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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1929 uv VETERANS PLAYED: SANTA CLAUSES 10 + Santa Claus *Whit all on Monday avening and distributed gifts to the sShiigron St, by the Whitby Post of the Cana. ian d A flanta ns he made on the stage and started to unload "gifts tree, Bob max, of Oshawa, Bill Campbell and Andy Muir, ot w proved a delightful entertainer for the children good Lovely dolls, and toys galore were given to the child Was a Hitle gifts ren were made happy, John Larkin very the role of Banta Claus, on cheery word for all the veters any' older Th cessful that it may be made an ane nual The principal of the firm was ask ed to fer, who had decdmped, "He's pounds short," Ma delights ons News own : For Soldiers' Kiddies The. Whitby Daily Times' | tising, Jutbuceiitions aud nows will be received at the y Branch Of "et Ung ols und Chronleie~Telophoso Bm Hourw= "Clone 850, Pho TATIVEJAMES H, ORMISTON BOIS WHOSTOLE "GIVEN A CHANCE Admitted Theft From Ser: vice Station--Other Cases in Police Court -------- The spirit of Christmas invaded the FPoliee Court in Whithy on Monday afternoon and three Whit by boys of tender years, Who leaded gullty to stealing money rom the til at Thompson's ser- vice station, were allowed to go on suspended sentence. after a kindly lecture from Magistrate J, ¥, Willis, His Worship told the lads that they had done something for which they could be meverely pun. ished, while they had taken a step which might lead them {nto fur. ther trouble, IA allowing them to go the mugistrate told them that if they behaved themselves nothing more would be heard of thix case but If they did otherwise they would be brought back to court and sentenced for this and any other offense, The honky taken by the boys was reppvered by Chief Gunson, The most of it had been hidden behing the building while $1.50 of it waa Lund 8 the pockets of one of the boys, , Man tiven a Chance Suspended sentence was also granted to Elvin Ogden and Percy Klllott, of Oshawa, convieted of stealing & quantity of fence rally, the property of Mr, Hunter, of Prooklln, The mén found the rails Lon the side of the road and took them to the INbme of Odgen's father with the intention of using them for firewood, A charge against the father, Thomas Odgen, of receiving stolen, goods, was dis missed, the magistrate coming to the conclusion that he knew noth. ing of the atfalr, Theft Charge Dismissed A charge of theft of a gun Inid against John Gursky by Jacob Dryck was dismissed, The defend ant in a youth, and the wife of complainant testified that whe gave Gursky the gun and told him MANY CHILDR / or ---- paid a visit to by Town of Whitby war veterans, foholas' Visit being arranged Legion, : : son of happy faces greeted 'M# wppearance e illuminated He wae lod by President MoNae, retary X. M, Lo- and Comrades Juck Powers, from & h htby, Comrade Powery and kept them in spirite, horses, fivains, ren by Manta Claus, and It Jisasing thing to witness the olks g0 up to acoept thelr from Santa, Over 100 child. ably played He had children and for some of the folks as well, in Christmas tree was so suo- event, Full Description give a description of his cash. He replied, six feet long and two thousand En apr ---- n In A reasoning creatures who in logle until it threat. a pet prejudice Richmond Loader, IEEE EEE S PORES ROE DNS HIS Ih & HIS "HH bef Presse Shepherds in the field abiding Watching o'er their flocks by night, God with man ia now residing Yonder shines the infant light. Christmds Dinner $1.25 Button Radishes Hearts of Celery Queen Olives Consomme of Chicken Cream of Asparagus En Tasse Croutons Salad Parmentier Russian Dressing Orange Water Ice Bluepoint Oyster Pattie Broiled Fillet Mignon Supreme Fresh Mushrooms Roast Ontario Turkey Oyster Dressing Cranberry Sauce Roast Prime Ribs of Christmas Beef Yorkshire Pudding Pommes Rossette Pan Roasted Potatoes Mashed Potatoes New Bermuda Boiled Potatoes French Peas Dressed Cabbage Hot Mince Pie Glace' Chantilly Steamed English Plum Pudding Tunis Detes Malaga Grapes Raisins Smyrma Figs English Breakfast Tea Mocha or Java Coffee Certified Milk Children's Dinner, 75¢ Salted Nuts ihe to