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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1940 Caldas ea Sl Scugog (Mrs. D. Hope, Correspondent) SCUGOG, Dec. 10 -- The Foot school teacher and her 13 pupils 'spent a very happy day on Friday, December the 6th, when Mr. C. Fralick, Carlton Graham and Gor- don Cherrie took their cars and gave the pupils and their teacher, Miss Mathers, for a motor trip and visited Goode's Creamery where they were all treated with ice cream and then taken to the Shoe factory where they watched the making of shoes and all were given lead pen- cils. They then visited the Port Perry Star printing office where they saw newspapers being printed and were all given notebooks and their names on a piece printers' type. The next stop was Whitby where they visited Martins Bakery. There they saw bread in the mak- ing and were treated to lovely large cookies. The Dairy was the next place to visit and the milk chocol- ate just suited their taste. After they had drunk all they could they started' on their homeward trip feeling that they all had a wonder- ful day. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mills and Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. little Shirley of Enniskillen were Mills. "The snow is nearly all gone after the rain and thaw. . "Mr. and Mrs. R. Tetlow and little Phillis were guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Pearce recently. The farmers are busy getting their fowl ready for the Christmas market in Port Perry on December th. : "Five little girls, Evelyn Collins, Carrol Sweetman, Mary Wilson, Colleen Colleran and Doreen Read- er all gathered at the home of little Connie Reader to wish her many happy returns on her birthday, Dec. 6, when she was seven years old. They all enjoyed a good time and the lovely supper. Birthday greetings to Lloyd Har- rison and Connie Reader, Dec. 6, David Hope and George McGuire on Dec. 7, Glen Demara on the 8th, Mrs. Geo. Schell and Gloria Fralick the 10th, Mrs. Fred Turley and Mt Frank Jeffrey on the 12th, Miss Joy Hood the 13th, Douglas Heayn and Shirley Hope on the 14th. Port Perry (M. Cockburn, Corr.) Port Perry, Dec. 7.--At the annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid of St John's Presbyterian Church which was held at the home of Mrs. W. MacGregor, the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Mrs. H. R. Archer; vice- presidents, Mrs. C. Switzér, Mrs. S. Robinson, Mrs. G. Ross; secretary, Mrs. A. Tarbit; treasurer, Mrs. W. Anderson; corr. secretary, Mrs. G. Christie; pianists, Miss A. Stoutt and Mrs. Lloyd Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hill of To- ronto visited at the home of Port Perry friends last Saturday. On Friday evening the ' Senior Girls branch of the Women's Aux- iliary of the Church of the Ascen- sion was formally inaugurated in the parish. Mrs. Wagland, the girls division secretary, was present ana gave a very interesting talk on the work of the organization. This is the first Senior Girls' branch of the W. A. to be organized in Port Perry After a short program, refreshments were served. Miss Vivien Wallace of Toronto spent the week-end with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wallace. Rev. J. C. Clough, former rector of the Church of the Messiah, has been reavement. to this need. helping hand. 117 King St. East F. J. Meagher At no time does a person need under- standing and guidance more than when suffering from a sudden be- We know this, and we have molded our service to conform We offer a friendly, MEAGCHER'S FUNERAL HOME DAY and NIGHT SERVICE S. Baldwin AMBULANCE SERVICE | Phone 907 S. J. Strowger | appointed rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Mount Dennis. Miss Muriel Cook of Toronto, was home for the week-end. Elect Officers The Parish Workers of the Church of the Ascension held thei: meeting in the Parish Hall on Tues- day afternoon when the following officers were elected for 1941: Hon president, Mrs. R. Bartley; presi= dent, Mrs. Florence McClintock; vice-president, Mrs, E. Hayes; sec- retary, Mrs. J. Hopkins; treasurer, Mrs. W. Watson; 2nd vice-president, Miss E. Brooks. Mrs. B. W, Yates of London, visit- ed