She Oshawa Cimes 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1967 Sharp Takes Criticism But Not All Finance Minister Sharp took ac- tion this week that any politician with leadership aspirations could only contemplate with an agonizing shudder. He increased income taxes and the tax on liquor, beer and cigarettes virtually on the eve of the festive season. It follows that Mr. Sharp must have taken such steps through dire necessity in what he considers the best @conomic in- terests of the country. His aim, simply put, is to obtain more revenue so the government can come closer to living within its income. His intention is to reduce inflationary pressures by discour- aging pressure for higher wages and other cost increases. Along with these tax increases, still to come next week, will be severe ax wielding at the federal level to re- duce drastically expenditures. Opposition financial critics, arm- chair and professional economists have been quick to decry the steps the finance minister has taken, Some say he has gone too far, others that he has not- gone far enough. The fact of life is that Mr. Sharp has taken the action he has judged necessary and that Mr. Sharp is the one carrying the prime responsibility for it, There are certainly grounds for criticism and fault to be found with the extravagances of government that have made tax increases and virtual austerity necessary. And this criticism will grow as the taxes take their toll and the cutbacks The Blame anticipated in employment take place. Another aspect was also noted by Mr. Sharp, the increase in spend- ing at provincial and municipal levels in an endeavor to meet the public demand for services. In the last decade federal spending rose 6.7 per cent while that of other gov- ernments climbed by more than 12 per cent. In all fields of govern- ment, what it comes down to is that those charged with the administra- tion have been too generous in en- deavoring to meet the demands made upon them for ever-increasing services, President Johnson who has his own tax problems in the U.S. made a significant statement this week in urging that business and labor take a greater responsibility in pro- viding the requirements of modern life. He said that government can supplement the efforts of others in providing such services but it can- not. supplant them. This is a message Canadians should consider carefully. Govern- ments are guilty of extravagances but in part their excesses are prompted by public demand. The degree to which they acquiece deter- mines that rate at which we reach the crisis Mr. Sharp is at present endeavoring to stem. It's not much comfort to realize we're contributors to the plight we now protest. It is time we faced up to it. Drop-In Reappraisal City Council has decided to pro- ceed with the erection of a drop- in centre for senior citizens despite the protests voiced by residents of the area in which it is proposed to erect the building. The decison brings to the fore several questions which should be answered at this time. In its planning, council visited several centres in other municipali- ties and made a survey in an effort to determine the need. In the first instance one wonders whether the civic administrators were blinded by the facilities they saw in other She Oshawa Fines 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Onterio T. L. WILSON, Publisher @. C. PRINCE, General Monoger C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshowe Times combining The Oshowe Times 'estoh 1 1871) ond the Whitby Gozette ond yonicle (estoblished 1863) is published daily (Sundoys ond Stot ted Members of C ers Associatior Aascciction, The ent oper Publish- use of reprod: @ poper credit to it or to The or Reuters, d also the locel tights of speciol des- mews published therein, All patches cre olso reserved 86 St E., Oshawa, Ontcrio fices; Thomson Bulldin Cothcort Street, Montreal, P.9 Delivered by carriers Oshawe, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, B Prince Albert, Mop y Liverpoe Orono, Leskorc Monchester, P. S5c per w H outside corr d oreo, $15.00 pe Other provinces. and Commonwealth Countries, $18.00 per yecr. U.S.A. ond foreign $35.00 per yeer. castle mot over Ca neon ymET re gnTAneRNAnAMENEYY centres. At the same time {t is not out of the way to suggest that the number of replies received to the circulated questionnaire left much to be desired. Also in question is whether the replies were represen- tative of the community as a whole. Since the matter came to the dis- cussion stage, The Oshawa Times has carried a number of letters deal- ing with the matter. It would appear that while a number of these were from residents of the John and Centre Streets area, others were from other sections of the city. The majority questioned the efficacy of the project. In some instances in the past