go and well it and bring her ey, Court believing evidence given by Mrs, Bryck, dism this charge as a Wife could not be charged with theft from her husband, It transpired that the gun had been wold for $5.00. A charge of stealing a pair of hoots preferred ugaihst Cursky was enlarged for a week, NEEDY FAMILIES ARE MADE HAPPY ah p oa Nearly 40 Baskets of Christ mas Cheer Distributed oe pi i bn BT i A forty famitips were made ha or Christman When work: Aor the Christmas Relief Vund uted boxes vomtaining food, 'Bute, ete, Over $200 was sndad by the Committes, thanks 0 the generosity of several citi #, and there are still one or two {lies to be looked after, The Committes recelved u hox oF "White Gifts" from the United Chureh, these being placed on the Christmag tree by the children, A gift of a generous supply of can- dies and nuts from Durns' Cash Grocery was Glso much apprecis ated, while the Committes found 00d usq for five roast of beef pent by Mr, T. W, Ross, well known local coal merchant, The Christiuss boxes wore de tivered to the: Council Chamber by the various merchants and thore they were chacked by the Indies and sent out in cars provided by volunteer workers, including Presi dent R, A, Mutehipan, of the Chamber of Commerce; Deputy Reeve C, KE, Bowman and Coun, W, J, Davidson, Tha Committee hand ling the Fung was representative of the different ehurches and other organigations doing social service work In the town, PICKERING BRIEFS Pickering, Dee, 21, ~Captain Hogue returned home this week to spend the winter with his family, after spend 2 Bowmanuille as ange aa ltd iad FIRE ON CHUREH "STREET TODAY House Occupied Ly Mis : Peters Damaged : Badly The fire department received » eall this morning ahout nine o'clock to the house on Church street owned by Thomas McMuy- try and occuplod by Miss Peters whore un electric grill eatehing "fre eauped considerable' dumage. The brigade wera on the weense in n very few minutes despite the fact that the syren did not work and the old" bell had to hg used, The men wore Just pulling out when the syren vighted Iuself and blew the warning, Upon arrival the house was found to be full of smoke hut very few flames could he seen, Twa lines of hose wera Inid and the water was pumped {1 but considerable difficulty was encountered in getting the fire un« der control the conflagration hav ing kot in behind the plaster, The smoke wus so dense that It was found impossible to remove the furniture and most of It will be found to be damaged beyond re paly, Damage Is estimated AL weve oral hundred dollars dF ARAN i OBITUARY 4 deefofordelloniarbeortoleeie deoiesleforioddedeniedoofodoop WILLIAM BICKLE The death occurred in Prince bert, Ontario gounty last William Benjamin Blekl ol George Bickle, ol Mr, Bickle born Als week of , Wu brother Bowmanville, Smith town Wis i ing the summer on the Great Lakes § T, Stephenson hag been confined to his bed during the past week, ow ing to a sore knee The cutter has once more {ts own, During the past week, the side reads have be so filled wit snow that the farmers find it almost impossible te use their cars, Many of the residents of the vicinity, d not remember when there was 50 meh snow at this time of the year me int m elore, The store which wah the property of R. A, weit of Spencer's Garage, has been moved to the back of the lot, to serve ns 8 garage. Mr, Bunting making & lawn and garden in the vacant space Mr, and Mrs, L wi Brannon, ol Norfolk, Virginia, ara visiting with ituated on street, Mrs, A, Boras and son, Jack, spent Thursday in Toronto, FUNERAL OF ALFRED CLARK | Pickering, Dee, 21.