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PAGE FOUR THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE I .. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1946 LATEST NEWS OF THE COUNTY TOWN OF WHITBY Whitby Editor, W. J. Duthie, Business (Office, Miss G. Macpherson Phone 703, All Departments 'May This Christmastide it in To One, To AllP.U.C. Workers Get Wage Boost Of 15 Per Cent A 15 per cent wage increase for all Public Utilities employees in Whitby was agreed upon last night by the - Public Utility. Commission meeting with representatives of the employees. This settlement followed several weeks of negotia- tions on requests from the United o... Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 'here for a union agreement with the Commission, The proposal con- tract submitted by the union had called for a closed shop, a schedule of wages for employees in the vari- ous classifications, vacations and sick leave and other terms, The Commission had declined to accept such an agreement and had offered instead a 15 per cent wage increase for all its 30-odd em- ployees. Only eight of the 17 or more employees in the electric de- partment belong to the union. Under the new rate, which be- comes effective January 1, wages for employees on hourly pay will range from 67 cents an hour for ordinary Jabor to 92 cents an hour for fore- men, + Representing tne employees at last night's meeting were George Brown from the electric department and James Wilde from the water- works department, 'The proposed union contract had 'asked for a rate of 70 cents an hour , dor laborers with a 40 cent-an-hour increase for line foremen to $1.20 'per hour and corresponding rates Jor other jobs. It had called also for two weeks holidays with pay after 'one year's service, three weeks after 15 years and four weeks after 20 'years. It had a sick pay at one week per year of service on full pay and three weeks per year on 75 per cent pay. Regret Expressed At Power Failure The Public Utility Commission Jest night expressed regret at the ub. Bayview, hog me oficist lub 0) ol opening, as well as the Byron Street South section of the town into darkness Saturday night. It was explained that this was to #ome extent a result of the low Voltage which has been prevailing all through the province during past weeks. The superintendent, H. L. Pringle, pointed out that Whitby had seven larger transformers on order but the earliest date at which delivery had been promised was next June, The interruption Saturday night was caused by a transformer blow- ing out on Byron Street South. The trouble was remedied shortly after midnight when it had been possible to install a new transformer, Rubbish is a double fire hasard because it may either ignite spon- taneously or serve as fuel for a stray spark. BROCK BROCK ST. N. PHONE Ph THE MANAGEMENT EXTENDS TO ALL HEARTIEST WISHES FOR A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS NOW PLAYING A Two Shows at 7 and 9 # HUMPHREY t . IN 'WARNERS' RE-RELEASE = HIT Silk Theatre On Sale at HIE Thesis Rox Once. OR. RR") Plan Dinners At Hospital, County Home| Special Christmas dinners will climax nearly a week of Christmas festivities at the Ontario County Home and the Ontario Hospital, At the county Home the distribu- tion of presents to all the residents will precede the noon dinner, The members of the Women's In- stitute held their annual Christmas Tree and entertainment at the County Hceme on Friday afternoon. The meeting opened by singing "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", followed by prayer by Rev. F, Dar- nell, The president, Mrs, H. T. Wil- son, extended greetings from the Women's Institute and wished for all a very happy Christmas, In the absence through illness o! president of | Rev. David Marshall, the Ministerial Association, Mr, Damell gave a fine talk on the spir- it of Christmas. W. J. H. Richardson also spoke briefly, after which the following program was given, convened by Mrs. W. O, Town, Solos, by Miss Isabel Town, accompanied by Miss Shirley Jermyn on the plano. Solos by Robert Wagstaff, with Mrs, Wagstaff at the plano, Harry Row- land, bell tapper, delighted every- one by playing several selections on a set of 37 musucal hand bells. Mr. Wagstaff, who is well known in musical circles, led the singing of a number of carols, After singing of the national an- them, Santa Olaus (Mr, George Town) arrived and each' resident received a gift, an orange and a bag of candy. A special supper was served by the Institute. A hearty vote of thanks was extended to Mr, and Mrs. Read and those taking rt in the program. ps ton and a quarter of milk fed chicken has been ordered as one of the treats to be served at the On- tario Hospital Christmas dinner. The cafeteria will be gaily decorat- ed and