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» Whitby Merchants Extend Best Christmas Greetings To All WHITBY NEWS Whitby Gun ClubOrganized In 1900, Existed 37 Years % SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1951 Ec hii ox, THE DAILY YIMES-GAZETTE PAGE FIVE TOOK NAME LITERALLY GUARD AGAINST THEFTS Luth, England (CP) -- An auto| London (CP)--As part of a cam- mobile was stolen from the sfreet | paign against thefts from royal called '""Bachelor's Lane" in this | residences, Buckingham Palace is Lincolnshire town, It was found | taking special precautions. Any person approaching the outside 30 miles away in & street called | wall is recorded on an indoor "Bachelor's Walk." Sunday Services In Whitby Churches Whitby Baptist Church (Affiliated with The Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec) REV. C. A. HILL, B.A, B.Th., Minister Mrs. W. E. G. Summers, A.T.C.M., Organist y CHRISTMAS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23rd, 1951 9:45 a.m.--SUNDAY SCHOOL 11:00 a.m.--THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- SPECIAL MUSIC 7:00 p.m.--TROUBLED- OR REJOICING -- SPECIAL MUSIC Wed. 8 p.m., Prayer Meeting and Bible Study St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church WHITBY REV. DAVID MARSHALL, Minister Mrs. P, N. Spratt, Music Director A SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1951 11 a.m. Christmas White Gift Service Senior and Junior Choirs 7 p.m. Candle Light Service PENTECTOTAL CHURCH 413 JOHN ST. PHONE 2978 Pastor, 0. MACPHERSON "The Church of the Old Fashioned Gospel" CHRISTMAS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23rd 1951 10 a.m.--Sunday School 11 a.m.--Morning Worship 7 p.m.--Subject: "God's Unspeakable Gift" ST. JOHNS CHURCH PORT WHITBY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1951 11:00 a.m.--CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS SERVICE 7:00. p.m.--CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE ber 24th, 1951 M day, Chri Eve, D 11:15 p.m.--CAROL SINGING 11:30 p.m.--HOLY COMMUNION Tuesday, Christ Day, D ber 25, 1951 10:00 a.m.--Morning Prayer and Holy Communion FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH PRESENTS REV. RUSSELL HUGHES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GENERAL MISSION IN THE WHITBY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Sunday, December 23rd, 7 p.m. Come early for bright song service. A welcome to all, THE SALVATION ARMY Whitby, Ontario Lieut. N. Green 211 Brock Street South Lieut. Miriam A. Knaap 9:30 a.m.--Broadcast, CKLB 10:00 a.m.--Sunday School -- Pickering Town Hall 11:00 a.m.--Holiness Meeting 2:30 p m.--Sunday School -- Whitby 7:00 p.m. -- CANDLELIGHT SERVICE "THE CHRISTMAS STORY IN COLOR" Make the Salvation Army Your Spiritual Home WHITBY UNITED CHURCH REV. R. J. SCOTT, B.A., Minister MRS. VERNON ROWE, ATCM, Organist and Choir Leader SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1951 11 am. --= WHITE GIFTS SERVICE Sermon: "A Child is Born" Choir: = "The Westminster Carol" "The Hallelujah Chorus. . . .(Handel's Messiah) "'O Thou That Tellest". . . . Miss Eileen McBride 7 p.m. -- CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT ~ CAROL SERVICE "The Music Of Christmas' "Glorio In Excelsis Deo" "'As | Watched O'er My Sheep" . . (German Carol) "Bring A Torch" (French Carol) Lo, How A Rose"... . (Praetorius, 16 Century) "Cradle Hymn' i "Behold That Star' "Carol Of The Bells" ... "'Night Of Nights" Sermon: Choir: . +. (Ukrainian Carol) Solo by Mr. T. Shortt Away back the year 1900 the Whitby Gun Club was organized by a group of Pot Hunters and Trap Shooters, Among the names that appear on the records are John Griffen, W. M. Ellis, Tom Sleight- hom, Alex Whitelaw, Wm. Hay- craft, Dode Cameron, Will Wil- kinson, M. Mallet, John Tweedie and others, the only remaining or- iginal members left are John Wil- lis, Wm. Ellis, George Whitelaw, 4 Jas. Sleightholm and P. Williams. This club held its meetings in the same room for 32 consecutive years in the building then owned by W. J. H. Richardson on the