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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1951 REGENT KIRK DOUGLAS AND VIRGINIA MAYO IN "ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE" ¢ COMES TO THE REGENT PAGE FOURTEEN How five men and a girl make their way across the sun-baked; wind-swept Mojave desert, brav- in the elements and battling the ven- geance of an outlaw mob, forms the background basis for "Along The Great Divide," Warner Bros." much- heralded western epic which begins jts engagement at the Regent The- atre on Menday. : Kirk Douglas, in his first outdoor role, 'essays the part of a U.S. mar- shal forced to" escort his prisoners through the blazing sands rather than turn them over to a lynch- hungry band of cattlemen. Because the script calls for plenty of double- fisted action, Douglas is called jipon to engage in some of the hardiest battle royals since he made "Cham- ion." On the distaff side, lovely Virginia Mayo 'is seen as the girl who must ohoose between love for her father and the man sworn to bring him to justice. It is this conflict which brings about the suspenseful climax of the new drama. John Agar, the lieutenant in sBreakthrough," plays the marshal's loyal deputy while Walter Brennan supplies much of the film's wit and humor, a talent for which the veter- THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE comnnnsion sor fe da an actor has won three A y Awards, Filmed on location against: some of the country's scenic backgrounds, 'Along The Great Divide' follows the path of the fiery Mojave desert, winds along the ancient mountain range known as the Alabama Hills, reputedly "the oldest hills in the world," and highlights the towering Mt. Whitney, highest pedk in the United States. '""Wanderer"s Return" a Technicol- or Featurette about Israel, a new color cartoon, "Fox In A Fix" and "News of The Day' completes the program at the Regent Theatre for Monday and Tuesday. MYRTLE (Continued from Page 13) ronto train. I drove him over in a buggy. "'Who were the parties that ran off? "'I don't know about them,' replied skin. "Then Mr. Coonskin held a lamp before the wounded man's face and said 'Poor George." Brown lay there still breathing heavily and groan- ing. " 'Go for a doctor," shouted three or four people. No one seemed to know where a doc- tor was to be had. The nearest one was at Brooklin. Mr. Coonskin had a buggy tied to the platform but he made no move toward summoning a doctor. "No one can imagine how it'svas, considering the num- ber of shots that were fired, that only Brown was wound- ed. Perhaps some of those that ran off had bullets in them." ONCE IN YORK COUNTY When the survey of the land north from Whitby was completed in 1795 it was then known as York County. Not until 1852 was the county divided and the eastern part designated Ontario County. At that time the land was most- ly bush, of course, and the conces- sions and sideroads were merely marks blazed on trées through the woods. The only decently marked trail was through the centre of the county running north from Perry's Corners (later Whitby), to the Nar- nows (now Atherly) between Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching. This was the only trail, and on this trail many hamlets grew into villages, among them Myrtle; ° FIRST FAMILY IN 1833 The first recorded family in the vicinity of Myrtle was that of Thomas Hodgson, who settled on the northeast corner of the trail, later known as Centre Road, and the eighth concession, This was in 1833. Two years later three brothers, Briggs by name, William, George and David, made their way up Cen. tre Road from the Front (the lake- front) to the ninth concession. William and David settled half a mile east on the ninth--David on the south side and Willlam on the north side--and George went one- half mile west and half a mile north and took 10 acres. That farm re- mained in the George Briggs fame. ily until 1907 when it was purchas- ed by Clarence Harrison. Donald McTaggart, a Scotsman, as might be gathered, arrived in| 1839 and for 75 pounds paid to the | Crown received 100 acres of bush- covered land north of the ninth concession on thé west side of Centre Road. The parchment deed to this land, a treasured keepsake is now held by George McTaggart, of Unionville, a grandson. It might be added here, if nat generally understood that sterling (pounds, shilling and pence) was used as currency in this part of the province up until about 1856 when the metric syStem, (dollars and parts thereof) was introduced EARLY ARRIVALS ; At least ten more families arriv- ed