=The funeral of | the ate Alfred C. Clark, who passed | away on Tuesday morning, at his home on Church, took place to the | Disciples Cemetery on Thursday af ternoon, Although the deceased had been In ill health for some time, his death came as a shock to his {riends He was born In Pickering sixty ehrs ago, and was the son of the late m, Clark, He spent his boyhood here and after living in Toronto for sevenn! years, he returned to Picker ing and took up farming. . is survived by his his widow, one daughter, Mrs, Collins, four sis ters, Mrs, Gordon, Mrs, Holt, Mrs Sexsmith and Mrs, Elson, and three brothers, Frederick, George and John If what the style makers say I» | true, those who are selling skirts | short should hurry to cover. Ar kansas Gawette, "Magazine Manager Yaces I Year Term." That's little enough for the managers of some magi. gines we've tried to read,---New York Evening Post, « "You're going to marry know him, Mother him! Why, you hardly dear" Daughter == "Well, that's all right, I I knew him better I probably wouldn't marry him" \ , Greetings And May this Christmas bring will be unsurpassed, and the New Year of 1930 be one of Prosperity and Happiness. D. J. Brown The Jeweller King Street West %) you joy that | | I EO OO a a baht oR Bunting, just | [ the Rov, F, and Mrs, Lawson, Chyreh | the services at the house and at the lof ThesOshawa Daily Tines ship, Peterborough | five Years | George and Catl County, seventys was the son ul Bickle, When ago and ering as anasnsanarasansss sto gdiet tot tes gns sd Daily Times p News, advertising and subscriptions will be received of the Bowmanville Office of I'be Times. |elephones~Ofhice, REPRESENTATIVE--B, HERBERT MORTLOC 887; oy cemftery, Interment was made in Bowmanville cemetery, WILLIAM QUICK A life long resident of Bowmanville, William Quick, passed away on Sat urdny last at the age of seyenty-one, Mr, Quick was born ln Bowmanville on Scugog street und was the son of Mr, an ro, Louls Quick, Ha was well-known throughout the gaunty of of Durham, being an apple exporter knd has been fn business for the past iew yeurs with IT, 8, Holgate, of Bow- manville, Ile was a prominens, signi= ber of Bt, Paul's United church and was active In all church works Mr, Quick who was married twice Is syre vived by six ehildren and a number of others having died while. quite young, Those living now sre Lous In England, Mrs, Garfield of Toronto, Max, of Toronto, Mrs, Koller, ol Ottawa, William and Lenore, of Bowmanville, The funeral took place from the family residence on Horsey street yesterday afternoon und the Rev, D, W, Best, DD, pastor of St, Paul's read the burial service st the house and at the grave side, Inters ment was made in Bowmanville cemetery, DARLINGTON TP, ELECTION, JAN. b All This Year's Members to 'Stand Again Ligtle interest is being manifested in the Darlington Township election according to a report from R, J ¢ Kessock who is acting returning off cor this year, Nothing startling has happened since the announcement of the date, and no persons other than those in the present council have stated thelr Intentions of standing for council for 1930, WW. R, Allin, Town ship Clerk, is seripusly ill and is in the Bowmanville hospital und it is expected that he will not be out for the nominations, and maybe not for "wn woved wo Dues Ii worl an he nint vhere most of his wis spent, For me years | ed for the Dominion Oy Co, In Bowman later | Prince Albert where he has been | gaged in a market gardenine bu ines | on a large seale, Mr, Bickel was mars fried thre in each vase his wife] asing hh There two | children both of whom are alive to Melbourne, of Oshawa und Iva, | There are also two bros | quite a young | ham « gan and Piano | 1H moving 1 en times, predec were | da { Toront | | place from the residenge of his bre ther in Bowmanville last Saturday, Rev, J, 1 Robbins eondueting SNOWSTORMS SWEEP CANADA AND THE STATES, (Continued from ago 1) more western Ontario cities were isolated from thely immediate rural distriets, There was anxiety in a number of communities an the snow block ade was renewed, Milk famine threatened as roads ngaln closed, Kyery avallable man, every avail able horse Is at work In the cities of western Ontario clearing up the acoumulation of snow in An effort to have streets passable to motor cars by Christmas, The shortage of horsos, naver felt be. fore, in delaying the clean up, ft, Thomas, still isolated by telephone after wlegt wrought havoe last week, again suffered yesterday when repalr workers wore fofeed to give up before the blinrard, The shifting of the wing from east to west caused fear In Strats ford that railway lines and highs ways which had escaped the drifts Ing of Friday would be plugged by morning, All passenger tralus were running late, Stratford reported, and all freight trains ordered on to