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v fc ir J Km Ml Eli i District fc New Early in January the lion of official of King Legion Branch will be held when Walker will be invested as new president Joseph the retiring president as Jack Jones iilrst vicepres William Murray second and A OropbeJI Fred Judges Hugh the executive commit- Gordon Smith is Shipley and Fred color bearers A Phelps will continue as Chairman of the poppy fund ML and Comrade Phelps ire branch representatives of the zone Work on the Legions new club rooms on Dew St is o go ahead when it is expected thai the outside shell will be by the end of December jack Jones building and the building committee nave authorized to proceed with necessary steps to shape up the so that inside can be applied during the winter President Bob Walker is interested in completing the building which will be residen ts in appearance having two picture windows with brick siding This week power saws were lumber ready and no de- lay is anticipated Inspire Worshippers The peeling of the newly in stalled chimes from All Saints Anglican church is an inspiration the Christmas season as the carols ring out for a distance of live miles They can be played from the pipe organ or can be used with records as the occa sion demands The lighted ever- green tree on the church lawn emphasized the Christmas sea son- The chimes called the shippers to the Christmas eve service when the rector Rev ft delivered a Christ- mas message in the glow of candles set amidst green that decorated the church The service at King United church on Dec was a com position of carol and a special message by the minister when the colored lights on the tall Christ tree splendid effect Numbers were sung by a mixed quartette Mrs Adam Davidson Mrs John Dew John Dew and Jack Parsons The choir render- ed special anthems under the direction of the organist Mrs After the service Mrs entertained the choir at her home Has Birthday Alice Ferguson had her birthday on Saturday Dec but under rather unfavorable circumstances She became ill that and had to summon a doctor Miss Ferguson has ways been so hearty and active and her friends ore very sorry to see her indisposed On the previous day to her bad spell she spoke to the little children who attend Mrs Jacksons kindergarten class when a Christmas party was held She Is the villages story- lady and brought a special treat for the little folk Family Gatherings At the home of Mr and Mrs Harry for Christmas was a cousin Mrs Gill- ham and Mr Harold of Buffalo Miss Grace White of Toronto and the daughters Lois of McDonald College and Mary McBride Mr- and Mrs Jim married on Dec were part of the family gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Harold HolHns- a of the bride who Elizabeth Douglas In the party was the mother Mrs Fred Douglas and son Murray and Mr and Mrs A Sanderson of Toronto the latter a sister Mrs The bams are back from their honey moon trip in the United States and are making their homo at Brampton Mr and Mrs Archie Campbell and Kay were with the Nobles at City on Dec while the Campbells enter- ialned her sister and husband Chris Hawkins of To- Mr Albert Richards of born festivities at Detroit at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank McKay He went by bus and intends to stay for a few days Mr and Mrs Norman Brad- bury and two children St Goth I Marines to the home of Mr and Mrs George Climpson Baldwin Miss Eva Dennis principal of King school joined her family at St Thomas and Miss Doris left at the closing of school for a tour of Florida Mr and Mrs Charles former school inspector of King township is oh an ex tended vacation in Florida Dr J arid Mrs Dr Bill and the fam ily were Christmas guests of Mr and Mrs New of As Christmas remembrances King legion ladies auxiliary sent flowers to war veteran George Bainbrldge who is in Sunny- brook hospital again and presen ted flowers to Mr Arthur Green who is convalescing from a long illness at his apartment Mr and Mrs Green were joined by their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Bob Kemp Niagara Falls and their son Robbie for Christ mas arid will have them with them again for New Years President of Succeeding Mrs Raymond Burt Mrs Alfred Strange has been elected presi dent of All Saints of which Mrs is honorary president When the nominating committee presented the slate of officers at a meeting held at the home of Mrs Gordon Wells on Dec the list was accepted Other officers are Mrs Fred Vice replacing Mrs Mrs Dan secretary and Mrs Harry Cun ningham reelected Mrs secretary Mrs Frank living message secretary Mrs Alexander and Mrs Gordon educa tional Mr Peter Clark and daughter Kay attended the funeral of Mr William J Thompson