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Hmtt IKS v SERVICE Twelve telephone lines In King City were disrupted for service J for almost two days last week when a hydro line touched a Bell Telephone line while hydro voltage conversion was being made for the changeover from to volts A red glow at the point where the wires touched was followed by a short sharp ring on telephone lines Tie wires in the cable were cut off and service to these subscrib ers was dead The first report to King tele phone exchange went in about 920 on Wednesday morning A few of the lines were repaired by Thursday night while others went Into service by Friday noon and during the afternoon It was several hours before the Bell crew could locate the point honey faxiny leather M foe foftoBstc nj ESS over the five export market than I i Canadian which priced Canada of trouble where the insulation of the cable was burned through Kin librarian Upon the resignation of Miss chief librarian of King Memorial library Mrs James Rock consented to act for the coming year and to supervise all records The appointment was made at the annual meeting on Jan when she vacated her position as treasurer to fill the new post Miss who founded the local library association in has been head of the staff since that time In appreciation of her services letter of acknowl edgement will be forwarded to her She was renamed on the directors board for the coming yean The board will concentrate on membership since yearly income depends upon membership which determines the size of the gov- grant The number of books circulated during the year is a factor in determining the status of the library with the Ontario Association of Libraries While the adult paid member ship of for and child ren borrowing books Is below the previous year there were books in circulation which was an increase of 885 over the figure The library had also been closed for three weeks or more when the quarters were moved from Lake Marie Hall to the present building In Memorial Park off Doctors Lane which It is hoped is only a temporary home for the books until a com munity hall can be built Sixty new books were bought last year and volumes with additional premiums were receiv ed from the Womens Institute through the Literary Guild Do nations from private libraries were also received There are available books for borrow ing and a large number of dona- fed books are still stored for lack of shelving space in the small building The revised Bible was donated last fall Mrs Gordon Wells the secretary rec ommended a vote of appreciation to volunteer assistant librarians Mr Hay Burt Ruth Wilson Kay Clark Mary Jane Walker Mrs Harry Rate if Appointed to assist Mrs Rock as librarian for were Mrs J Grew Mrs Wells Mrs A E Jarvis Mrs Mrs W Denton M J Walker the home of Mrs Clyde Cairn dealt with local handcrafts under the of Mrs Pearson Smeltzer and Mrs A Black for agriculture and Cana dian industries The exhibitors who are workers in Kingcrafts presented interesting displays Miss Boys brought her loom on which she was mak ing a chads white scarf Mrs Finch took her hand craft in smocking which she said can be shared with others This craft brings out personality in choosing design and color ar rangement Family night for branch fam ilies will be held on Feb 14 in hall at pm A special program will be arranged by the recreation committee and re freshments will be served Las euchres will take place on Jan 29 and Feb 12 in the hall Colored Pictures An open meeting of Kingcrafts Guild will be in the auditor ium King City United church on Wednesday Jan at pm when husbands and friends of members are invited to see col ored pictures by Sir Ellsworth Flavelle Last January a sim ilar evening was enjoyed by members and their guests Sir Ellsworths photography is not only artistic It is educational the pictures will be worth view ing Refreshments will be serv ed afterward In advance of the entertainment the regular meet ing of Kingcrafts will be held in the church basement at pm President After the business pertaining to the past year has been con ducted by the outgoing president of King City United church A Mrs Austin Rumble the new president Mrs George Harvey will be in the chair for the re mainder of the program and new business under discussion when the first meeting of the new year is held at the Manse on Tuesday evening Jan Others taking office are Mrs Archie Campbell 1st vice Mrs I L Scott 2nd vice Mrs Thompson secretary Mrs John Parsons treasurer Mrs Verdun Gordon pianist Mrs Aubrey Campbell and Mrs A J Gordon social conveners Congregations to Convene At St Andrews Presbyterian church Strange the congrega tions of Strange and Ninth Line will hold a special meeting with Rev W W Weir Brampton and the presiding minister Rev D C Wother- spoon for the presentation of Important matters pertaining to the charge Members and adher ents are urged to attend The gathering will be held Wednes day Jan 28 At Identical twin daughters were born to Mr and Mrs- Jack Young nee June Brown at Memorial hospital Weston on Thursday The little girls each weighed over five pounds and are the first children of the young couple Their names are Carol and Dorothy Ann and their grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Brown of King Mr A E Kelley received word early this week that his first grandson was born on Tuesday Jan 13 to Dr and Mrs Jim of Springfield Mass Mr and A Cuthbertson spent Saturday af ternoon and evening at the home of a cousin Mrs Arthur Fleet Rummage Sale The annual rummage sale and afternoon tea given by King City WI has proved to be such a popular and successful event in the past that the branch is again undertaking this project for Fri day Jan 30 at pm in the rooms of King City United church Donations of good used clothing such useful household articles as china glassware sil ver linens used patterns for childrens garments books in fact anything that would be use ful to someone else will be grate fully received It is important that all dona tions be