sidings at various pointy in the division, All avatlable plows are at work, Farmer Killed by Plow The first death of the storm wan reported at Kitchener when Addiron Martin was Instantly kills da by a CPR, snowplow near Wallenstein, In the blinding snow, with the track hidden behind glant drifts, he drave hig jouttér right Into the path of the plow, re, Martin, with him, osbaped unine Jjured, Noth horses were killed, Merchants ifn small towns add villages are reaping an unexpected harvest, Farmers hgve heen unable to reach We elty stores and the villuges as a result have boen doing a roaring trade, Some of the villages In Ox. ford have run out of Christmas goods and eannot at present res plenish supplies, Woodstock mers chants say they are thousands of dollars short of last year's busi DOAN as a direct result of the storm, With motor cars stalled, there has come an unprechdented de. mand for A and a number of olty merchants have been forced to go to the country for horses to handle thelr delivery business, Northern Ontarlo has escaped the trouble of the older (isteiots, IL In cold In the north, the snow in deep, there have been hitasards, but the north has got no more than it {8 acoustomed to every year, North Day reported last night, Toronto Wit Mard Whipped by a bitter cold wind, the election, which tuk®s place January the R, J of Solina, will earry on his work m I'he members of last sixth, his absence | council, all of whom have stated that | oor they will be in the field again, are Reeve Silas Williams, Deputy Reeve George Annis and Councillors Johy Mutton, Charles Blanchard and Arth ur Pascoe, For the benefit of our readers In Darlington Township the | Bowmanville office of The Times will he open on the evening of the sixth Intends | thers George of Bowmanville and J. of January and any person who cares Albert of Oshawa. "The funeral took [to eall after eight will he able to get | the result of the tgwnship election I'he phone number "ia 587 and (8 in| to telephone book under the name three Inches of snow fell In To ronto yesterday Lringing disap pointment to thousands of citizens engaged In the last hour Ghristmay rush and Joy to hundred of unem ployed who were glven two addi tional days' work before the holis day, Hy the time the first morning rush hour arrived city sirqets were spread with drifting flakes and street oars and automoblles were In diffieultios, Dy noon, T.T.C, of- flolals were once again In des perate straits to keop cars moving with regularity, Long walts at nireot ter-sections resounded with the screeching of motor horny as im» patient motorists chafed at delays, | on Extra policemen were put duty to eope with a situation that teaftie lights could not efficiently handle, Up In Queen's park, highway department men faced another problem of snow oleaning just as they were congratulating themselves on the job following last week's fall of snow, Last night officials warned motorists that they would be wise to attempt no country driving to- day, It wag stated that {if the snow stopped overnight and the wind dropped, the roads could be clear od for Christmas, Otherwise there was no telling when the snow blockade sould he lifted, And the weatherman's report at midnight was 'more snow flurries tomorrow," adding "becoming milder," brawn 0 LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHE (Colutinued trom Page 1) mas hymns just opposite in the Greek convent adjoining the church on the southern side, No services were held today in the church itself, in that geo sanct wary above the grotto where Christ was born, Both Catholics and Anglic- ans are barred from worshipping there on Christmas eve, This is the privilege reserved ta membery of the Greek Orthodox ehurel, who have granted the Anglican bishop the use of the convent, but not of the church itself, The importance attached to Christ mas is of comparatively recent date in the Mely Land, Under the influ. ence of the eastern churches, Laster was always celebrated ay Christen dom's highest festival, At that time great masses of pilgring come to participate in the ceremony of the holy fire and' to visit the sacred sites, Christmas used ta bo considered the least important of the great chureh