east side of Brock Street South, and paid rent at $3.00 per month, $36 per year. Trap shoting was continuously. competed for and many cups and trophies won by the successful con- testants still grace the shelves in Merry Christmas Might we at this time express our appreciation of your patron- age during the year, and wish you the compliments of the festive season. Brock Street N. Cliff GARTSHORE Whitby Favorites With the Family No wonder! Friendly service. and family recipes make us popular with everyone. Bring your family here, too! SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER TOP "Compliments of the Season -- to all our patrons" S GRILL ALBERT TOY, Prop. > Zo WHITBY Again the Miracle of Christmas , , . that in a world torn by war a Child is born to teach us Peach. Age-old, yet ever new each. Yuletide, His message inspires all the world to strive toward those ideals of good will which were heralded by a star in the East nearly two thousand years "HERB WILSON AND SONS "Your Family Grocer" WHITBY the homes of the successful marks- man's family. The annual outstanding event was the Pot Hunt. Sides were chosen and the losers paid the winners' supper. This club carried on successful- ly and harmoniously for 37 years, when room space was required for living quarters they were forced to fold up as the Checker Club and the few remaining members joined up with the Millionaires Club. Next week The Millionaires Club. . Uxbridge Man Hospitalized After Accident A young man from Uxbridge Township, Theodore Derriet of R.R. 3 Uxbridge, suffered severe ine juries in Whitby Wednesday even- ing when a car which he was driving was struck in the rear. Derriet was taken to hospital suf- fering a broken pelvis and face in- juries. Derriet was having difficulty with his car on Brock Street South and a friend, Donald Pindar of Port Whithy was towing him, The ve- hicles stopped on the CNR over- pass. Then a car driven by Joseph McCloskey, 102 Mary Street, tby, struck the rear of the Derriet car, violently. Provincial Constable W. S. Hilliard investi- gated. Chas. Gill Master Of Orange Lodge On Wednesday night, December 12 the following officers were in- stalled in Vimy Ridge Loyal Orange Lodge No. 2697: Worshipful Master, Charles A. Gill; Deputy Master, Wm. Brady; Immediate Past Mas- ter, John Harkness; Chaplain, Wm. Stewart; Recording Secretary, Thomas Semple; Financial Sec- retary, James A. Stork; Treasurer, Robert Reid; Marshall, Wm, Cos- tello; First Lecturer, Ed MacMil- lan; Second Lecturer, Stan Eng- lish; Tyler, Wm, W. Coombe; First Committee man, Donald MacLean; Second Committee Man, John Harkness; Third Committee Man, Wm. Costello; Fourth Committee Man; Thos. Semple; Fifth Com- mittee Man, Robert Reid. Auditors, C. A. Gill, Wm, Cos- tello. Wor. Bro. Walter Wellman, County Master of Ontario South conducted the installation and was ably assisted by Wor. Bro. Dunc McNevin of LOL 2167 Oshawa, Wor, Bro, John Logan of LOL 3158 Osh- awa, Wor. Bro. Van Luven of LOL 686 Oshawa, and Wor. Bro. Wood- house, LOL 2167 County Chaplain. Other visitors present were Bro. MolIndless, LOL 686 and Bro, Wil- son, LOL 2167 Oshawa. Christmas In The Churches The age-old but ever new story of Christmas will be related in song and sermon in all Whitby churches on Sunday. Special Christmas music will be featured by the choirs. Special services will be conduct- ed at the Salvation Army in Pick- ering and Whitby on Sunday, De- cember 23rd. At 7 o'clock in Whitby citadel, .a candlelight service will be held in which the Christmas story will be presented in color. At both - morning and evening services in St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church the Rev. David Marshall will preside, with Mrs, P. N. Spratt at the new Cassavant organ. In the evening a traditional candlelight service will be held. There will be a special children's Christmas service at 11 a.m. Sun- day, and in the evening at seven there will be a Christmas carol service. Christmas eve, D ber 24th, at 11:15 there will be carol singing followed by Holy Com= munion. There