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i T i-1- Ji A Mi fci v L7 LEGION Ml At PRICE 100 A A Next two meetings Wednesday Feb 15 and Feb IE Ml I fc PM SHARP X fc I I EDS FOR BENEVOLENT WORK PJfA of Orient IS i A 1r4i tv a55Fys ft A that AiUmr Hank MY UP VKMS i Mrs and Mr Curtis respective presi dents of auxiliaries of Strange and Presby terian churches with Miss Jessie GeHatly and Mrs Art at tended the annual conference of Toronto West at church Toronto on Feb One of the speakers was Miss McConncll returned missionary from India She Is a sister of Hamilton Mrs L Wil liams King City who has been a rural vicepresident of the of section has re tired from that office and was installed as histor ian for Irving Scott president of the WAXing City United church Mrs Austin Rumble and Mrs Ted Wallace were present on Feb for the confer ence Toronto Centre terial held in St Columba United church Toronto World Day of Prayer On Friday afternoon 230 on Feb when the World Day of Prayer is observed Rev J Shepherd will speak to women of Laskay United and Strange Presbyterian congregations at St Andrews church Strange At King City MA Shepherd will give the topic to groups from four local churches and Oak Ridges who will meet at Bethel Baptist church The theme of the interdenomina tional service is One Flock One Shepherd Mrs G A Hart is the King City key woman in charge of arrangements at the village At the annual vestry meeting by the congregation of All Saints Anglican church King City pro gress was noted in the various departments with a new having been formed under the Sunday school association of some members headed by Mrs Gordon Smith The new addition and improve ments to church structure was a highlight accomplishment The cost was made possible by the local contractors who are members of the church and also the donation of interior decora tion given member Total receipts from all sources in was Reelected to office for the ensuing year were A rectors warden John peoples warden Donald chairman of sidesmen James Keens lay delegate to Synod J Grew and Hood auditors Gordon resigned as treasurer the office still having to be filled United Church Annual The annual reports from the congregations of King City and United church charge embraced a greater num ber of people and increased the in Total amounts raised by three appoint ments approximated 1024600 Total resident membership was 313 King City and Teston Total number of people under pastoral care way representing about fam ilies The three Sunday schools raised over in with a total enrolment of Three Baby Bands two Mis sion Bands one and two make up a total membership of who raised for the work of the Wo mans Missionary Society The pastor of the three appoint meats is Rev Martin Catherine Anne Cross daughter of Mr and Mrs Allan FarawayClose Farm third concession of King was born on Feb where her mo ther had graduated as a nurse Her grandparent are Mr and Mrs Carlton and Mr and Mrs Earl Campbell King A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Billing King City on Jan at Newmarket hospital just six days if her cousin Timothy John Crouch was born to Rev Jack Crouch and his wife of Pickering Mrs is younger sister of Mrs Billings The babies arc grandchildren of Mr and Mrs Rosa Walker King City Mrs Williams has re turned to her home on King St after spending several at the of her daughter Mrs Don Merchant Toronto Talent Contest FEB 23 KING CITY MASONIC PROCEEDS FOR FIRST KING SCOUTS and CUBS Admission Adult Children Firemens Done An enjoyable dance given by King City firemen was well pa tronized producing The Womens Auxiliary cleared from a wool blanket raffle won by Jim Long Branch Fireman Don McCallum was dance convener Fire chief Dave Glass was the and Fergus called the square dances Norm orchestra gave excellent music Proceeds will be used for fire mens equipment such as need helmets coats lantern bat teries Joys Beauty Shop bou doir lamp was won by Helen Caldcr Maple Mrs Harold Kir- by wife of the deputy chief won a tabic cloth given by Watsons Food Frank the Perry drug store prize Mrs Cecil Walter the Harry teapot Don a utility can from Bill Jensen Howard Fry a ham donated by Coach Lines and David Hodgson son of Reeve Hodg son a box of groceries from J OReilly Amateur Contest Mr Wallace King City director of an amateur tal ent contest to be held on Thurs day Feb in the Masonic hall ii announces he will be at the hall King City on Friday night at pm to hear auditions of all who plan to take in the competition Audition judges will assist him When the finalists are heard on Feb by a panel of judges the first prize winner will re ceive 25 second place winner 10 and third winner 5 proceeds will aid First King scouting movement By the weekend a number of contestants had enrolled Mr Wallace ex pects twice the number will he auditioned He is available at house telephone King Miss Freds Dent will ho piano accompanist for both evenings On Feb a draw will be made for a framed oil painting executed and donated by a young local artists Miss Maur een daugh ter of Councillor Blanket Accident Insurance For School l Many Gifts From Community Mr and Mrs John gratitude A fully equipped bed were overwhelmed by the generosity of friends and sympa thizers who showered them with gifts at a community gathering held in hall Feb un der the auspices of Wo mens Institute Over were present Ross was chairman The young couple parents of five young children lost nearly alt their possessions when their house was entirely burned a week ago The large display of gifts in cluded quilts all kinds of bed ding towels linenwore dishes jams jellies and pickles and ar ticles for baby Steven three months There were also cash donations Laskay United church gave a cheque for and Strange school where young Norman and Linda at tend gave The were at a loss to express their was given by the Walter Monk- mans The goods will be stored until the farm house is rebuilt Four days after the dwelling was de stroyed Mr Wan less the farm owner had a