in the next four years. Include ed were three Wells brothers, Miles, Jesse and Gardner, the Shearer family, the William Blight family, the Seth Hubbell family and Ira Brown, Stephen Hoyt, George Derby and John Carmichael" and their families, all of whom settled with- in a mile of the intersection of Centre Road and the Ninth Con- cession, WHEAT CASH CROP The land was gradually being | cleared and each year would see | ything r. Coon- more and more being set out for) wheat and other crops. The cash! crop then, as it is now to a large extent, was wheat and when the grain was sowed, harvested and flailed it was carried by horse to Whitby where it was either sold or ground into flour and brought back. 'Should .there be mail lying at Whitby on one of these periodic "WONDERLAND COUNTRY CLUB." When the domineerin Flamingo as the mallet and Hedgehog as the ball, there's a riat in Walt Disney's musical all-cartoon feature film, *""Alice in Wonderland" which opens next Wednesday at Other characters in the scene are the Cheshire Cat, the White Cards, some of whom double as wickets. RKO Radio distributes the picturization in color by Technicolor as adapted from Lewis Carroll's famous books, Queen of Hearts shows off at croquet with a e Regent Theatre. At her side is Alice herself, abbit, the little King of Hearts and Playing bell set aside a portion of his land for a cemetery. It still is known in Myrtle as Hubbell Burying Ground. WELLS' CORNERS The little unnamed settlement at the corner of the ninth and Centre Road became known as Wells' Cor- ners. As more settlers moved in a school was built, on the site, in- cidentally, of the present school, and church services were held there on the Sabbath until in 1854 a small church was erected. Enough land for the church and adjacent driving shed was bought from Ste- phen Hoyt who had settled on the southeast corner of the intersec- tion. - In good time a store, a black- smith shop, a carpenter shop came into being and in 1856 Wells' Cor- ners took on a more dignified title of Lenwood. The rough trail of the early days was by now a plank road (from Port Perry tc Whitby) over which thousands of bushels of grain were hauled each year to Port Whitby where it was loaded on vessels. This road, at that time, was con- sidered one of the best in Upper Canada. Very early on a Sons' of Temper- ance Lodge was organized in Myrtle and before many years it became a flourishing organization. GIVEN NAME OF MYRTLE Somewhere around 1868 the name of this little community was again changed, this time to Myrtle. The origin of this name is lost, it seems, as not even the oldest residents re- call its derivation or the original Myrtle after whom it was designat- ed In 1869 the first sod was turned at Whitby for the Grand Trunk Railway spur to Port Perry. Bush land was disappearing and gravel roads were taking the place of the by-paths and trails. The first post- office was opened in the village in the shoemaker's shop of Reuben Hurlburt, who later attained fame as the originator of "Hurlburt's Shoés for Children." HAD OUTSTANDING CHOIR These early pioneéts, who had no recourse to the organized enter- tainments of today and who, per- haps, were wisér ih the knowledge that they had to make their own Paul Douglas zips up Joan Ben s "The Guy Who Came Back". Linda Darnell also co-stars in this story of a football player who makes a final comeback. The added comedy feature A-haunting We Will Go" stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Starting Monday for a three day engagement at the Marks Theatre. * play; fe in theanew Comedy way in this respect, were all great singers. In the 1880's and 1890's Myrtle Church choir was consid- ered one of the best in the coun- try and was in great demand all over. RAILWAY CAME THROUGH In 1884 the CPR main line from Toronto to Montreal was complet- ed and ran one-half mile north of the community. A station was built with living "quarters for an agent. Soon houses sprang up around it and a hotel, grain eleva~ tor and livery stable. The livery man ran a bus between the GTR and the CPR stations meeting all trains. A stage coach route was started between Myrtle, Whitby and Osh- awa by the CPR and carried freight, express and passengers. the new community and it became a busy shipping centre for grain, cattle and other livestock in the CROSSWORD - - By Eugene Sheffer HORIZONTAL 45. open space 1. Italian. 47. before make 48. 