festivals, In faet, only JO years ago did the custom of giving Christmas gifts bechnie generally ac cepted, Until then the youngsters of Judea had to be content with looks ing for eges at Paster time, instead of full stockings. on Christmas, wv MeKessock | corners followed, Main ins Ontario' | three \ QUADRUPLETS' BIRTHDAYS ON CHRISTMAS DAY Four Childien Alive nd Well at Six Years of Age -- Saint John, N.B, Dee, 23,=(By the Canadian Prose) = The. Mahaney Quadruplets-~helieved to be the only living quartette of the same age In ¢ family anywhere on this conti~ nent--today started on thelr firvt Christmas school holidays, 'When classes were suspended todey, the four wended their noisy way home to devote their entire attention to plans and preparation for srrival of Santa Claus, who In & sense ls thelr patron saint, Six years ago this Christmas Day, the Mahaney Susdruplets mt saw the light of day, Thelr goming im« posed a considerable burden upon a family whieh was not so well endow ed with this world's goods that the prospects of four more mouths to feed, four more little bodies to keep wari, and--later on--four more pairs of scampering feet to keep shod, us well ag all the other incidentals, wer viewed without just w little apprehen~ hension, But the event was so unusual that the sympathy of a whole community wis aroused and from the day of their birth, the little foursome has never wanted for anything, The Vie. torlan Order put its talents and its record for service at the disposal of the mother, and the kiddies received the very best of attention through those precarious days of babyhood Sympathetic citizens contributed gen. erously towards the clothing of the tots, In spite of Wider oy doubts that the quartette would remain ins tact even for a few weeks, the four have waxed into boy--and girlhood, and are taking their places among the kiddies of their own ages in the school-room and the playyard, De. spite the wnusual incident of thelr birth, they are apparently just nors mal ghildren, Of the four, there are three girls | Edna Louise, Lyda Mays and Chrig- | tine By some unusual circumstance, [ Christine, wha was the biggest of {the four babies at birth, and whe started to outstrip the others in it and weight during the first months of growth, is now the t of the lot; the other two girls are several inches and quite a few pounds beyond her, The single boy in the group, John { Douglas, is physically not mueh big- [ger than his smallest sister, but he makes up for this handicap by being [the most aggressive of the family, Being the only man in the quartette, he has adopted a sort of commanding attitude, and is now "boss of the gang," Items of common enjoyment, | such as were showered upon the chil Fi in thelr infancy, now fails to ins terest him in the slightest, "What {do I want, messing about with girls?" Hs his attitude, ahd he lewes the | other three to their dolls and thelr | doll carriages, and goes in search of more robust enjoyment, With an implicit f#fth in the bene | icence of Old Saint Nicholas, the | Mahaney quadruplets draw near to the start of their seventh year of life, The harardous period of thelr voung childhood is gradually passing, and as ensh Christmas rolls around they continue to add another ghapter to their already unusual history, | he in) few AN ECONOMIST Giles had been sent by his master {a wealthy farmer, to make a few pure chases in the town, Among the shops he had to visit was his master's tail: | OF, The assistant in this emporium no- ticed that Giles really required a new vest, and he tried to persuade the old fellow to order one there and then, "Look here," he cried, "this is gone, and that's gone! You'd better have a new one," But the old chap shook his head, "No," he replied Rios. "If me wife puts a new back and front in it, the arm'oles will last another year, all right"==Vancouver Star, To the Citizens of Oshawa Res) FROM THE R. NEILL SHOE STORE oo C--O LL LAL CONFERENCE TO BE LIMITED TO SPECIFIC TERMS Premier MacDonald Defines Scope of Five-Power Naval Parley London, Dee, 24,-~Prime Min. {ster Ramsay MacDonald revealed in the House of Commons at ques tion time yesterday afternvon, that there will be "no more specific terms of reference