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" Sai Salam -- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1948 \ / AGE THREE Four Ontario T'o British ! St. Andrew's United | Church Celebrating . 115th Anniversary Anniversary Speaker REV. WILLIAM JOHNSTON Minister of Eglinton Avenue United Church, Toronto, who will be the special speaker at the celebration of the 115th anniversary of St. An- drew's United Church here tomor- TOW. Play Is Well Presented At 0.C.V.L The People's Repertory Theatre presentation of "The Far-Off Hills" at the Oshawa Collegiate auditor- jum last night met with enthusias- tic applause from an audience which was smaller in size than the quality of the play deserved. The play, a three-act "Irish Comedy", deals with the difficul- ties of a blind Irishman in escap- ing from the custody of his over- riding nurse - housekeeper and daughter. By the time the Irish- man has managed to become safe- ly married to a tolerant old "maid who leaves him free to enjoy him- self with the companions of his choice, the daughter has been tam- ed by an even more masterful male and the audience has spent a very pleasant evening. Most outstanding individually was the work of Andrew Anthony as Patrick "Paddy" Clancy, the sightless old Irishman. His skill in impersonating the mannerisms of the blind is exceptional, and his portrayal of the part by the use of facial and body expressions iscom- mendable. Also worth special mention isthe manner in which the cast as a whole mastered the Irish dialect (with which none of them are na- turally gifted). With few and ex- cusable exceptions, the green mask was maintained throughout. In an auditorium with notoriously bad acoustics, the diction of all of the players was exceptional, and every word was easily audible. Dawn Kerr, in the role of Mar- jon, the masterful daughter, was very suitable, with one minor flaw: when called upon to laugh she was not convincing, and her manner in this one instance seem- ed forced. Ralph Jessel, cast as an pessimis- tic hypochondriac suitor of Mar- ion's, was suitably gloomy, long- faced, and sack-cloth and ashes throughout. When called upon to smile (at the news that Marion was to marry another) -he dismayed the audience with a tooth-paste grin that made eve nhim look happy. Two minor cothic roles, those of Oliver O'Shaughnessy and Dick Delany, Paddy's dissolute friends, were well executed by Robert Bland and Jack Merigold. Given a rea- sonable supply of good lines, these two slapstick 'specialists kept the audience in good humor whenever they appeared. The Irish brogue af- fected by Delany was particularly well done. ; Although little criticism of the characterization is possible, the plot of the play was distinctly lim- ited and singularly easy to fore- see. As a mere vehicle for comic impersonations, however, the dia- logue was quite serviceable, One of the most noticeable faults in the production, directed by Sterndale Bennett, was the lapse of time between acts. This is quite pardonable when it is understood that the players were required to be not only their own make-up art- ists, but their own prop-men, scene- shifters, and electricians. Last night's presentation was the first of two plays being presented by the People's Repertory Society in the Oshawa Collegiate Auditor jum, under the auspices of the O.C.V.I. dramatics club. The second play is to be presented this evening. It is to be a farce comedy, "Tons of Money", by Will Evans and Val- entine. : Coming Events - HOT ROAST BEEF SUPPER AT HOLY Trinity Church, Thursday, Oct. 21st, from 5 to 8 p.m. auspices of the Women's Auxiliary, Adults 65s; chil- (Oct. 16 and 21) SALE, - , TUESDAY, OCTO 19, 2 o'clock, Simcoe United Church basement, Northminster WA. pS iab) RUMMAGE SALE, CENTRE STREET Phiteq Church basement, Tueadss at :30. a CHRIST CHURCH ANNIVERSARY SUP- , Tuesday, October 26, 5 till 7-- 3 (Oct. 16,23) RUMMAGE SALE, SCOUT HALL, MON- day, 2-0'clock, auspteey 2rd Scont an Cub Mothers" Auxiliary. (4428) RUMMAGE SALE, GOOD THINGS ON- hand, at Albert 8t. United Church, Monday, 2 o'clock. (242a) cadill poor Qenceda Hotel, Oct. 38, y , Oct. 28, . my HOG 2,8,1 At the beginning of last century, in the rough little clearings of the Whitby Township of those days, there were many homes where the sound of the broad Scots tongue was commonly heard. The Scottish folk have always been fearless emi- grants, and wherever they