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Senior Citizens fEnjoy Annual Xmas Dinner The annual Christm ain- J'Ifl Club Children's Choir, né hc Senior Citizens _a under the able direction of -' held Tuesday, December 13 at Mrs. R. Merkley, with Mrs. J. .-I --Lte-un-. Centre with 165 in 1Bîlleft at the piano. [endance. They were reg-ý Miss Carol Wight and Miss eue= as they arrnved,' by Mrs.1 Cindy Ayre took the solo Goge White, Mrs. Ralph1 parts. nd Mrs. Ken Purdy. al Mr. Les. Collacutt led ina Inmbers af Club 15. 1i-sog room was ]ovely with Bingo was then enjoyed by Cristmas decorafions and aiaIl with prizes going fa Mrs. Iighted tree. 1 G. Young, Mrs. Armistead, The tables were decorated Miss Blackburn, Mrs. E. with silver trees, candles and Brooks, Mrs. R. Franklin, Mrs. poinsettia. Abernethy, Mrs. L. TruU, Mr. The meeting was opened Cramee, Mrs. D.evitto, Mr.E 'with a warmi welcome by Mr. Burdey, Mrs. N.Mo, Mrs. Gilbert, President af Senior Turey, Mrs.Baley.Mr Citizens, iollowed by a toast Ms. esMisMBanley. k ta the Queen. Senior Cifizens. Grace was sung and every- Punch and Christmas cake one sat down ta a delicious were then served by Club 15 turkey dinner catcred ta by members and a small gi Ennisklllen U.C.W. with Mrs. given ta each merrier. Keith McGill as convenor. Club 15 sang "We Wish Club 15 members were din- You a Merry Christmas and a rier guests of the Senior Happy New Year" and on that Citizens. happy note a rnast enjayable -Affer dinner, entertainmnent evening came to a close. wsprovided by the Jack and, _______ I ~T~ q A~1WESLEY VILLE Lest weck was really a busy onc for this community and same ai the mothers wondered if their family would think they had maved to the church. On Wcdnesclay afternoon 17 members ai the UCW and ane visitor met et the church for the December meeting. Mrs. j. Groeneveld, president, open- ed the meeting with prayer and the group led by Mrs. P. :Snell was in charge of the de- votions and the programme. Mqrs. Archie Fard red the Christmas story from Luke and Mrs. Howard Payne read the meditation for it. A whit e gift offcring for the Fred Vie- ftor Mission was received as well as the regular afferings. The story of the carols was read by Mrs. Clarence Nichais wîtb suitable verses being sung following each account. Mrs. Ken Dinner rcad the story of, the wrîting of words and music ai Sulent Night. The stujdy book, "The Church and the World" was presented by There's always trne ta wish aid cand new patrons the. very best for the New Year! BOWMANVILLE (LEANERS ED. LESLIE & STAFF KING ST. W. BOWMANVILLE Mns. Murray Payne. A specia treat for the afternoon wasi solo by Barbara Dixîner, "Littiý LQrd Jesus, How Peaceful anc HoIy". The business was con duc ted by the president, dur. ring which reports were hearÉ :, frorn Mrs. Harold Austin con jcerning the iund for the supý port of two children in Honi sKong and a very interestine [letter read fromn one of their It was written in Chinese bui ,;a translation accompanied il Because of over $200 in unex. pected demands which wer( ynot ineludêd in the budget 9the financial report showeé 1that it might be necessary tc Plower at least one commit. Sment. Seasona] refreshmentç were served by the group dur: ing which final business mat ters of the UCW for the yea continued ta be discussed. d On Tuesday evening Leslie Ford, Lewis Th-orndyke and eLarry Dinner, ably assisted by John Tufford, erected* a plat- form for the, Christmas party, Wednesri' v Pvcning children used the school raom for apractice, the choir the follow- ýing night and on Friday night eover 70 sat down for a pot luck supper at tables bealltifully decorated with centre-pieces made by Bernice Best. Families sat tagether, children's places marked by candy canes. Sing- ing of Grace was led by John rGroeneveld and everyone en- 1jc>yed a bountiful supper which 1was supposed ta be pot luck. rImmediately afterward the men removed the tables, some of the ladies washed dishes, sameone entertained the tiny tats, Mrs. Howard Payne play- ed carols, the rest visited, (it was a little noisy, but a lot o! fun). A short pragram was presented by the several Sun- day Schoal classes with the superintendent as chairman. Mrs. Howard Payne was organist and f0 begin ail as- seinbled sang Hark the Herald Angels sing. Marie Fraseres Beginner's Class sang "Away in a Man- ger" with Patti Bee dressed as Mary beside a cradle. Jef- ferey Payne held a star alaft; the others were Lance Payne, Shelley Payne, Nancy and Robert Tisnovsky, Paul and Peter Hoskin. Primary Class sang a song from Mary Pop- pins, and were dressed In dirfy, raggedy costumes like the chimney sweep, Aileen Wilson, Julie Payne, Mark Bee and John Groeneveld. The 'Intermediate Class had pre- pared a short play but were unable f0 present if because of the illness of Robyn