for the forth- coming naval conference than those explained In the Invitations," Pressed tor more detailed infor« mation, Mr, MacDonald sald he considered the Invitation to the conference stated pretty clearly what was Lo 'be discussed, On the basis of these plates ments, therefore, (he conference will be confined to a discussion of Anglo-American naval parity, to a reconsideration of battleship res placement programs and to the matter of the abolition of the subs marine, In general, the woope of the conference Is indicated by re- ference ju the British invitation to article 21 of the Washington treaty, which reads: "If, during the term of the pres. ent treaty, requirements of pa tional weourity of any of the cons traoting powers, in respect of nas val defence, are, in the opinion of that power, materially affected by any change of clrcumstances, the contracting powers will, at the re- quest of such power, meet in cons ference with a view to a recon. nlderation of the provisions of the treaty and (ts amendment by mu» tual consent,' Mr, MacDonald, however, in a negative manner, did rule out such questions as International sea law and the "Mediterranean Looarno" from discussions at the conference, He war asked whether the Brit {sh representative at the confers once would entertain proposals as to possible use of the British fleet in another people's war, In ang wer, the prime minister sald: "Certainly not, The question of naval polloy, apart from naval strength, will not be considered by the five power conference, "Hadn't you better go and tell your master I" said the motorist to the farmer's boy, who stood looking at the load of hay upset in the lane by a colision" "OB knows," replied the hoy, "Knows? How can he know?" "Cos he's underethe hay!" » | | : Ly Ly RE a ER RN CHEAPER POSTAGE 10 SOUTH AMERICA Two Cent Letter Rate Will Be Effective Christmas Day Ottawa, Da 24, Christmas day will mark the inauguration or 0 twosgent letter rate from Can~ ada to all parts of Houth Amerios, Announcement to this effect was made ast night by Hon, Peter J, Veniot, postmaster-general This letter rate already upplies to all parts of North and Central America; und will now apply to the folowing countries; Argentine Republie, Delivia, Brasil, Chile, Columbla, Ecuador, the Gulanas, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Ven« exuela, In making the announcement yesterday, Mr, Venlot expressed the opinion that the two-cent lets ter rate would result in considers able advantage to Canadian busis ness, On this point, the postmas~ tor-general commented on the great natural resources of South America, Its present-day develops ment In transportation and its great trade expansion, The South American countries, Mr, Veulot intimated, have been Invited 'to reduce this letter rate to Canikda and thus make the are rangement reciprocal, In addition, the postmaster-gens eral declared, an agreement has been reached with the Argentine postal administration for the ex. tension of the parce! post weight lHmit between Canada and Argen. tina from 106 pounds to 20 pounds, ALL THAT'S NEEDED The Prospective Groom (gayly): "Will it take much to feather a nest!" Furniture Dealer: "Only a little down "Christian Science Monitor, Well, anyhow, a lot of the boys who were called by their bankers and brokers will be able to save safety deposit box rent from now on, Those who don't think the Christmas trade Is lively this year should go out and try to buy some- thing, ~Toronto Telegram, Thousands Now Eat og A Delightful Breakfast Food ™ PA A. PATTERSON, Projectionlat BU, 8, BLAIR, Projectionist 3, PEACOCK, Doorman Doorman W. MORDEN, Commisslonaire MRS, BE. THOMAS, Matron AN MRS, M, MURRAY, Janitress | Nap ICrtain nn ¢ ont ARNE The Management and of the "Merry. Christmas' + L. B, OSIER, Managhr NOREEN REID, Treasurer MRS. R. BRAYIIRD, Cashier Staff REGENT THEATRE Extend their appreciation of your patronage during the past year, it has been a pleasure for us to serve you, and at this particular Festive Season of the year take the opportunity of saying EDGAR THOMAS, Superintendent H, MANSELL, Publioity LRNEST BLAIR, Chief Ugher EDWARD ALLIN, Usher ELVIN KENNING, Usher LESLIE FOLEY, Usher LLOYD NEWHALL, Uther