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Whitby Free Preou, Wednesday, Deoember 20ý 1 %* , Page 26, TYHANKS PRAYER TO THE BLESSED Virgin, neyer known to fait. 0 most beutful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in necessity. 0 star of the sea help me and show me here you are my Mother. O HoIy Mary, Mother of God Queen or- Heaven & . earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom 0of my heart to secure me in my necessity (make req uests). There are none that can withstand your power. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times). HoIy Mary I place this cause in your hand (3 times). Sa y this prayer for 3 consecutive days a nd then you must publish it and it wiII be granted to you. J.M. A31/2 hour course for people on the go. The Lifesaver course is designed to teach essential lifesaving first aid skills to people of all ages. Three and a haIt' hours of your time could save a life. Cail St. John Ambulance for détails. S434-7800 St. John Amnbulance NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS ESTATE 0F HORACE HAWES Commonly known as Shorty AIl persons having dlaims against the estate of Horace Hawes deceased, late of the Town of Whitby, in the Regional Municipality of Durham, who died on or about the 25th day of June, 1995; are hereby notified to send themn to the undersigned, duly verified, on or before the 22nd day of January, 1996. After such date the assets of the above-named estate wiII be distributed among the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to claims of which the estate trustees shaîl then have notice. DATED at Whitby this 1 lth day of December, 1995. SCHILLING, EVANS Barristers and Solicitors 330 Byron Street South Whitby, Ontario Li N 5S1 Solicitors for the Estate Trustees COMINO E VENTS AUCTIONS OUTSTANDING ANTIQUE BOXING DAY AUCTION SALE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26th, lOam (viewing 9:00) MacGREGOR AUCTION HALL 182 Wellington St., Bowmanville Take 401 to Waverly Rd. & foîlow 57 north to #2 highwaytumrght (east) on #2 & thon left'atuSmcugog St. 1lst lights) & follow auction signs to Wow Mart Flea Market & Auction Our 6th annual boxing day Auctioni features some exce p tional articles & should prove to b e one of our highlight auctions of the y ear, wo have a large offening of antique furnishings in ref. & as found icondition plus rare & unique 1collectables. Partial list includes large pine corner cupboard, bakers table, 2 Hoosier cuphoards, jamn cupboard, Bonnet chest grandfàther dclôk, 2 new bowfront china cabinets, new stacking bookcase,. side board, server, several exceptional tables (diningroom, tilt dropleaf, parlour, canole, etc.), desks, dressers & chests of drawers, walking & spinning wheel, wool winder, old beds (rope, Victorian), treadle seigmachine, misc. chairs & rockers wicker settee, quilts, blanket box old dlocks, dolîs wicker carniage, baffodile phone, rare cranberry hanging otl lamp, old camera beer can collection, old coins, o(d & new pictures & artwork, antique clothing, carpets, Italian provincial couch & chair, jewelîery, quality offering of glass & china, kitchen & househoId collectables, etc., etc. Note our early start time for this exceptional sale, an opportuinity for one & aIl to take home an article troP'the n;it MacGregor Auctions & st.a .ff vwould like to wish ail our patrons a happy & safe Holiday & we'll see you at the Boxing Day Auction. Caîl for ail your *auction needs MacGREGOR AUCTION SERVICES Mike MacGregor 905-987-5402, 905-987-3664 CARD 0f THANK YOU. The famîly of the late RETA THERAULT, wish to thank the staff 0f Sunnycrest Nursing Homes for their care during her residency. A special thanks [O the third floor staff who visited and gentîy tended her in her final few weeks. The support you gave us was gral app reciated. Thank you, HeélentDetiman. COIN BINGO COUNTRY 5 Points Ma Ritson & Taunton, Oshawa (behind A& Charites 945371 7:00 pm & 10:30 pm Mon. - Sun. 1:00 Pm Sat. & Sun. 12:30 pm Mon., Tues. & Wed. !FpI 436-9404 Support Your Local Charities JACKO UPT $29100 LETTER To Santa: My name is Imran Mohammed. I arn 9 years old. I attend Kathleen Rowe Memoial Public School. I hope you and the reindeer are rested and ready for the big night. At school our class is binging in non-perishable food items for the poor. rm going to try te bnîng in a lot. My farnily and I gave clothes to the Salvation Armny. For Christmas I would like éther a Sega game called 'World Seriee Basebail 95' or a Huffy Basketball net. Imran Mohammed Kathleen Rowe Memorlal Public School MýRS. CHAB'S CHRISTMAS Once upon a time there was a boy named Johnny and he had a sister named Susan. They lived at the North Polo. Johnny and Susan had a neighbour named Mrs. Crab. She hated Santa and she hated children. She hated Santa because ho brings presents to childron. She' hated childron because they have fun and she doesn't! One day Mrs. Crab set off to look for Santa's reindeer. She wanted to stop Santa from delivering all the presents to the chil1dron. She tried to caîl thom by name like Santa but se got them all mixed up. "On Dancer, Vixen, Cornet, Cupid, Dasher, Blitzen anîd Rudolph. Even though she didn't name thern all they came to hon anywayl Mrs. Cnab laughed at Santa. Johnny, Susan and Santa went looking for the missing reindoor. They went to Mrs. Cnab'e houee first and there they were! Santa sprinkled some Christmas cheen powder on Mns. Crab and she decided ehe wae thnough with being moan. Tho End. Kara, Amy, Alycia, Abby & Ricky RL.Hutchison Public School WHERE ARE SANTAPS PANTS? It was December 24, it was early in the morming when Santa Claus was getting ready for the trip he would take in a few hours. Well first, Santa Claus thought, I botter get dressed into my clothes. So Santa Claus looked into the hall closet where he kept his red and white santa outfit every year to ,êear on the 24th. First Santa put on his j acket and then his feit and hat, but then Santa realized he didn't have his pants. Where are rny pants? Santa asked himself panick in hie voice. 