held at Mount Albert Dec whose twin Mrs Edwin Scott township passed away a few weeks earlier The Thompsons were neighbors of the Clark fam ily of the sixth concession of Scott as pioneer settlers Miss Una Kennedy Niagara Falls is spending the holiday season at the home of her niece Mrs Laura Rolling Mrs William Williams is pleased to state that her grand son Keith son of Mr and Mrs Horry Williams was allowed to leave his room in the and meet his parents to hove Christmas dinner with them in that city Keith who is has been in for a year and has been allowed two halfhour periods a day when he can sit up Miss Patricia will go to telephone exchange oh relief duly for a couple of She leaves Sunday evening and will have a boarding place there She was at Maple exchange for a week Mrs Alexander 3rd line has just returned by air from England and Scotland where she and her daughter Betty went by boat last August It was many years since Mrs Alexander had seen England her birthplace and members of her family At Swin don Wiltshire where nor people live much of the countryside has been built up Mr and Mrs Alexander and daughter Mary had a quiet Christmas at The Pines as Bet ty is remaining in Devonshire where she is attending school Harry Alexander and appointed to arrange the program is Mrs Watson Fergu son Mrs- Mrs Mrs Jas Ball Mrs L Williams and Mrs Phillips Mem bership fees will be due at that time Mrs Williams poured tea for a reception held at the home of her sisterinlaw Mrs Gordon Sinclair Sudan Ave Toronto when Mrs Sinclairs mother Mrs Sarah Badger celebrated her birthday on Sunday afternoon and evening Dec Mrs Bad ger is Mrs Williams and Is a sister of Mr James of of King King City Lions held ladies night aViRIdge Inn on Tuesday evening Dec with partak ing dinner Afterward many re mained for bridge and euchre President John Dew was master of ceremonies The entertainment given by the pupils of Strange school on Dec 16 was very sue- The children performed well in singing recitation and a comic dress play It was Miss Betty Climpsons first experience in conducting a school concert and to direct students was no easy task Marvin Hunter sec- of was Rev King City who conducts religious in struction in the school weekly spoke highly of the teachers work and the of the chil dren The classroom was filled to capacity and Santa made his annual visit New Tenders Application for tenders to op erate King rural mail route will be closed on January 2 The federal government called for a second tender in this con nection when tenders submitted on a previous occasion did not meet with approval by the postal department the retired merit of Mr Frank in September Mr Bob OKeiHey took a temporary contract He was followed by Mr Harold OBrien who is carrying on in a temporary capacity Mr can submit his tender if he so desires New Classroom In A loan 750U has been granted to by King Tp council to erect a portable class room as an addition to the one- room school The allowance is taken from the townships corn school fund and will run for a period of years The section will be required back some annually to in clude principal and interest By using this the expendi ture of selling debentures is eliminated and the townships schools benefit financially corn the interest accrued the reeve explained Returns to school sections are based on average tendance In instances where large debentures ore not requir ed for school improvements the common school fund- or the old clergy reserve fund is accessible for loans Work on the new room com menced last week and with weather permitting it is expect ed to be ready for the reopening of school in the new year The school population is over Mrs George Edwards has been assisting the principal Robert Meridith staggering the classes in two shifts noon and to pm Mrs Edwards teach grades 2 and in the new room Reduction in Mill Rate There is a likelihood that the trustee mill rote on King township can be reduced by three mills or more in This was disclosed when the financial report for was presented to ITS WARMER THAN EXPECTED ONLY 20 BELOW The Newmarket Era and Express Dec 31 Page and Mrs Long David and Tony end Mrs Wicks had Christmas dinner with Mr and Mrs Har old and family Mr and Mrs Harold arid family Mr and Mrs A Scott and Miss Laura Mae and Mrs Wicks had Sunday dinner with their aunt Mrs Hayes and Marion Toron to L Mr and Mrs Sr and Mrs Katheleen Dunn and Al bert had Christmas dinner with Mr and Mrs Sidney Aylett and family Mr and Grant Mrs A White attended the funeral on Tuesday of Mrs A Duncan Mr and Mrs A White had First Vice is and sec- Vice is Alex Hands Gordon Downward and sec retary Bill were both in by acclamation The executive members voted In were as