Clarke. Patti Payne filled in wifh a piano solo ta represent hier class. Two classes, the junior boys' and girls' and senior primary joined in presenting the Nativify pageant with Rae Tufford as narrator. Rose- mary Tisnovsky had the part of Mary with the Child repre- sented in a cradle. This was flot as Jesus lay, but it, certain- Iy was a fine old antigue. Wesley Best was dressed as Joseph and the Shepherds in very authentîc looking cost- umes were: Barry Best, Don- ald Nichais, Nicki and Neil Groeneveld, Rodney Payne end Timm NichaIs. The Wise- mnen were: Robert and Stephen Dinner and Alain Wilson. Angelic host was represented by Margo, Nancy and Jennifer Payne and Penny Webster. Each group was dressed in characfer and sang the carols fittîng for them. Philip Nichais and Garfield Payne played a duet an guitar and piano, for the intermediaf e boys. The Bible Class was represented by Mrs. Harold Best reading a Christmas story. The senior girls presented a short play "Girls and Carols". Sandra Payne and Cheryl Clarke opened the dialogue as :hey worked on a Christ mas A'reath. They were waifing for others ta plan Christmas Eve caral singing. These sooni arrîved and affer deciding onJ hase ta sing, tried one vers e of "Away in a Manger" and hen remembering the story of Silent Night, two of the girls, Barbara Dinner and JANUARY 3, 1967 B Registrations now being IV £ccepted. Eltht courses à Lfrom whlclî to choose. Col- lege approved for Student r Loan. Placement Servicer for Graduates. Dial 725-3375 for FREE; Literature. 10 Sirncoe Street North, i Oahswa hý t] ai PORTS t i 1501w cc On Friday, December 16,' 1960, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wil- bur, Hampton, welcomned rela- tives, neighbors and friends at the Hampton Township Hall on the occasion of their 5th wedding anniversary. Lizzie Hillis and Elmer Wil- bur were married at Courtice by the Rev. R. A. Delve on December l16th, 1916. Bath were born in the Township of Darlington and have continued to reside in the Township dur- ing their childhood and aduit if e. Folowing their roarriage1 they lived an the Wilbur farm, west of Bradley's School, for two years, at which time they moved to Solina. After resid- ing in Solina for 10 years, they sold their home, maving toJ Taunton. In 1930 Mr. Wilbur became a licensed auctioneer. and in 1933 Mr. and Mrs. Wil- bur moved to Hampton where they now reside. Guests were welcomed at the door by their son Gordon anid daughter-in-law Doris, and their grandchildren, Don- na, Clarke, Dale, Leah and Kevin were in charge of the guestbook. A guest of honor was the groomsman of 50 years ago, Mr. Gordon Leask, and with the assistance o! the aid- er boys distribufcd gifts fa evemyane and left with his usuel bearty "Merry Christ- mas". The lovely pine trec was decoratcd by the begin- ner's class and their teacher Mrs. J. Fraser, and was set up by Roy Austin and John Tuff- ford. It was a happy party, con- oluding with the singing ai EGod Save the Qucen. Every- one was sorry Rcv. 1. Munroe and famnily were unable ta be present fhrough illness, but were happy ta have Mr. Stan Joncs as guesf for supper. On Thumsday Mr. and Mrs. Mlurray Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Best and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nichols atfended the Corn Growcrs' banquet et Garden Hill. Ail yields of camn were down this year be- cause o! drought but in the standings for production Mur- ray Payne was third, Harold Best Sixth and Clarence Nich- ols, seventh. Mrs. Harold Best won the prize for gueýss- ng the nuimber of corn kern-1 els in B jar. Mr. and Mrs. H. Darke en- erfaincd the members ai their eamily on Sunday for their Christmas gathering fogether. Atl1 werc present but the eld- est grandson who 'phoned to tel] "Nana" he cauldn't make it for the day. He was same- wherc in Ontario's northland, loading Christmas trees and snowed in. There were 25 present et dinner. Other Sunday visitars were Mr. and Mms. Cecil White ai Port Hope with Mrs. Ruby Best and iamiiy; Mr. and Mrs. W. Barrowclough of Peter- borough af their home here nd with Mr. and Mrs. H. Bamrowclaugh attcnded a fam- y gathcrîng et the home ai Mr. and Mms. R. Sheffield in Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Asby returned on Wcdnesday from their holiday in Florida. Church service was et Wel- cone on Sunday morning, Der. 18 whcn Rcv. 1. Munroc gave. .is people a fine Christmas message in spite of the fact that he had net recovercd cmpletely !rom bis illness. Mrs. Carrall NichaIs was org- anisf un the absence a! Mrs. Reeve who sufiered an injury ýher eye just before Ieeving !or the service. Barbera Din- cme sang the solo part of the !hoir's anthem. Sunday School ollowed here at 11:30 and next undey will be at 10:30 a.m. vith church service at Wel- :ov on Christmeas