in town on Monday. The engagement has been an- | nounced of Marion Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Goode, of Port Perry, to Mr. Fréderick William Hodgins, young- est son of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hodgins, of Bridgeville, Que., the marriage to take place thu lat- ter part of December. Holds Banquet Port Perry Fire Brigade held their annual banquet on Tuesday evening at Cricklewood Lodge. After a lovely chicken dinner had been served, the evening was spent in games and | singing. Those present were: Chief Bert MacGregor, Capt. Wm, Cook; | firemen, W. Cawker, D. Anderson, | G. Raines, N. DeShane, C. Bower- man, J. Cawker, Guests were Messrs. Jno. Tinsley, A. Jemison and L. Leahy. Miss Maud Griffin spent 3 with friends in Whitby ter of Angus, Ont nd with his father, t tl -end Mr. and Mrs. R.. B . M. Bowes and fam- o Whitby in their new sur- will be missed in | vy were valued citi. t of New Lis- parents, Mr. and t on Thursday. (Mrs. T. C. Brown, Corr.) Dec. 9 --Mr. military camp at New- s home on Sunday. .- Hugh Gannon are their home here rs are kept busy ghways sanded and safe | Motor traffic is heavy winter season. had only 2 day evening due mn of roads. ip SS. executive met h here on Friday even- rangements for the n inesd to bad conditi The to 5. Kennedy pirational mes- : or the S.S. en- tertainment on the 19th are going forward. r. Will Knox and Barbara, of St. e Brougham visitors a vs last week. held their annual "At he home of Mr. and Mrs, F. Carter on the evening of the and F. Shepherd. | the | | Sidney Smallman, of . We hope | Walter | 4th and a very enjoyable evening was spent by all. The R. Malcolm family, of Queensville, were with their people here on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Bray and Mary were guests of the T. Norton family on Sunday. Raglan (Mrs. L. Miller, Corr.) Raglan, Dec. 9 -- Mr, and Mrs G. Wilson and family, of Yelverton, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Evans recently. Once again the time is soon to arrive for the annual vicit of dear old Santa Claus. Teachers and scholars are putting forth every ef- fort to have their entertainments a success. The following are a few places that Santa will visit.- which are of interest: Raglan Hall, Fri- day evening, Dec. 20; Mount Car- mel School, Monday evening, Dec. 16, and Cedar Creek School on Thursday evening, Dec. 19. Mr. and Mrs. B. Riegel and little daughter, of Buffalo, have been holidaying at the home of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tummonds. Mr. and Mrs. Norval McAvoy, of Sonya, visited at the home of the latter's father, Mr. Jonathan Thompson, | have been enjoying themselves on the hills north of the village. Elwood and Ross McKee have re- turned to their home in Manches- | ter after spending several weeks at | the home of their uncle and aunt, | Mr. and Mrs. J. Evans. Mr. . Norman Reeson and John, of Tampa, Florida, are visit- Mrs. Gordon Brent and family visited at the home of her mother in Columbus on Sunday. ; | ing relatives here. | Greenwood (May E. Brown, Correspondent) GREENWOOD, Dec. 9.--Every- one was rhocked last Monday mor- ning when it was learned that Frank Walls had died in Oshawa Hospital as the result of being struck by a car on Sunday after- noon when walking on the highway at Kinsale. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon from Salem | church when Rev. R. W., McVey { conducted the service and Mrs. | Lloyd Pegg sang. Interment was | made in the adjoining cemetery. | In spite of the stormy day, a large number of relatives and friends were present. The late Mr. Walls was a quiet, kindly man and a good neighbour The sympathy of all goes out to his widow, formerly Miss Pearl Ormerod and to the family of four sons, Cecil, Roy, of Peterborough; Ross and Milton and two daughters, Mrs. J. Jones (Cla- ra) of Glen Major and Vanessa. T. Hutchison has sold his farm | to a Toronto man and is moving to | Toronto this week, The community | is sorry to lose Mr. and Mrs. Hutch- | ison and wish them every success {in their new home. | Sunday school and church serv- | ices were smaller than usual the {last two Sundays owing to the | snowy roads and weather condi- | tions. All of the Weekly meetings | had to be cancelled for the same | reason. (NHIS % er ROOF o pest! "Not since "A Slight Case of Murder" has there beers such hysterical homicide, such mad, mirth! «s ANN SOTHERN | Humphrey Bogart DONALD CRIS RALPH BELLAMY ALLEN JENKINS Disectediby LLOYD BACON A WARNER BROS. -First Nat'l Picture) Bor Bekins Bernd 00 thy Gollo's Mogasion Stary by Richord Conaoll The Rest of 2 GORGEOUS HITS PLAYING This Week THURS. -FRL-SAT. ~ BILTMORE Members of the Oshawa Ski Club | son | | parent's home in Toronto last Tues- PORT WHITBY Mr. Milton Storie, of Toronto, formerly of Base Line West, Whitby, was here over the week-end calling on 'old friends. Pte. Jack Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs, Harry Watson, Brock Street South, spent the week-end at his home. We are sorry to learn of the ill- ness of Pte. William Thorndyke, who is In Grace Street Hospital, Toronto. The citizens of Port Whit- by wish him a speedy recovery. Pte. Joseph Bland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bland, Brock Street South, spent the week-end at his home. home of Mrs. Bailey, Brock Street South, last Wednesday. Reserve Wednesday, the 18th of December, for St. John's Port Whitby Sunday School Christmas Tree, White Christmas, and enter- tainment, Pte. Bob Finley, of Camp Bor- den. spent the week-end at his home here. The Junior W.A. held their work meeting and practice for the Christ- mas entertainment on Monday last in the Sunday School hall. A number from Port Whitby at- tended the annual firemen's ball which was held last Friday evening A quilting bee was held at the in the Town Hall where a very en- ) joyable evening was spent. MYRTLE STATION (M. V. Suery, Corr.) MYRTLE STATION, Dec. 9th-- Practising for the Christmas Tree entertainment is progressing rapid I. and the climax will be reached next Tuesday night, December 17th, when the concert will be given in the community hall. The choruses this year have been aranged by the school music teacher, Mrs. Parsons. Mr. Charles Fox visited last week with his brother and sister-in-law who live in Stratford. Mr. Jesse Pyke, who has been liv- | ing with friends during the sum- mer and fall months visited at his day, A number of people from community attended the sale of cattle and horses on the farm of Mr. W. Hopkins, west of Ashburn, on Thursday afternoon. The bad conditions of the roads kept many away who otherwise would have been there. On the whole, prices received were fair, John Cook, a trainee at Newmar- ket, spent Sunday with his parents and brother, Frank Downey of the staff of the Dominion Bank, Mount Albert, spent Sunday with his parents. The cold weather and the great amount of snow kept many from putting in an appearance at the bazaar on Tuesday afternoon of last week, which was sponsored by the Faithful Workers Sunday school class. Besides the sale of all kinds of practical and pretty articles, af- ternoon tea was served to quite a number who braved the clements to attend. At night the Greenwood Dramatic club presented their play, "Grandpa's Twin Sister". The play is the story of a rich, 'old, cantank- this | mony, Bud Wilson of Belleville and Private Bob Vallieres of Camp Borden were Sunday evening callers at Bob's home. Mrs. Johnson Hughson celebrated the ninety second anniversary of | her birth on Friday. She enjoys | fair health and visitors are always | welcomed to her home. Miss Reva Cooper, Mrs. H. Pain- | ter, Miss Margaret Hall, Mrs N.| Ashton and Mrs. Hayes and Helen | of Port Perry, Misses Hilda and | Mary Hopkins and John of Ash- | burn, were among the many who | took advantage of the cheap rate | to Toronto on Saturday offered by | the C.P.R. Mr. Frank Harrison is relieving | the C.P.R. section foreman at Fleet- wood. The Faithful Workers class will hold the annual business meeting in the Primary room of the Sunday School on Wednesday evening (tonight.) Mrs. Ball of Uxbridge is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Ram- sey. Our local skiers have been taking advantage of the splendid condition of the hills for their enjoyable sport. { Rev. G. 8. Gervan used as the subject of his