follows Chic Mickey Smith Jr Cecil Ken Miller Walter Groves Al bert and Herb The two by acclamation were Sid and Bob Cemp representatives for year arc Alfred Smith and Fred Speed Next Bingo January will have good prizes lots of winners Boost Comrade Sid and his i j Clarence Allan and his Arena canteen committee j Airborne personnel of the Royal Canadian Beav er designed to test men and airdrop equipment in engineering operations Under Arctic conditions have not been getting the expected degrees be lev zero weather but at degrees below zero on a flat plain with a screaming wind hot liquids very refreshing Above senior officers rep resenting three countries wait soup being prepared by Kapuskasing The officers are left to right Major A Cooper Royal Engineers British Love Exercise Director and Commander of the Northwest Highway System and Archer Engineer Brigade The exercise is being undertaken in trie Yukon miles northwest of Edmonton bingo committee If you dont tt out and Mr and White The same goes for Comrade- and Mr James White Sunnybrook hospital had Sun day tea with Mr and Mrs Grant Morley Mr and Mrs Herbert Oliver spent Christmas day with Mrs Percy Allen Aurora Mr and Mrs Ralph Cook and Donna Mr and Mrs Edward Richardson all of Toronto- spent Christmas with their parents Mr and Mrs A Richardson and family how the farm broadcast aims to assist farmers with latest re ports on market prices land trends Other speakers Reeve and Reeve Armstrong King Tp Mr E was appointed field for the match which will be held in King township next October Bruce on Wednesday the Modernlza Peter Alexander are in Montreal ratepayers A where Peter is with the Quebec Command Presentation Of New Car On Friday and Saturday even ings January and 10 Mr of the Bill Drink- water Motors will bo host at House when the formal presentation of the new Chevro let fourdoor sedan will bo made at the spacious garage in King City Commencing at each evening an invitation Is extended to the community to participate in this unique feat ure when response by hundreds of anticipated by Mr who is making ex tensive preparations for the which Is the first of Us kind In the village The scene will lie set In an attractive dec orative arrangement A public address system will carry the I ho speeches to every corner of mm are remaining over until the weekend Hie Burns family of Mr end Mrs Jim Wells of Toronto the day with Mr Mrs Fred Curtis Hies Dorothy Armstrong and her friend Miss Bessie Toronto are in Florida at St where they are the of Miss uncle Mr and Mrs J Grew en- Mr and Mrs Sydney of Ottawa with Whom they have spent the past 12 years The ft lends remained for a few days At the home of Mr and Mrs John were mother Mrs John Belknap family the Wilfred family of W Fisher was a day visitor of her if Mrs To- Carol at tier home in Betty or of tion of the arage by an annex and hew office space will pro vide ample room for everyone Refreshments will be served by the King City United church convened by Mrs I Scott Lucky draws will ho made on both nights iifetJde r A parcel of jams Jellies and other well as worth of fresh fruits were presented by Presbyterian A and the to the old folk of York County Home during the Christ inas season The meeting was held at the home of Mrs Ball Dec when two young girls contri buted to the program Carolyn Shropshire and Judith Armstrong I sang Little Children Do You Know accompnnied by Mrs Shropshire Judith played the piano for Carolyn when she sang Away in A Manger The Janu ary meeting of the society will be held on the of the month when Miss Ferguson will be hostess at home of Mis tl at King City school on Dec The reduction is seen from a legislative grant of 1245 on the principal and interest payment of the school debenture Trustee Keens said it was expected that the grant would go to the town ship council which Issued the debenture Issue to fi nance a new classroom and reno vations to the main part of the building The department of education paid about percent grant of the amount paid toward the de benture It is the first school grant the school section has re ceived in this respect A town ship official explains that ho government has not always paid a debenture grant direct to school sections The system was adopted recently for the direct benefit of school sections Hut the department expects the grant to be spent wisely The total legislative grants for are 477431 The town ship tax levy and grants brought the section which in cludes a grant on teachers sal ary and income from the clergy reserve fund Total receipts in cluding the balance carried over from December wore It will be recalled that when ratepayers were asked to- prove debenture to the school they were told by the chairman