in the of the pricing committee on the even ing of Jan the sale at the United church In the meantime Mrs J Grew and Mrs Ray Burt have consent ed to make room In their home for those who care to leave clothing or other donations prior to Jan 29 For Information tele phone Mrs A Jarvis presi dent Mrs Austin Rumble vice president or any of the execu tive This year the sale will not com prise but a delicious afternoon tea be served for a nominal fee which will be con vened by Mrs A Rumble New Partner There is a change In the part nership of King City Motors Mr Simpson King is the part ner of Dave Glass having pur chased the Jack Armstrong share In the business After Dave Glass and Jack Armstrong received their discharge from service in the Inst war they pur chased the J garage motor business becoming partners In the building was rebuilt into the present structure where Mr Glass Is chief mechanic Mr Armstrong has not said what his future plans are Roads Superintendent Robert McLcod King City compart to provXto lint of SA powjrsd for lon with new dM4hHd I 4 mm r VrvifJ W Krat J Ideal for power and It provide more power per 3 energy into I In I fe I immljl fromgtioi Wj J Jlst TO V VV Aftfevd After months of failing health Arthur Green King pass ed away in Military hospital Saturday afternoon Jan The funeral service was conducted from Herington and Deans funeral home Niagara Falls on Tuesday afternoon with interment in cemetery Rev Martin son a close friend of the family assisted with the service Leonard and Harry immediate past president of Robertson Masonic Lodge were among the pall bearers Floral tributes were contributed from the congregation of the King United church King Legion and Ladies Auxiliary the Mas onic lodge and a group of neigh bors as well as personal tributes from friends Mr Green passed away shortly after he and his wife had left King City to make their home in St Stephens Court Kingsway north Islington Mr Green had become seriously ill about Sept ember and in on several occasions falling to re cuperate to carry on his business at King where he and his wife operated a general merchandise store for over four years He was a member of King City United church King Legion and the Robertson Masonic lodge He was born at Niagara Falls and for years was with the Canad ian Customs there He Joined the battalion hi World War serving overseas for five years Surviving are his wife the for mer Evelyn Gay a daughter Mrs Robert Kemp Mary Pat and a grandson Robbie Kemp aged Niagara Falls village trustee was made super intendent of roads at the inaug ural meeting of the board last week Under his supervision are roadways sidewalks and street lights hours after the board met and Councillor Douglas had sand and salt placed in a depression on Keele St just north of the railway track as a temporary aid until permanent repairs can be made in the spring Scout Committee The results of a conference and friendly discussion of mothers and fathers of scouts and cubs with the group com mittee at a meeting on Jan chaired by Mr J Grew have added strength to the committee and opened the way toward pros pective assistants to Scout Mas ter George Harvey and Cub Mistress Mrs Hood and her official helper Mrs Alex Campbell We need more help on the committee to keep It alive Mr Grew pointed out The group committee has important job they are our backers declared Mrs Hood who has been cub leaders since Mr A stressed the import ance of having the support of parents The urgent need of assistants to the leaders was shown Two persons cannot do the required curriculum and extra work for cubs said Mrs Hood Harvey has no assistant He has scouts and is needing three others In order to make three divisions of five boys each in the troop Dr J Barrio Gordon Tot ley George Strain John Rise- borough and Gordon Smith been added to the committee J J Grew A Archibald and Rev been active the committee for time When the committee met on Jan five members were pres ent other were unavoid ably absent Always these group meetings are the scout and cub leaders and the secretary Mrs Ursula Shields It was decided that regular meetings would he held on the first Mon day night of the month oclock in the basement of the Anglican church and that group members appear whenever poss ible at regular weekly cub and scout meetings Mr J chaired meeting regular monthly meeting of hoard of King City will be held on Monday January 26 in the Masonic hall at pm Too la The weather Is coldest England it has been for year and Mr Hurry who it vteitinghU at Cambridge is practically cold all the time according to latter to family here He is all his time with Mr John Cornell Ma ali tor who wriou9ly 111 Meet Canadian Mr John Dow president of King City and Irving 3rd vlcepreildent attend ed dinner at the Xing Edward hotel Toronto Jan held by Toronto and in honor of Mr Merrill president of the Canadian of club Select Writing Standards An important subject the public school curriculum writing and a uniform of teaching thin In grade adopted by King Teacher Aaaociatlon when meeting at King City whool Jan 15 under the of Mr Nell Oak principal and Fatten King City ware and served refreshments The organization followed up a proposal made by the recently retiring public school Inspector Mr A Galpin The decided to hold winter monthly meetings at 3 oclock in the The next gathering will be held at Schomberg on Feb when Mr will be invited to speak William Newmarket came to King City on Saturday to attend the annual meeting of the cemetery company Mr and Mrs A J Gordon and Donald arrived at Tucson Ari zona on January having left King on Dec have communicated with friends from Mesa and are spending the win ter in Arizona where Donald will attend school Mr Arnold Peter was bereav ed recently in the death of his father Mr John Peter Euclid Ave Toronto where he had re sided for many years He pass ed away on Sunday Jan Mr Peter was and was in excellent health until the last two months i4Jl by 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