have gone they have carried with them the characteristic qualities and cus- toms of their native land. About 1830 there seems to have been quite an influx of Scottish families into Whitby Township. Their hardy physique, their familiarity with austerity of life, and their patient courage make them peculiarly fitted for frontier life. In those days they had plenty of opportun- ity to try their courage and endur- ance, for conditions were often primitive and austere. To help them in their new life the Scottish settlers turn naturally to the kirk. So it is not surprising that the East Whitby Scots were not here long before they sought to es- tablish a centre of worship after the Scottish fashion. Began Labors In 1833 It seemed providential that there came to this region at this time a young Scottish minister named Robert Hill Thornton, visiting among the Presbyterians in the set- tlements. A group of twenty-five families of the district prevailed on him' to become their minister, and in 1833 he began is labors. His parish was large. The whole dis- trict between Toronto and Coburg was his field. To his church, first on the summit of the hill where the cairn stands, later in the south- western of the present Union Cemetery, came Presbyterians from Claremont, Columbus, Pickering and surroundings communities. St. An- drew's began as a rural church, and as such was the centre of Presby- terianism for a wide area. It need- ed a church big enough to accom- modate 600 people when at length the new brick building was erect- ed in the cemetery. So successful was Rev. Robert Thornton in building the cause of Presbyterian- ism in the region, that presently the little local communities from which many of his adherents came began to build churches of their own. The Presbyterian churches in this district are really all children of 'St. Andrew's. ter church to the East was at Port Hope, and near Toronto to the West. Thornton was a stout advo- cate of temperance, and also a great educationist. When "gram- mar" schools were established he was appointed school inspector, and continued his labors in the cause of education for several years. At first the bulk of the congre- gation in the Presbyterian Church was made up of farmers and their families. But when many of these withdrew to attend their nearer community churches, the main part of the church was composed of people from the nearby village of Oshawa. Accordingly we find the church itself moving the majority of people lived. A church was built in Oshawa, on the same site as the St. Andrew's Church of today, and was conse- crated in 1862. Here Dr. Thornton continued his labors with untiring zeal until shortly before his death in February, 1875. For over forty years he had exercised a ministry of evangelical zeal and scholarly industry in and around Oshawa, and the marks of his life are on us yet. Only Eight Ministers St. Andrew's, during the 115 years of its life, has had only eight ministers which is a tribute to the congregation's skill in selection as well as an evidence of a generous loyalty. Rev. John Hogg succeed- ed Dr. Thornton, resigning in 1879. Rev, 8S. H. Eastman came in 1879 and remained until 1897. In suc- cession came Rev. J. Hodges, 1898- 1912, Rev. George Yule, 1913-1923, Rev. F. J. Maxwell, 1923-1932, Rev. A: D. Robb, 1932-1938, and Rev. G. Telford, the present incumbent. The congregation is now occupy- ir; its fourth home. The present church building' was found neces- sary through the rapid growth of the community about the end of last century. It was built and dedicated in 1899 along with an extension which served as a Sun- day School. By 1926 however, the congregation was again suffering from growing pains, and in 1927 the church was enlarged by add- ing the south wing, and at the same time accommodation was pro- vided for the growing Sunday School by erecting the fine Sun- day School building now in use. These additions gave St. Andrew's a modern church home, with every kind of equipment for the develop- ing of all phases of church life. St. Andrew's United Church is 115 years old. It has grown stead- ily and surely. It has had its per- iods of difficulty, but it has moved through them to carve for itself a place of assured leadership in the religious life of the community. Its membership has demonstrated a consistent loyalty to the church, and for the twin ideals of religion and culture which are of