1I juet' can't givo out presents without my red pants." Santa asked Mrs. Claus 'where are my pants?" But Mrs. Claus, just answored 1I don't know." So Santa looked into the laundry basket, no pants. Ho looked in the snow, ne pants, ho looked in the fish tank, no pante. Ho looked in the reindoor kennel, but stili,- no pants. Thon Santa decided to give up. "Where could my pants ho?" Santa asked himself. "Corne Santa dear," called Mrs. Claus from their bedroom. Santa entered the room and saw his pante lying on hie bed. Santa laughed, they were on hie bed the hole time. Santa Claus was happy now. Ho would be able to deliver presents on Christmas ove. Tho end. Sabrina C. Aibis Grade 7 St. Bernard School SANTA CLAUS Super special Axnazing things Nice man Terrific work Amnazing tricks Chubby stomach Lots of laughter A gentie person Understands children Santa Claus Lucas VanWieringen Grade 2 Robert Thornton Public Sehool OB1TUARY Harry Simpson was former PUC manager A former general manager of the Whitby Public Utilities Commission and Hydre Electric Commission, Henry Caldwell (Harry) Simpson <ied at Whitby General Hospital on Dec. 11, 1995. He was 78. A son of the late Peter Fisher Simpson a.nd Mary Jane Caldwell, lie was born at Copper Clifl, Ont. on April 19, 1917, and had been a resident of Whitby for nearly 45 years. Mr. Simpson graduated from the Sudbury Mining and Technical School, majering in accounting, and bis first job was as an accountant in the Dominion Bank of Sudbury. Ini 1940 he joined the accounting staff of Sudbury Hydre, and from 1941 te 1945 ho served in the Royal Canadian Navy as a coder in the communications branch. At the end of the Second World War, ho returned te Sudbury Hydre, and in 1950 ho was appointed sceaytesrrand assistant superintendent of the Whitby Public- Utilities Commission, taking office on Jan. 1, 1951. In Mardi 1956 ho became general manager in addition te his duties as secretary-treaouner. Mir. Simpson saw the Whitby PUC grow from lees than 5,000 customers te 40,000 customers in bis 31 years with the commission. Ris biggest challenges were the damage done by Hurricane Hazel in 1954, amalgamation ofWVhitby Town and Township in 1968, and the transfer of tho water system te Durham Region in 1973. In 1957, Mr. Simpson wss an original director of the Eastern Ontario Waterworks Association HARRY SIMPSON and served as president in 1961. Ho was a director for several years on the office and administration cemmittee of the Eastern Ontario Association of Municipal Electrie Utilities and a director of the Ontario Section of the American Waterworks Association. When the Whitby Public Utilities Commission became the Whitby Hydre Electrie Commission in 1979, Rex Hopkins took over Mr. Simpsons's duties as secretary-treasurer while Mr. Simpson remained as general manager. On bis retirement on April 30, 1982, Mr. Simpson was charter secretary of the Whitby Kiwanis Club when it was formed in 1955 and served as club president in 1959 and 1987-88. A member of the Royal Canadian Legion since 1943, ho was a member of Branch 112, Whitby. A Mason since 1948, ho was a member of Composite Lodge No. 30, AF and AM, Whitby. Mr. Simpson was als o a memiber of the building committee of the WVhitby General Hospital i the late 1960s. Mr. Simpson is survived by sons Peter (and bis wife Caridad) of Oshawa and David (and his wife Patricia) of Chatham, and daughter Cheryl (and her husband Frank MacDougall) of Port Elgin. Ho is also survived. by grandchildren Darryl and Erica Simpson, Jainie, Kevin, Robert and Megan MacDougali and Scott and Steven Simpson. On July 19, 1947, Mr. Simpson was married in Sudbury te the former Doris Wylie, who <ied on .Jan. 1, 1995. A brother, George, and two sisters, Mary and Helen Simnpson, died before hîm. Mdr. Simpson was at the W.C. Town Funeral Chapet, Whitby, where Rev. Brian Gee of St. Marks United Church eonducted the funeral service on Dec. 14, 1995, followed by cremation. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 112 held a service at the funeral chapel on Dec. 13. If desired, contribtitons te the Durham Region Victoian Order of Nurses. 6 Generations of Service, Quality & Trust - Family Monuments * Granite or Bronze Markers 0 Cemetery Lettering e Sandblasting Stafford Monuments 318 Dundas St. E..Whitby 668-3552 After Ilours 668-4460 or 721-9882 Home appointments gladly arranged LULLABYE The snowman is singing a lullabye te go te sleep because it was almost the end of winter. James Cowner Gradie 2 West Lynde Public School THIE CHIRISTMAS STAR Once upon a time there was a boy. Hie name was Luke. One day ho saw a man. The man had some, rnagic duet. The man said "Tako this magic dust. It will do some pretty magic stuff." "Like what," Luke asked. "Well, just throw it up in the sky and see." But LUke was s0 happy ho just ran home. It wae very dark at his house. But ho did what he was told. Ho thnew the dust up in the sky and it made a Christmae star. And it made it bright at the house. And they were very happy. The End. Christopher Bentley Grade 2 E.A. Fairman Public School STORY One dark- dark night Santa ClauB went to a dark, dank city and guesa what, ho saw a baby but ho was not in a Stable. Now Santa was surprised hocause ho didn't deliver a preent to him. Brian Tohana Grade 1 St. Paul's School 1$4.52OOzOC Boum"