Oshawa has been blamed for drag- ging its feet on needed projects and as a result had to pay more in the long run than would otherwise have been the case. In the case of the drop-in centre, council would be well advised to reconsider its decision before committing the taxpayers to an expenditure which might in the long run turn out to be a "white elephant". The Times still feels it would be a good idea to use the facilities available through neighborhood park associations and churches. If this were not found feasible the drop-in centre scheme might well be tried, for the time being at least, on an experimental basis in rented premises. ferries APERTURE MTA EHNA ANA HE QUEBEC EDITORS COMMENT snnmameem mantener READERS Scottish Nationalist Win WRITE DATA FOR COUNCIL Mr. Editor: I would appreciate if you could publish the following, in hopes, that some of our elected officials will supply the ans- wers. (1) If there was not a more economical and safer place to build: a drop in centre for the older residents of our city. (for example the church and house on Albert St. could have been bought for far less and at the same time been more econo- mical as they do not receive taxes for the church anyway.) How is a person on Old Age Pension of $105 a month going to afford transportation to this centre? My belief is they have it hard enough now. Anyone wishing to use this centre on Sunday that lives in the East or West of the city would have to use a taxi, due to no bus service. (3) Did our council when de- ciding this location, consider how many people would be left without shelter, realizing we already have a_ shortage of houses and apts. in the reason- able rent bracket? (4) Did our council give any thought as to this centre for older people and the local churches could furnish room for drop in centres, which would be more convenient in most cases. I often wonder how our council and Planning Board make decisions. As an ex- ample: The Medical Clinic; They turn these down (although they are needed) for parking restrictions of so many park- ing spaces per car at the same time, let Mac's Milk Stores build and increase traffic haz- ards due to inept parking fa- cilities: I would appreciate if our council would answer these questions for the public. Sincerely, N. G. Bell 97 Albert St., Oshawa, Ont., BIBLE "Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is." Mark 13:33 Jesus Christ will come back again. Blessed are the believers whom He will find working and watching. "In such an hour as ye think not, the son of man cometh." "I TOLD YOU THAT B. eruption A Le = mane os ANANA WAS LOADED! |" Shakes Establishment By HUGH DAVIDSON Canadian Press Corr d GLASGOW (CP) -- The cold draft "on every Scottish seat,' as Winnie Ewing put it, has raised goose pimples in London as well. Mrs. Ewing was talking about Scottish seats in the British House of Commons, She was delivering an exult- ant warning to the Labor, Conservative and Liberal oc- cupants of those other 70 seats after she and her Scottish Na- tional party had won the Nov. 2 byelection in nearby Hamil- ton. The political establishment was caught off guard by a re- sult that denied every forecast except the SNP's and exposed Labor's 50-year reign in the constituency as a time-worn facade. Nevertheless, first reaction from the traditional parties in Glasgow and London con- sisted largely of bromidic talk about a political aberration and flash-in-the-pan protest votes. The nationalists were dis- missed as an irrelevant fringe movement, what Conservative chief Edward Heath scorned publicly as "flower people seeking flower power." OLD PARTIES WORRIED Second thoughts have a note of anxiety, if not panic, about the rise of Celtic nationalism and what it might do to upset the Labor-Conservative see- saw in British politics. Simple political arithmetic showed that a sustained regional revolt in Scotland and Wales would seriously un- dermine Labor's political base and all but finish off the struggling Liberal party. Labor's present 86-seat ma- jority in the Commons is the result of a 1966 landslide that was unprecedented and unlike- ly to be repeated on the same scale. Of the 86 majority, 75 are Scottish and Welsh seats. Of the 12 Liberal seats, five are in Scotland and one in Wales. Alarming calculations in- volving the 71 Scottish and 36 Welsh constituencies led the politicians--especially in the Labor and Liberal camps--to find out just what has been going on in the glens and val- leys. What they found out about TULL cna scene Significance Grows Of Links With France This is a selection of edi- torials on current topics, translated from the French-language press of Canada, Montreal La Presse---Us- ually when General de Gaulle gives a press confer- ence and prepares to answer the questions of the world press, President Johnson speaks a few hours before