will be a service on Christmas Day at 10 a.m. morn=- ing prayer 'and Holy Communion, At Whitby Baptist Church, Rev. O. A. Hill, the pastor, and Mrs. W.' E. G. Summers, organist and choir director, have prepared spe- cial services for Sunday in keep- ing with the Christmas season. There will be Sunday schol at 9:45 am, In the morning the subject will be "The Christtmas Message", and in the evening "Troubled or Rejoicing". On Sunday evening at seven o'clock there will be a Christmas carol service in All Saints' Angli- can Church, On Christmas Eve there will be a service at 11:30 and on Christmas Day at 9:30 am. The latter two services will be ser= vices of Holy Communion. The choir of Whitby United Church, with its soloists, have planned a special program of Christmas music as a basic part of the Sunday services. Espec the evening, the .service wil be very largely cheral in natu in a candle-lit setting. Rev. Scott's sermon topic is: y Is Born", Miss Eileen Mc! sing "O Thou That Tellegt" from the Messiah, at the morning ser vice. On Christmas Day, the United Church Sunday School hall will be used by the local Dutch congre= gation for a service and a social time, Whitby Gandy League (Ladiss' Bowling) On Wednesday the Ladies' Candy League had a lucky draw on chickens, the lucky winners were: M .Thomson, Mrs, Rivers, F. Lott, May Jones, M. Mayne, Mrs. Thomas G. Igglesden, F. Pearce. Lucky prizes for the day were won by Mrs. Rivers and M, Poge- son, High singles for the day: E. Bartell, 231, 244 and 260; N. Mc- Carroll, 220, 212; F. Kalar, 221, 208; W. Brinning, 236; G. Wiles, 275; V. Hayes, 240; H. Courtney, 286; M. Pogeson, 207; Mrs. Racher, 213, High triples, E. Bartell, 735; N. McCarroll, 622; F. Kalar, 565; W. Brinning, 557; G. Wiles, 549; V. Hayes, 571; H. Courtney, 592; Mrs. Racher, 546. Team standing: Humbugs, 4 pts., Lollipops 4 pts., Jellybeans 3 pts., Lifesavers 3 pts, Allsorts 1 pt, Gumdrops 0, Maplebuds 0, Pepper= mints 0, Report Made On Civil Defence A special committee on Civil De- fence has been established by the Ontario County Council with Reeve T. R. Harrison of Thorah as its first chairman, . The present status of civil de- fence arrangements in the county is outlined in the following report of the committee: "Members of your Committee have consulted Colonel the Hon. Arthur Welsh, Provincial Director of Civil Defence. At the present time the question of responsibil- ity for various plans of this work has not been definitely settled as between Federal, Provincial and Municipal bodies. In our own County, Chief Wes- ley Elliott of the Oshawa Fire De- partment has been -appointed to arrange co-operation between the various fire departments in the County and to secure interchange- ability of equipment, As a guide to next year's Council we recommend: ' That a list be prepared showing names, addresses and telephone numbers of the following. (a) The President and Secretary of each branch of the Canadian Legion. (b) Secretary of local fire bri- gades. (c) Secretary of Women's Insti- tute and Red Cross Branches. (d) That each local coun.cil ap= point an official who shall be pre- pared to go into action if the'ine ternational situation should be- come darker, His duties should in- clude: (1) Make a survey of avail- able emergency accommodation such as public halls, summer cot- tages, etc. (2) Arranging education in civil defence and first aid." SHEPHARD'S GROCERIES : Au THE JOYS OF THE SEASON AND EVERY HAPPINESS We deeply appreciate your patronage WHITBY during 1951. MEAT SHOP We pause at this L) glad season to expréss our deep appreciation to our patrons in Whitby and . district with whom it has beén a pleasure to do business with during the year closing. It is our sincere wish that for you this will be a Christmas of happiness and enjoyment; and that the year 1952 will be the best yet. WHITBY MOTORS LIMITED AND STAFF PONTIAC - BUICK - G.M. TRUCKS With our best Christmas wishes for all go our sincere thanks to all our customers for their patronage during the past and other years. WHITBY The MacCarl Hardware J