the es- sence of Presbyterianism. The pres- ent office-bearers and workers are worthy successors of the pioneers and builders of the past, and the existing spirit of = congregational pride and loyalty is a tribute to their interest and faithfulness. NEWSMAN HONORED Washington, Oct. 16--(CP)--Ca- nadian Ambassador Hume Wrong Friday night pinned the King's ) | decorataions on 40 United States and Canadian citizens for meritori- ous service during the Second World War. The Canadian recipients the British Empire: Clyde B. Black. included: Officer of the Order of burn, Washington correspondent of the Canadian Press and wartime President of the Parliamentary 6) | Press Gallery, Ottawa, The nearest sis- |: to where [ The result of the firm foundations laid by the late Rev. Robert H.| congregation is the fact that since its establishment it has nad but eight Thornton, who began his ministry to the Presbyterian families in the | ministers. The special speaker at tomorrow's services will be Rev. William district, St. Andrew's United Church congregation will tomorrow celebrate the 115th anniversary of its founding. A tribute to the stability of the Johnston, minister of Eglinton Aven ue United Church, Toronto. --Photo by Campbell's Studio Closing Times For Mails From Oshawa Post Office Believing that residents of Oshawa and district would be benefitted, The Times-Gazette secured the co-operation of Postmaster Norman J. Moran in the preparation of the following table showing the closing times for mails being despatched from the King Street Post Office and the Simcoe Street Post Office Annex. It is suggested that the table be kept as a ready refer ence. It will be noted that the trains on which mails are despatched together with their departure times and the destinations of the mails sent on them are listed. Port Moran h Post Office King St. 6:00 p.m. Frequency Dy. ex. Sun 7 TIMES OF CLOSING MAILS (Eastern Standard Times) P.O. Annex 51 Simcoe S. 4:30 am. 5:20 a.m. that Train No. 5 on Saturdays carries all the mail which is normally | despatched on Train No. 9 on other days of the week. He points out also that the placing of mail, addressed to Toronto, on Trains 18 and 118 facilitates its delivery in the Queen City. Departure Time C.N.R. Station Mails For - Toronto, Western Ontario Northern Ontario, U.S.A. Dy. ex. Sun 9:10 a.m. 9:30 a.m, 10:13 am. Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec & Maritimes. Dy. ex. Sun & Holidays 1:40 p.m. 1:45 p.m, 2:33 p.m. Peterboro, Lindsay, Blackwater, etc. Dy. ex. Sun 3:10 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:36 pm. Toronto, U.S.A., Western Ontario Dy. ex. Sun 3:10 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:43 p.m. Montreal, Ottawa Dy. ex. Sat. & Sun 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m, 7:48 p.m. Toronto, Western Canada, Western & Northern Ontario Ottawa, U.S.A. No. 18 6:00 p.m. 8:55 p.m. 9:45 p.m. Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Maritimes, Eastern States. No. 118 Sunday Only 9:20 p.m. 10:27 pm. East & West Bumper Beet Yield Seen Winnipeg, Oct. 16 -- (CP) -- In spite of hard, caked soil Manitoba's sugar beet harvest is proceeding rapidly, and given suitable weather harvesting will. wind up on sched- Provincial Department of Agricul- ture said today. Good rains in the Red River val- ley, followed by a quick clear-up and suitable picking weather could hasten the harvest, officials said. Manitoba now has 16 beet-har- vesting machines in operation, and the 10,000 acres in beets require less manual labor to pick this year. Each machine will harvest approxi- mately 200 acres during the season. ule around Oct. 30, officials of the | Estimates of the Dominion Bur- Visiting Oshawa ARCHBISHOP M. SKRYPNYK Archbishop of Winnipeg and head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Canada, who will con- duct pontifical mass in St. John's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Bloor and Simcoe Streets, at 10 am. to- Tsloe PF I 4 4 (VY Stouffville Man Youngest 1,200 At Winner; Banquet By TIM DICKSON y Canadian Press Staff Writer Lindsay, Oct. 16--(CP) -- Perse- verance and determination paid off for four young Ontario plowmen who today eagerly look. forward to overseas trips won in the 1948 Inter. national Plowing Match. All are veterans of from four -to nine international competitions and had their hearts set on winning the trips to Britain ever