Eve. Mrs. Reeve received medical, ttention, and a smnall particle vas removed marri the eye, rhich had suffered a painful Mratch. The senior girls o! the Sun- .y School had sent a letter )fsympathy to Aberfan, Wales, md said ne reply was neces- ary but they did receive ont ust week frm the Clerk amU «yor cil erthWr, TYM% mo y4, njf th4zmessages frain aU 'irer til worldà dbel"&d 'Mrs. Leask. wishes werc also receivcd, in- A dainty lunch was served cluding those from His Excel- by Hampton U.C.W. from lency the Governor-General tbree ta five o'clock in the and Madame Vanier; The afternoon, w h e n Mrs. J. Right Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Smeles Sr., Mrs. Edifh -Ho- Prime Minister of Canada; The garth, Mrs. L. Chapman and Hon. John P. Robarts, Prime Mrs. Gordon Leask poured Minister of Onterio; Mr. Rus- tea. The same group served sell Honcy, M.P. Durham, and supper at six o'clock for the Mr. Alex Cerruthers, M.P.P. families and close friends, and Durham. elso lunch from seven ta fnine The over 350 guests, who in the evening unfil ail were celled ta exfend their con- served. gratulations, attended fromn Later in the evening, Mr. Toronto, Oakville, Oshawa, Ross Metcalf sang several Courtice, Bowmenville, Orona, humorous numbers which Newcastle, Port Hope, Black- were greatly enjoyed. Mr. stock, Port Perry, Raglan, En- Mefca]f was accompenied by niskillen, Saline, B3rooklin, Mr. Douglas Dewell, pianist. TutnadHmtn The Nesbitt Orchestre provid- ed music for dancing, which followed the program. 1 NESTLETON The anniversary couple re-f reived many lovely plants and gifts, as well as 250 con- gratulafory cards. Telegrams and lettels conveying best lusurance - Real Estate King St. E., Bowmanville Office Residence 623-5681- 623-5493 Now Available for Festive Season A deliejous Non-Aleoholic Drink! Quasi 65c Glen Rae D a, bs (tntendcd for lest week) L_ Mrs. Ralph Saddler reports Is nine Christmas Cheer boxes were packed for U.C.W. fam- illes who are ili or shut-in, and Mrs. Arthur Hyland re- parts nine boxes werc packed for WosnenIs Institute mem- bers' families. Mr. Grant Thompson and Mr. Bruce Heaslip visited wifh Mr. Thompson's mather, Mrs. James Thompson, Faîrvîew Lodge, Whifby, hast week. On Friday Mr. and Mrs. Thomp- son spent the day et Pefferlaw and Canningfon with rela- tives. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Fallis and famnily were Sunday ev- ening dinner guests with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Clarke Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mal- colm and family visifed Sun- day with Mrs. Malcolm's mn- ther, Mrs. S. Brooks, Bow-, mnanville. Mr. anjd Mrs. Melville Hen- ry, Oshawa, werc Sunda.y evening dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Lamne McKee. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Elliot, David and Kim attended the Visking Christ mas Party on Sunday et The Embassy, Lind- say. Mr. and Mrs. Gale Walker,l Lindsay, weme Sunday even-j ing dinner visitars with Mr.1 and Mrs. Maurice Nesbitf. Miss Leona Rohmer is at- fending adult academie edu-1 caftion classes in Oshawa. Mr. Don Frew and Mr. Bruce Hcaslip were business visitors ta Delhi on Thursday.ý Mr. Norman Irvine, Bowman- ville, was Sundey evening dinner guest with the Reas-', lips. Mr. Gilbert Marlow, Brook- lin, was a Sun day guesf wth bis mother, Mrs. Nelson Mer- Iow. In the Presbyfemian Chumch Sunday m orn i ng Reverend Fred Swann chose as his ser- mon, "The Real Meaning ai Christmas." He said, "Christ, came ta meke ail things new.: 0f hem kings had power but' Christ sbawcd the wey o! love and peace. 'The son ai man came not fa be ministered ta but ta minister and gave Hisi In the United Church Rev- erend Philip Romeril deliver- ed bis address on "Belle! in! God." He staed, The ancient! sages and pocts, even befame Christ's coming, hed a beliefý in God. If every man would have an unfalling belle! al the problems o! the womld wauld be solved and peace would reign in the hearts o! aIl men. The choir sang the carol "What Chiki Is 7hs?' The- Sunday School and Ladies' Aid o! the Presbyter- Ian Church sponsored a very enjoyable children's Christ- t mas Party on Wednesday evening.1 Reverend Fred Swann read! a passage from the Bible and extended a welcome to ail. Mrs. Gllbank's class read the~ Christmas story from Luke 2, each reading a verse. Mns. Lee's class sang «Away in a Manger" with actions and Mrs. Visser sang the iast verse. Mary Mathison read the Christmias Story fromiÉêth Chlldren's Bible and Cathy Wifoe read a poem "ýStoéking ~remsCarda were 3I . i1*e gits toail lite ehdrn. 1%e. Ladies'Aid had ther~. élwige tci Crlmw gif& Trhe Canadian Statesman, Bo*manvMfe, Dee. X IM18 -'o WALKER'S ANNUAL JANUARY .~. 'O ( I - r CROUP 1 Tremendous Savings! 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