him to remind the world of Washington's supremacy. This time, it was Lester B. Pearson who from London tried to fulfil this role. It is not certain that this ancillary - Operation of diversion scram- bled the wave lengths and drowned the voice of the pres- ident of the republic. The 1,- 000 journalists of the world press at the press conference in the Elysee Palace heard it said that Confederation, in its present form, has_ treated French-Canadians with '"'par- tiality.'" On. television, on radio and in the written press, they will give echo to these statements. And the whole world will know that Canada does not quite correspond to that model of unity, equality and fraternity which a dili- gent publicity has depicted for a long time, In Ottawa, where they pre- fer to occupy themselves with will Cyprus and Rhodesia rather What counts today and what count tightening of tomorrow 1s. the Franco-Quebec verse qualities, meetings were dominated, in a large number of cases, by the election than with the Canadian consti- links, . --Guy Cormier. elements favoring independ- tution, they are not at ail (Novy. 28) ence or elements fairly close happy. The same goes for To- to the independence option. ronto Montreal Le Devolr--The Ae In the end, Mr. Pearson will Estates General of French Were the 1,500 delegates have to give a reason. ... De Gaulle does not reply to questions with the magic word of independence. In his eyes, Quebec will accede little by little to the rank of a sover- eign state.... While the president of France sees the necessity of "a complete change in the Ca- nadian constitution," others would be willingly content with a few patches here and there. De Gaulle offers no rec- ipe. Reforms can-only come from Canadians themselves, and especially from English- speaking Canadians. But the answers given at the press conference appear to link the evolution of future Ottawa-Paris relations with the amount of goodwill Eng- lish-Canada shows in provid- ing French-Canadians with the place to which they be- lieve thy have a right in the Canada of Tomorrow. As far as we are concerned, this is perhaps the newest and most important element. .., 4 { Canada held their plenary ses- sions during the weekend, Few people anticipated what occurred. From the very first day the convention took on the appearances of a meet- ing of supporters of independ- ence; ... Some perhaps expect us to pass severe judgment on the event. Instead we will limit ourself to asking certain ques- tions, The first deals with the rep- resentative value of delegates, It will be remembered that the delegates were chosen through complex and care- fully prepared procedure by which some were to be from individual Quebec counties, some from provincial or na- tional associations and finally some from French-language groups in provinces other than Quebec. Now, apart from the fact that the right to vote was given only to representatives @f associations with very di- j 7 trom the counties of Quebec truly representative of the people and the real opinion of their areas? Were the dele- gates of provincial associa- tions representative of all bod- jes that count, were they se- lected from the 'highest eche- lons, did thev have a mandate to commit their membership on the questions discussed? Without casting doubt on the personal qualities and integ- rity of the delegates, it must be noted that serious doubt exists on this question... . At the plenary sessions, there were a few isolated and superficial skirmishes. There was no worthwhile confronta- tion between equally qualified representatives of different points of view. Can one be- lieve unreservedly that such a unilateral debate is represent- ative of the reality in French Canada?:... We doubt that it is repre- sentative of the Quebec we know, .. --Claude Ryan (Nov. 37) the rise of Celtic nationalism in the last few years was summed up by one English observer who rushed back to London to proclaim his dis- covery in startled tones. NO FLASH IN PAN "Something big is stirring in Scotland and Wales," the commentator announced, "The voting figures prove it cannot be written off any longer as a weird political pantomime confined to Druids, pibroch players and chronic porridge eaters,'"' The voting figures do indi- cate that Mrs. Ewing's vic- tory confirmed rather than heralded a trend, In the 1966 general election, the SNP polled 128,474 votes, double the tally in 1964. In the Glasgow-Pollok byelection last March, the party gathered al- most 30 per cent of the voet and finished a close-up third behind Tory and Labor candi- dates in a five-way fight. Five years ago, the SNP had a meagre membership of about 2,000. A year ago, from an expanded base of 26,000 ecard carriers, the party an- nounced a_ recruiting drive aimed at outstripping Labor's 30,000 membership in Scotland by 1967, The