since they were old enough to turn a furrow. The winners are Alvin Mark, Cameron; and Wilber McFadden, Millbank, whose prizes including the gold and silver medals they won res- pectively, were donated by a tea company and Rhys Bacher, Hagers- ville, and Robert Timbers, Stouff- ville, whose trips and medals were awarded by an oil company. Mark and McFaddin were winner and runner-up in horse-plowing special classes, Bacher and Timbers were top me nin special tractor classes, For all four, the six-week British isles tour starting next January will be their first overseas trip. Mark, 35, whose family farm is eight miles north of Lindsay, gave part of the credit for his success to his father, John Mark, a director of the Prov- incial Association and chairman of the local committee. The trip win. ner is married, has four children, and sald he had taken part in "eight or nine" international plow- ing matches, The other horse-plowing winner, V'ilber McFadden, 3¢ and single, works on a farm with his father, Henry McFaddin, in Waterloo County 22 eniles west of Kitchener. His first international match was the one at Peterborough in 1931 and since then he has plowed in every international except the one last year. Dark-haired Rhys Bacher, 28, married, said he had been plowing since he was 15. At 21, Robert Timbers, swept to victory in his fourth international match, A member of a famous plow- ing family from Stouffville, he foi- lowed in the footsteps of his uncle, Fred Timbers, who won an overseas trip in the international at Port Al- bert two years ago. The fair-haired good-looking youth shyly said he had been tmar- been married 2% years--'"but maybe you'd better not mention that." Twelve hundred plowmen and supporters attended the plowmen's banquet at which the trophies, shields and other prizes won during the four-day match on the Jack morrow. Visitors are expected from Toronto, Hamilton, Grimsby and Montreal. Knox Chureh Marks 23rd eau of Statistics indicate that Man- | itoba's relatively new sugar beet in- | dustry will provide 15.1 per cent of | the 1948 production of Canada's | four beet-growing provinces. | In 1947, Manitoba provided 10.5 per cent of the Canadian total. NEEDS EARLY DIAGNOSIS Every 40 minutes in 1947 cancer claimed one Canadian life. Many of these deaths could have been avoided with early diagnosis. : Celebrating 23rd Anniversary With Special Services Grown from a small group which withdrew fiom St. Audiéw's Cliurch at (he lime of Church Union in 1925, the congregation of Knox Presbyterian Church will tomorrow mark the 23rd anniversary of its formation. The special speaker at the morning service will be Rev. C. J. MacKay, minister of Victoria Presbyterian Church, Toronto, and moderator of the Presbytery of Toronto while Rev. F. G. Vesey of the Toronto Bible College, will preach in the evening, of Port Credit, formerly a<Photo-by- Campbell's: Studio new church on the site now occu- Anniversary Grown from the small group, whose firm convictions dictated that they would not enter Church Union to a congregation of ap- proximately 350 members, Knox Presbyterian Church, Oshawa, will tomorrow celebrate the 23rd an- niversary of the formation of the congregation, Rev. C. J. MacKay, minister of Victoria Presbyterian Church, Toronto, moderator of the Presbytery of Toronto, and F. G. Vesey of Port Credit, formerly of the staff of the Toronto Bible Col- lege, will be the special speakers at the morning and evening services respectively. First Service 115 Years Ago The congregation had its origin with Rev. Robert H. Thornton, D. D., who was the first Preshyter- ian 'minister in the Oshawa dis- trict. Dr. Thornton was ordained by the United Secession Church of Scotland and was dedicated to the Foreign Missions Society of that Church to be a missionary to Can- ada. - Dr. Thornton started his fruitful work in the district in 1833 and continued until the time of his death in 1875. The memory of the work Dr. Thornton carried on in the district is perpetuated by a memorial window installed in the facade of Knox Church. The first Presbyterian congre- gation in the district had its in- ceptionein 1833 when a few of the pioneers of Whitby Township: gath- ered in the little Anabaptist log church on Moore's Hill where now stands a cairn to commemorate the beginning of Presbyterianism in the community. As the congregation grew it became necessary to build a pied by