Mr Keens that the first year was the costliest that government grants on deben ture payment would afterword reduce the mill rate Mr Keens has the ftntlsfflction of seeing Ibis come directly to the tax payer Unless unforeseen expenditure arises this can be put into effect ho states Plowmen Hold Norm farm broad caster on radio station was the guest speaker at the annual turkey banquet given by King and Vaughan Plowmans Association on Dec Nearly met in the Sunday school at Kleinbur church Mr A very happy arid prosperous New Year to all our readers J Mr and Mrs Matt Craig and Susan Detroit spent the holiday with Mrs Craigs parents and Mrs J Mr and Mrs- J Henderson are spending the holiday season with their son In Fort William Rev and Mrs and son WJarton spent Christmas with their soninlaw and daugh ter Rev- and Mrs and baby V Christinas guests of and Mrs J Smith wore- Mr and Mrs and sons Mr and Mrs J and Nancy and Harold Miles all of Mr Nel son Miller Niagara Falls and Mrs Jacob Smith Miv and Mrs John en tertained the members of their family and their children on Christmas Day Mr and Mrs Peregrine and sons and Mrs Frank had Christmas dinner with Mr and Mrs Maurice Evans Toronto Mrs P Bong her family and on Christmas- Mr and Mrs Dew spent Chris mas Day and Mrs Cecil Dew Mrs Is visiting tier slsteiv Mrs Sutton Mr an Mrs Clarence Spencer and family with Mrs Spencers parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Wright Mrs J A Irwin spent Christ inas with her fiiuilhlaw daughter Mr Mrs and family Toronto Mr and Mrs Well man and family were Christmas of Mr and Mrs Allan guests of Mr and Mrs Floyd Winner were Mr and Mrs Gooding and family Mi and Mrs V Good Ing and family Mr ami Mrs Allan Doner Mr and Mrs Ken Jones and Mark ham and Mr Mis Mllstcd Mr ami Mrs Salmon and family had Christmas dinner with Mr and Mrs A Salmon Toronto Mr and Mrs Dyer Toronto spent tholr wedding anniversary on Saturday with their soninlaw and daughter Mr and Mrs Salmon The cold weather over the weekend enabled Mr Bert to flooding Hie arena the children and young people arc looking forward to skating There will be skating on New eve from pm to am Thursday evening Jon from to pm 4 Mr and Mrs Murray Ian entertained the members of Kinj family for Christmas Mr Bob St Francis Seminary spent a few days with his undo and the family Mr and Mrs and Ron spent Sunday the homo Miss Laura Thompson Toronto Christmas with her brother Mr and Mrs Sydney Thompson Miss Mary Is spending Iho holidays with her lister Mrs V Misses Ann and Marian Main- prize a few with their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Angus Smith Miss Marion of Sudbury is spending the Christ mas holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur VanNos Mr arid Mrs Harvey Bradford Miss Marion Sudbury Mr and Mrs George daugh ter Ann had Christmas dinner with their parents Mr and Mrs Arthur and Mrs Clayton Martha Ann Carolyn and spent Christmas day with Mrs parents Mr and Mrs J Cobkson Stratford arid Mrs Roy Morley Mr arid Mrs Grant and nil- lie had Christmas dinner with Mr and Mrs Aurora Mr and Mrs John Irwin John and Barbara and Mr Robert Irwin Toronto spent Christmas day with Mr and Mrs Willis and family at Sunderland Mr and Mrs William Kingdon and Bill spent Christmas day LEGION NEWS Well the election of your ex ecutive for has been com pleted Comrade Paul be came president by acclamation Have you kept New Years Eve open Members their wives or lady friends only 200 per couple Hats notions etc will be supplied A good evening Is assured FUNERAL MAIN STREET Son FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND AMBULANCE SERVICE PHONE house and family at Mr Harry Guthrie is staying with his brother Mr Leo Guth rie Toronto Miss Louise Carroll spent a few days at Christmas with rela tives in Toronto Mr and Mrs Ross Toronto Mr and Mrs Harvey Wright and little daughter spent Christmas day with their par ents Mr and Mrs Bert Baber Jack and Harry Mr and Mrs Au rora Mr and Mrs Bert Bauer had dinner on Sunday with Mr and Mrs Basil Baber Newmar ket Mr Mackie had Sunday supper last week with Mr Jack Mr and Mrs Grant and had Christmas supper with Mr and Mrs A White and family Mr and Mrs A Scott Eng land Mr and Mrs J- Marilyn and Jimmie Toronto Mr Angus Grant with Mr and Mrs Arnold Gard- Mr Bob Toronto Mr Wis one an all a very Happy and Prospered New Year and all the Kft thi that go wi ith go it i We take pleasure in thank ing you for our own HMr Sincerely Grant Fulsom Tobaccos i off entire stock of 9 Dresses Include A Complete Range Of Sizes to 38 to SO and 16 to We still have a few lovely styled winter coats at great savings SHOP there is ion GOOD TILL JANUARY 10th 1953 ONLY OPPOSITE POST OFFICE NEWMARKET i wr I z- r i- J