total before the Hamilton byelection was 60,- 000 in 323 branches. ATTRACTS YOUTH More important, the empha- sis has shifted to youth and intelligence from kilted cranks, One-third of the mem- bers are under 23. In Wales likewise, member- ship of the nationalist Plaid Cymru has burgeoned to more than 20,000 from a scattering of Gaelic poets and oddball tenors a few years ago. Gwynfor Evans became the first Welsh nationalist MP at a Carmarthen byelection ir July, 1966, and Plaid Cymru came a close second to Labor with 40 per cent of the poll in the Rhondda Valley last March. i; Both parties aim at political separation--loose = "associate status" at least--on the ground that London's neglect has caused higher unemploy- ment and emigration and lower living standards than elsewhere in Britain. Statistics assembled in Lon- don show that Scotland and Wales receive more public funds than England on a pop- ulation basis. But as one com- mentator noted, you cannot counter a deep-rooted sense of grievance about poor living, decline of racial culture and remoteness of government with a balance sheet. HOPE FOR SWEEP Some observers believe the Celtic nationalist movements are simply specialized forms of protest comparable to anti- government feelings in de- pressed regions of England. Others detect a time-bomb inside the nationalist parties. It is easy enough to generate enthusiasm and unity for the single, cure-all cry of home rule. But growth and success at the polls will expose the deep differences known to exist beneath the surface on other issues from welfare and nationalization to the Vietnam war and British defence costs. In the meantime, however, the Celts are convinced the current. wave of enthusiasm will carry them through a triumphal sweep of Scottish and Welsh constituencies at the next general election in 1970 or 1971. Even if they are wrong, the effort is not wasted. The polit- ical powers in London already are turning with greater con- cern to study the problems of Britain's hinterlands. Manitoba Railway Deal Stirs Commons Uproar By BOB BOWMAN Yesterday's story was about the delay in Canada's taking over the west from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1869 owing to the Red River uprising led by Louis Riel. The Province of Manitoba was created in May, 1870, and progress from that time on was amazing. Fight years later, on Dec, 2, a railway was completed from Winnipeg to the U.S. border where it joined the St. Paul and Pacific which was owned by Montreal financiers George Stephen and Donald A. Smith who were later to build the CPR. The deal caused an uproar in the House of Commons because it was ne- gotiated during the regime of the Liberal government led by Alexander Mackenzie. The Con- servatives charged that the rail- way was a plum given to Smith as a reward for having brought about the defeat of the Conser- vative government in 1873. In any case Smith, Stephen, and their colleagues became multi-millionaires while Mani- toba also prospered. Until 1862 there were only two routes to the west. One was via Hudson Bay, and the other through the Great Lakes to Fort William. From Fort William the "Dawson Road'? went through wilderness with 17 changes from wagons to rowboats. It was used by Colonel Wolseley when he took troops to Fort Garry in 1870 to preserve order after the Red River uprising. An easier route soon became available. Steamers went to Chi- cago and Detroit, where people could get trains to St. Paul. Then they went to Breckenridge by: stagecoach, and transferred to sternwheeler ships that hugged their way up the Red h River to Fort Garry which be- came Winnipeg: The sternwheelers did a great deal to help the development of the west. By 1870 Red River trade was averaging ten million dollars a year, but the comple- tion of the railway connection to the U.S.A. in 1878 ended the steamship service. OTHER DEC, 2 EVENTS: 1837--Colonel Gore entered St. Denis after rebels had with- drawn. 1853--Governor Douglas es- tablished a Supreme Court on Vancouver Island with Douglas Cameron, Chief Justice. 1869--Louis Riel proclaimed a Provisional Government for Red River. 1902--James H. Ross was first member of parliament from the Yukon, YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO Dec. 2, 1942 Peter A. Blackburn, city treasurer of Oshawa is cele- brating his twentieth anniver- Sary as treasurer. Dr. S. J. Phillips, chairman of the Board of Education, offi- cially opened the new Home Economics Training room in Centre Street School. 