sermon on Sunday | evening, "John The Baptist." Next | Sunday evening the second in his series of talks will be, "The An- | nunciation To Mary." Sunday School at 1:45 p.m. Ashburn (Mrs. Robert Huron, Corr.) ASHBURN, Dec. 9--Mr, Manners, of Knox University conducted erous grandpa who really enjoys poor health. His medicines occupy | a table and comprise every known | pill and syrup ever advertised in | any almanac. With his alarm clock in the midst of his drugstore, he | watches it closely in order that his' stomach drops, nerve pills or what- | is-it, 'are not missed in their turn, He keeps everyone in the house busy waiting on him and he ima- gines all his relatives are after his money but, "Confound it, I'll cut you all off and not leave you a red cent," is his often repeated threat to all members of the household. With the help of his granddaugh- ter Betty, he outwits these schem- ing people and escapes the arms of a flapper widow who is hard on his heels. The plot of the play creates much amusement. Those who took part were: Grandpa Hatcher, Lloyd Pegg; Maggie, the Irish cook, Mrs. M. Pegg; Louise, a grandniece, Ruby Annis; Betty, a granddaughter, Mrs, C. McTaggart; Edgar, the meek grandnephew, Will Brown; Clara, Edgar's bossy wife, Mrs. Will Brown; Ralph Wyatt, a young doc- tor, Fred Brown; Henry Collins, a clever lawyer, Edgie Pegg; The wi- dow Williams, an undying flame, Edna Green; Adam McPherson, a saving specialist, Charles McTag- gart. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morden, Ernest and Gerald, of Muirkirk, visited from Monday until Friday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Bardley and family. The heavy fall of snow has been of benefit to the farmers in that it has made such excellent sleighing. They are taking advantage of it to haul their grain to the elevator to be cracked or chopped. The elevator for the past week has been running full time and an extra man was necessary in order to keep the work caught up. Mrs, Francis Briggs and Miss Thelma Briggs visited in Toronto on Saturday. morning service at Burns church | on Sunday last taking his lesson from the book of Judges 15th, chap- | ter. 'A good attendance at Sunday | School 'with faithful teachers help- | ing along their important work in the life of our young people is a special feature every Sunday morn- | ing at 10 am. preceding morning service. | The Women's Missionary Soclejy | hold their annual business meeting | on Tuesday evening, December 10th, | when officers will be appointed for | year 1941. | Choir practise at the home of Mr. | and Mrs. Gordon Fisher's on Friday | evening, this week, Miss Emma Fisher, of Toronto, | spent this weekend with her mother, | Mrs. M. Fisher, also assisting at | Young People's meeting in Taunton last Tuesday evening, spending a | short time at the home of her brother, Mr. Alan Fisher of Taun- | ton. Busy, busy boys and girls getting | ready recitations, songs, choruses dialogues and etc., in preparation for Christmas tree, Burn's Church Sun- | day School will hold their annual concert on Friday evening, Decem- ber 20th. Santa Claus will be there. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holtby, of ¥port Perry, visited Mrs, Grant re- cently. Mrs. Archie Parrinder and Miss Margaret Fisher, of Myrtle and Manchester, visited their mother in the village last Sunday. A number of our community are planning to attend Myrtle Christ- mas concert in the community hall on Tuesday evening, December 17th. Mr. Arthur Currie, of Toronto, will conduct service at Burn's Church on Sunday next, December 15th, at 11 am. Everyone welcome. It was our privilege to hear a very fine concert of Scottish songs and band music over C.BL., 6:30 am, Monday morning, which brought to Miss Eileen Willams, of Har- RS few Scotch songs these days, and | or community singing, -- T to revive we wonder if it would Le a good | some of the splendid music 20 dear plan when having choral practises [ly loved by our ancestors. LOOK FOR THIS TRADE | js MARK BEFORE YOU BUY! Whi iy TH cat GIVE THE WHOLE FAMILY A CHRISTMAS RADIO Only one radio-phonograph has this famous trademark! 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