bulldozer on the scene clearing out a basement The cement footings were start ed Saturday The will have a modern new home in months time weather permit ting In the meantime after stay ing at the Ross Folliott home John and his wife and baby mov ed into the cottage on the farm on Sunday Feb The oilier children ore being kept by friends and relatives On Tuesday Mrs Don the neighbor on the sixth of King gave a kitchen utility shower Annual Meeting Of King Library In New Building Real Estate Salesman We require immediately mi active young man for real estate in area All replies confidential irh CHARLES E i a Main St Newmarket Plume M3 rvfr Ma Ti WENE i FT Via uf STEAK J v i v-j- ij v I i 1 v The trustee board 2 King has taken out a blanket accident insurance to cov er pupils attending King public school The cost Is per pupil per year which will be met by the school tux levy to the ratepayers The policy covers accidents to scholar g to and from school accidents while children arc in the school building or on the premises on regular school days while they ore participat ing in approved school activity and while travelling to and from approved school other students supervision Medical surgical treat ment at home or in hospital is covered tip- to amount of resulting from accidents Dental bills caused by accidents arc met up to In of death resulting days after an accident the sum of Is paid by the insurer Twentysix after an acci dent the sum of is paid whom pupil two hands or two arms for loss of two feet or two legs activity with under authorized i v T of on will he showing pictures In the church hall Friday Feb sponsored by the choir A is to held In hall on Saturday Fob Ihe regular Hie ratepayers will he held In the community hall on Fob Cheryl homo front and coming along nicely Holding the annual general meeting of King Memorial lib rary in new quarters in King City was an auspicious occasion on Feb 3 Thirty attended when Mr J L Grew board chairman presided The librarys new home was made possible through a public financial campaign last fall We will try to repay in some degree the generosity of those who have made it possible to ac quire this building by maintain ing the high standards in the kind of books set by our prede cessors We will do all in our power to foster and further the growth of King Memorial Lib rary were the remarks of Mrs A Jarvis head librarian The new quarters were highly praised with the credit going to the planners and canvassers Elected by acclamation as board members were William Jensen John Aird Mrs Gage Love Carson Rice Ted Wallas and reelected were John L Grew and J Langdon The board will select a chairman a treasurer and a secretary The Womens Institute and Lake Marie Athletic association each will have representatives on the board King Township Reeve William Hodgson who presided for the nominations commended the citizens on the achievement From the reports submitted he said lie could see no end of sup port to the project He promised the organization would not ho forgotten in its appeal for the annual township grant The walls of the main room are covered with natural shade plywood Easily accessible shelves lino the walla with ledges between to facilitate book handling The childrens corner contains low shelving at the large front window fitted with a wide ledge There are small chairs for children to use when selecting books A closed- in counter section with drawer space shelving is spaced of for librarians A small room at the back can be fitted for the childrens story hour A built- in vestibule protects the front entrance There is also a good heating unit After library quarters that were inadequate the hoard unanimously decided to buy the former properly A public subscription campaign was inaugurated last September Tho board was requited to I The volume of our Nov- and lifted Car Sales now reached the point where we must have a larger to handle our customer If you are in established with a IJXKIS Chrysler Plymouth Dealership drop in and about either of the positions Wow make a down payment of 1650 on the Kingholm property cost ing It carried a mort gage of The firm ex tended the option expiry date until the subscription campaign was well on its way The pay ment was made and 1000 paid on the mortgage The canvass raised 2500 in and around the village and 1000 outside the village Thus was accumulated The provincial library grant on the building project is 200 and at least more will be added later The public donations have been most generous stated Mr Grew King Womens Institute made a substantial contribution and donated two tables and sev eral chairs For several years the branch has given monthly books to the library Lake Marie and King Athletic Society has given free rental space in Memorial Park and free hydro since the library was started in The carpenters who made ren ovations and rebuilding in the new quarters gave a special low J price Norman Taylor gave free labor for electric wiring Bill Jensen repaired the chimney without charge D has not submitted his legal bill Mrs Johnston has made donations Mrs George Berry typed campaign circulation let ters and gave leather book marks to be sold Mr Frank Fogs Historic Ontario lias provided revenue Victor Doner gave free labor and some material J arid Harvey as sisted Mr Grew in supervising remodelling Reports Increases The building campaign spur red membership Mrs chief librarian reported 1955 had adults six high school students and children Adults pay a fee of cents annually teenagers 25 cents and children are not charged There arc hooks an in crease of over Of the added there were donated The circulation was of which were adult fiction The largest number circulated In one day was and smallest was before Christmas The government grant is based on circulation and membership Mrs mentioned ex cellent assistance of Mrs A Hardy an experienced librarian for her part on the book selection I committee MECHANICS with product pi but not 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