40 YEARS AGO Dec, 2, 1927 J. 8. Judge of Vancouver has arrived in Oshawa to take over the management of the Metro- politan Life Insurance Company. Over five hundred guests were present at the Ontario Regi- ment's annual ball held last night at the armouries, NO. 1 PROBLEM IN CANADA RATED HIGH COST OF LIVING By THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) High prices continue to Irritate Canadians. Eight in every ten persons feel the Cost of Living has increased more thon they expected aning ie past year. Evén more budget- conscious women (B5 %) inmen 74%) feel this way. Through @ series of polls during 1967 on the economics of living, Gallup Poll interviewers hove established that increased prices, especially in Canadian families. food, is the number one problem facing Regionally, fewer Ontorio people (76%) ond more in Que- bec (83%) think prices hove risen more than they expécted. The Maritimes and the western provinces reflect the National overage. The question: "On the whole, do you think thet prices during the fost yeer have risen more than you expected, or less?" NATIONAL Mole Female More 80% 74% 85% Less 3 4 1 As expected 15 19 12 No opinion 2 3 2 100% 100%. 100% Below Is the regional toble: Quebee Ontario West More i. 83% 76% 82% ~ Less 3 3 2 As expected 12 18 14 Ne opinion 2 3 z 100% 100% 100% Teil BOOK CORNER Hutchison Essays Reveal Life-Long Love For West By THE CANADIAN PRESS Bruce Hutchison says his love story opened 57 years ago in the cow town of Mer- ritt, B.C. The last chapter has not yet been written. It was Christmas Eve and a boy fresh from Ontario, not yet 10, watched with his heart in his mouth as his father out- bid a city sport ftom Kam- loops for the starving horse of a drunken Indian. He got if for $27 and Bruce got his first horse. From that moment, Hutchi- son was in love with Western Canada. That, too, was the be- ginning of Western Windows, a book he'describes as a "thing that simply got out of hand and ended shapeless." The 164 pages of Western Windows, a collection of 63 es- says Hutchison has written over the years, are packed with humor and_ philosophy, tender stories of people he has known and of the land he loves. The title comes from the lines of Arthur Hugh Clough, who died in 1861: And not by eastern win- dows only, When daylight comes, comes in the light; In front, the sun climbs low, how slowly, But westward, look, the land is bright. Outstanding newspaper man and author, Hutchison, editor of the Victoria Colonist, twice has won the Governor-Gen- eral's Award for creative non- fiction. Western Wiadows, by Bruce Hutchison, Longmans Can- ada Ltd., $4.95 What is a Jew? There is nothing secret or mysterious about him, writes Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut. He has a tradition of thousands of years of history, is a loyal and devoted citizen of his country with a sentimental at- tachment for fellow Jews in distant lands. In Your Neighbor is a Jew, Rabbi Plaut, senior rabbi of Toronto's Holy Blossom Tem- ple and well-known writer and lecturer, says your neighbor is undistinguished and would not attract your attention ex- cept for the fact that he is a Jew, which means that he is "different." Or is he? asks Rabbi Plaut. "I am your neighbor," he writes. "In this casual meet- ing you will not meet all Jews, but one Jew who be- lieves that being a Jew is a badge of honor and not a pe- jorative." In Your Neighbor is a Jew, Rabbi Plaut, who got away from Berlin soon after the Nazis came into power and empleted his eJucation in the United States, explains much of the Jewish tradition and re- ligion and has a word for the Christian: "The time has come to sweep away the cobwebs which centuries of neglect have permitted to be strung across the doors of under- standing. ... The Christian must begin to understand that the man called Jew is the in- heritor of a fantastic history which glitters with divine im- probabilities and achieve ments which ... one single unified procession, is now again, after 2,000 years, find, ing its focus in the Holy Land." Your Neighbor is a Jew, by Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, McClelland and Stewart, $6.00 Problem drinking cannot be controlled unless accompany: ing problems also are dealt with, says the Co-operative Commission on the Study of Alcoholism. The commission's report, Alcohol Problems; A Report to the Nation, prepared by Dr. Thomas F. A, Plaut of the United States department of mental health, deals with the United States but its finding and recommendations equally applicable to C a. The "other problems" it cites include what it terms an unwillingness to examine American drinking patterns, disagreement about what con- stitutes acceptable and unac- ceptable drinking. behavior, the relation of the use of alco- hol and criminal behavior, drinking and driving, laws and regulations regarding conditions of sale, the relation between advertising and drinking practices and "the role of drinking in the Skid Row subculture." The commission reco m- mends formation of a national organization, composed of leaders from the fields of gov- ernment, sports, entertain- ment, industry, labor, religion and other groups, to help form a new national alcohol policy. It also would under- take research studies. An "integrated conceptual approach" should be substitut- ed for the existing patchwork of different groups and organ- izations, says the report. Alcohol Problems, by Dr. Thomas F. A. Plaut, Oxford Uneversity Press, $5.25. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec, 2, 1967 ..... The Israeli army said its forces had been withdrawn to positions more than 30 miles east of the Suez Canal 11 years ago today--in 1956 --in accordance with United Nations orders. Troops of a UN emergency force were to take up the positions of the withdrawing Israel! troops. 1950--The United Nations ruled Eritrea should go to Ethiopia. 1954--United States Presi- dent Eisenhower rejected a proposal to blockade Red China, saying it would be an act of war. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917--British troops in the Ypres sector made gains near Passchendaele and Goeberg; it was announced that-the British took 11,551 prisoners on the Western Front in November; Turk- ish attacks on British posi- tions northwest of Jerusa- lem were repulsed with heavy losses. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1942--the British 8th Army artillery pounded enemy positions before El Agheila; Allied aircraft. sank two Axis supply ships off Tunisia; Stalingrad's de- fenders HABLA LI, Yuzhnaya Hill, dominati the southern side of the city. Montreal Oshawa Windsor Winnipeg Edmonton Oshowe Oshawa Shopping Centre DELOITTE, PLENDER, HASKINS & SELLS with whom are now merged MONTEITH, RIEHL, WATERS & CO. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Toronto Regina Prince George Vancouver Hamilton Calgary Associated Firms in United States of America. Great Britain and other Countries throughout the World. 2 728-7327 MRS. C. THWAITES Two m Munic Comp! WHITBY (Staff) -- On bet of the Ontario Municipal Boa W. Shub this week han down decisions regarding jections to the comprehens zoning bylaw of the Town Whitby. With the exception some dismissals, adjournme and reserved decisions town's application was | proved, The town sought approval its restricted area bylaw 2: passed June 21, 1965, as ame ed by bylaw 2698, passed J 4, 1966. The Ontario Munici Board held hearings in the 1 nicipal building in May and adjourned sitting in Novemt It was indicated that Mu Mcllwain, who appeared on | own behalf as well as a num| of ratepayers, objecting to use of lands south of the C and east of the abandoned C line, was under the misapr hension that the land was de: nated as industrial, whereas, fact, it was for institutional u and no objection was indica to such use. ' The board dismissed the al of Douglas Leaseho mited as it was counc recommendation that since appears this property is WHITBY / AJ Whitby Chapter Order of Fastern Star 248 installed officers for the ensuing y ntly, Presiding over the apiation of officers was N innifred Newton, PDD Elected were: Worthy Matr Mrs. Delphine Conibear; Wor Patron, Clarence Hallet; as ciate matron, Mrs, Jacque! Guthrie; associate patr James Martin, PP; secrete Mrs. Julia Thomas,- PM, tr surer, Mrs. Marion Jamies Presiding Matrons and Patr attending were: Mrs. Gr Hanna, Sunbeam; Mrs. Doro Mercer, Durham; Mrs. En Ducette, West Hill; Mrs. Pe; Wynn, Ontario; George Tay Sunbeam; Clarence Dunc Scarborough and Dick Wy Ontario, A buffet lunch \ served by Mrs. Helen Boe Mrs. Jean Dair, Mrs. He Breen and the lunch commit St. Mark's United Chu Women. Unit 4 met at the hc of Mrs. R. G. Grobb. Mrs. G1! Sawyer chaired the meet The worship service was ta by Mrs. Fred Ollen-Bittle the Christmas theme, "Let Keep Christmas," by Pet Marshall. Miss Florence He spoke on the growth of Wh and the United Church. Tea ' served by Mrs. J. S, Gaine Mrs. § .G. Ireland. Mr, and Mrs. George Gol Timmins, were recent visi at the home of Mr. and Mrs G. Ireland, 1003 Henry St. All Saints Anglican Cht $rd Scouts and Cubs Moth Auxiliary, at its meeting sided over by Mrs. Alex S« made tentative plans for agandy and homebake sale tc d early in January, Mem) were reminded of the next m ing of Jan. 22, when a pot | supper will be served at parish hall. Tea hostess Mrs. Peter Colliver. St. John the Evangelist ¢ December meeting will be the form of a year-end together with a supper bi served at 7:00 p.m., Tuesda the amber room. A mus program will be presented the County Town Singers, | vened by Mrs. A. F. Bergm: METI Whitby SANTA CLAUS PARADE Any group er organization wish to participate in the Sante Cl Parade on Saturday, December 1. between the hours of 3 p.m. ¢ 5S p.m. Is hereby requested to gister with the Chamber of Cc merce by letter or telephone call 668-4506 before December 9th. -- ENTRY 18 FREE -- Prizes will be awarded for floc Ist, 2nd, end 3rd. Bands end molorette groups: | 2nd, and 3rd.