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The Base Line Community Club held a very successful corn roast at Ontario Beach last Friday evening. There were about thirty members present with their families, The Club presented Mr. and Mrs. Ander- son and family with a table lamp. The Anderson family are leaving our community having purchased a home in Courtice. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Bryant and Bob, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bryant, Kenneth and Ronnie, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cookson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Barrett and Mrs. Beatrice Hodgeons spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Bar- rett and family. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Shishko on the safe arrival of a son. iN Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Barrett have Just returned from a trip to Sas- katchewan, They accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Chest Lee, Carol and David of Almonds. The first meeting of Almonds Home and School will be held in Almonds School next Thursday, Sept. 27. Members from this com- Plaza -- "On Moonlight Bay," 1:25, 3:26, 5:27, 7:28, 9:29. Last com- plete show, 9:00 pm. Marks -- "Pride of Maryland," 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:35. "Woman of the Town," 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:05. Last complete show at 8:55 p.m. Regent "A Millionaire for Christy," 1:30, 3:30, 5:40, 7:45, 9:55. "Turpin-Robinson Fight!" 3:10, 5:20, 7:25, 9°35. Last com- plete show, 9:25. Biltmore--"King Solomon's Mines," (Technicolor) 12:57, 4:08, 7:10 and 10:18 p.m. "Sugarfoot" (Techni- color) 2:49, 5:50 and 8:58 p.m. Last complete show at 8:58 p.m. Drive-In -- Box office opens 7:00 p.m. "Singing Guns," 8:25 pan. and 10:15 p.m. Last complete show 9:50 p.m. HURRICANE HITS ISLE Kingston, Jamaica (CP) -- This hurricane-battered island will have about $29,500,000 to help cover dam- ages of about $48 million when all loans, grants and voluntary. pledg- es are received, it was estimated Friday. More than 150 persons were killed, crops were ruined and heavy property damage was caus- ed when the hurricane slashed the island late last month. ARMY RATIONS Rations in the British Army for a long time in former centuries consisted of beef, bread and beer. BE REFRESHED TONIGHT ,VARCOE'S Cy McLean And His Orchestra ADMISSION $2.50 PER COUPLES ONLY FOR RESERVATIONS OR IN- FORMATION PHONE 3-9031 Anniversary Is Celebratzd MRS. W. SLUTE Correspondent Mount Carmel -- On Sunday, September 16 Mr. and Mrs. J. Barnard held an anniversary din- ner for their daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Me- Eachern of Port Perry, it being their 20th anniversary. The table was decorated with pink and white streamers and was centred with an anniversary cake with 20 candles. A chicken dinner was served, Mr. and Mrs. McEachern's daughter, Mary Lea, also her sister, Mrs. Lola McEachern and niece Thelma were home to help celebrate the ocoasion. Week end visitors with Mr. and | Rg OSHAWA TONIGHT VAUGHN MONROE SINGING GUNS BAYVIEW Dance. Jo PAUL MINACOLA and. His Orchestra SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE WHITBY 971 9-12 munity please take note. -- SUNDAY SING SONG Featuring: CY. LEONARD eo BILLY MEEK and GUEST ARTIST DOORS OPEN AT 8 ------ $2.50 PER COUPLE "MOVIES AT THEIR BEST Look Magaz -2 THE FOUR MOST EXCITING WORDS EVER NURLED AT YOU FROM A SOUND TRACK! starring | wus um LOVEIOY - RYAN * CARLSON» BOOGES The the Earth has ever seen! ROE Ends Today "ON. MOONLIGHT BAY" Mrs. Prest were. their son, Mr. and Mrs, Ed Prest and son, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hayes and son Brian, all of Oshawa. Mr, Stakaruk met with an" ac- cident on his way home from Osh- awa last Friday although con- siderable damage was done to the grill and right fender of his car, fortunately no one was injured in the mishap. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs, W. Slute were Mr..and Mrs. Higgins, Robert and Helen .of Aurora and Mrs. F. Slute, Mrs, 'F. Eden and Beverley of Scugog. Register Wednesday, 4-6 p.m for lessons in Ballet, Toe, Tap and Baton Twirling. Ade- laide House. IRENIE HARVEY A.C.CM., RM.T. DOUGLAS WALTER A FAMOUS PLAYERS THEATRE WARNER BROS: "MILLIONAIRE FOR CHRISTY" also "TURPIN vs. ROBINSON FIGHT" RT A lS i ee uuu A LOVE BORN OF UNSEEN TERROR! A ROARING TEMPEST of THRILLS unleashed in one mighty thunder- bolt of nerve- REY. D xX Ay. Co'or Show KING SOLOMON'S MINES "SUGARFQOT" STORY OF A GUY WITH EVERYTHING T0 LIVE FoR... LOVE FOR... FIGHT FOR!... starring 4 PAUL DOUGLAS - CRAND COMEDY HITS CN ONE GREAT SHOW! YANO! ALS0/ PLUS! MARYLAND -- plus == WOMAN OF THE TOWN