the Union Cemetery, at Thornton's Corners. In 1862, the church located in a more commo- dious and much more convenient building, at the corner of Simcoe and Bruce Streets, in the Village of Oshawa. Following the Church Union vote, a meeting was held in the Baptist Church on February 4, 1925, when the first steps were taken to form a new congregation. The late Rev. John Inkster of Knox Church, To- ronto, addressed the gathering. KNOX CHURCH (Continued on Page 12) For Your Drug Store Needs PHONE 1351 Jamieson Drugs 241 King St. Xast ® Prompt @ Free g Delivery Chambers farm west of here were PLOWING MATCH (Continued on Page 5) C.R.A. Would Fail Without Aid Of Chest ' "without the money provided by the Community Chest, the CRA recreational program would be al- most wholly impossible." So said CRA President George L. Roberts in an interview with The Times- Gazette last night. "We depend on the Community Chest for the bulk of our finan- cial support," said Mr. Roberts. "That is the only way in which we can give so many different courses of instruction without any charge except for materials. Our program this year, in services to the com- munity alone," he said, "will cost over $20,000. This does not account for any maintenance of property, or for such things as playground facilities which are provided by the City Parks Department." Mr. Roberts explained that the CRA, as a service which benefits the whole of the Oshawa commun- ity, deserves the complete support of every Oshawan, without which it cannot continue to function. As well as providing year-round recreational facilities in the main CRA building, the organization runs such dctivities as the Red Cross Water Safety program in city swimming pools. Although the Red Cross pays the Community Recrea- tional Association $600 for this program, this is far less than its actual cost. "This is not a charity or a ser- vice for the underprivileged," said Mr. Roberts. "It is a service for people of all ages, and all classes. In short, for all the people of Oshawa." "We have plans made for neces- sary expansions in our service," he said, "but even our present pro- gram, which we regard as essential, is in danger of going unfulfilled. It comes to this: if we receive the full $15,000 of our Community Chest allotment, we can continue to give all our present recreational ser- vices. With any less, we will be forced to slash' our budget and eliminate essential parts." ASPIRIN RELIEVES "wis PAINS gL ST PRICES GENUINE ASPIRIN tows "= IS MARKED 24 tablets -100 teblots . . @ + T* Here Tomorrow BISHOP 1ZYDOR BORECKI Of the Ukrainian Catholic Diocese, who will comduct pontifical high mass in St. George's" Ukrainian Catholic Church, Albert Street, to= morrow morning. U.K. Liberals Will Attempt Face-Lifting London, Oct. 16 + (Reuters) -- Britain's once-powerful Liberal Party, which now has only 12 meni- bers of Parliament out of a total of 640, Thursday announced spirite ed plans for fighting the 1950 Gene eral Election, In the atmosphere of revival, the party, whose decline since the grea$ days of the premierships of Lloyd George and H, H. Asquith has sade dened even some of its political op. ponents, launched an appeal for £100,000 ($400,000) to finance its attempted come-back. The party announced that it will put 300 can- didates into the field to contest the 1950 election. Main points in the party's proe gram are: 1. "Bolla Socialists and Consers vatives represent privilege and clasy interest. The Liberal Party equally fights--both." 2. On world affairs the ultimate Liberal goal is world government. 3. Liberals want fewer colonies and more Dominions in the come monwealth--"the greatest institue tion in the world for maintaining democracy, defending freedom, pro- viding mutual aid and furthering peace." 4. With world trade, the party would initiate a program to liqui- date British protective duties, fully support the International Trade Organization, and promote the sub. stitution of multilateral for bie lateral trading. 5. On home affairs the' party states that enterprise must be en- couraged, government. expenditure reduced, taxation revised, and monopolies broken, In spite of the fact that Liberals at the 1045 General Election polled well over 2,000,000 votes, political observers think it unlikely that at any early stage the party will re= gain much of its former influence. 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