRISTMAS CAKES AND Bob McLeod Kids SANTAS COMING to the NEWMARKET Furniture Electric ltd on Thursday Friday and Saturday Dec pjl to A iiiv tiM J afrJ i i