the meal will include all the Yuletide trimmings. In addition, presents will be distributed in all the wards, Then on Boxing Day a group from Toronto will give a concert for the patients, Christmas mass will be celebrated tomorrow morning and on Sunday there was a celebration of the Holy Communion accompanied by special Christmas music, Last Sunday also the Salvation Army Band from Oshawa gave a concert and Friday night was 'a happy occasion as the annual party for the children of the staff was held. Over 100 children received gifts from Santa and enjoyed the special supper which Included cho- colate milk, Eskimo ples, apples and oranges, Bowling Notes ONTARIO HOSPITAL, WHITBY Tuesday, December 17 Rinkey-Dinks (5 points) vs. Black Oats. Highest single score, 106, Hughes for three games, 509, Miss . Couving, Dodger (3 points) vs. Happy Geng (2 points). got hest single score, 222, Highest for three games, 878, O. Wednesday, Dec. 18 Easy Aces (1 point) vs, Ping ( 4 points). Highest single score, 244, Mrs. Peake. Highest for three games, 613, Mr. J. Dewsbury. All Stars (5 points) vs. Amis. hen: sin single score, 228, Mr. Pryce. for three es, 579, Miss A. Colby. an ' ursday, Dec. 19 Snaps (2 points) vs, Hurricanes (3 points). Highest single game, 212, Mr, F. Hayes. Highest for three games, 527, Mr. F. Lawrence. Team Standings Heads Pins, 31 points; All Stars, 29 points; Dodgers, 24 points; Happy Gang, 23 points; Hurricanes, 21 points; Atomics, 19 points; Rinkey Dinks, 18 points; Easy Aces, 16 points; Snaps, 11 points; Black Oats, 7 points, PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION It has been the custom from the beginning of the Republic for the President of the. United States to welcome the New Year by holding iy reception open to the general pub- On the first New Year's da¥ after his inauguration President Wash- ington opened his home to receive the people. Throughout the seven years which Washington lived in Philadelphia as the capital of the nation, he continued this custom. the 'Imes-tiaze'te ads, bring quick results, IrnNn4 classitiey | : "See Amid The Winter" s Snow ct i Re 4% --Photo by M, G: Ruddy. Carolling, Services of Worship. To Usher in Christm as Day Here Religious services, prep tly choral, will be held in the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches here at midnight tonight and on Christ mas morning in celebration of the Christmas festival, As they hear the special Christ- mas messages and the immortal music of Christmastide, worshippers will be reminded of the true signi- ficance of the occasion and of its message of hope and love in a world still tom by strife in many parts. At All Saints' Anglican Ohurch, adorned with evergreens and white chrysanthemums, the Christmas Bve service of choral Holy Com- munion will begin at 11:30 this evening and there will be a similar service at nine o'clock Christmas morning. Special Christmas music at the service this evening will include a two-part selection by the women's section of the choir, "Beside Thy Cradle" by Bach, On Christmas morning the choir will sing the an- them, "Let us now go unto Bethle- hem", and Mrs. N. Cormack, s0- prano, will be soloist. Leon Nash will be in charge of the music and the rector, Rev. A. G. Channen, will give a brief address at each service. Service will not be held this even ing at St. John's Anglican Church Port Whitby, but there will be Holy Communion at 8 o'clock Christmas morning and a full service of Holy Communion with sermon and Christmas music at 11 o'clock. The rector, Bev, D, B. Langford, will be in charg Midnight high mass will be cele- brated at 12:15 am. at the Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Evangelist, including special music by the adult choir under the direc- tion of Mrs. Arthur Lynde. There will also be mass. at 9, 9:30 and 10 o'clock Christmas morning, followed by a special benediction at 10:30. The boys' choir directed by Mrs. C. J. McGee will sing at the 9 o'clock mass. The. special Christmas music will continue in the various churches at the services next Sunday, with a candlelight carol service planned x the United Church for Sunday evening. APPLE CUSTOM Apples play a great role in Christ- mas customs. In parts of England they are pared and the peeling, tak- en off in one spiral, is thrown over the left shoulder. Tradition has it that yf peeling will form the initial of thq person whom the parer is destined to marry. wi ENGLISH NEW YEAR The English New Year celebra- tion was changed from December 25 by William the Conqueror, be- cause he-was crowned on January 1. London -- (CP) -- Oldest private firm of tug owners in the world is | the 113-year-old Ifondon firm of Williams Watkins Ltd, WHITBY STORES TO BE CLOSED BOXING DAY Whitby stores will close to night for a well.earned two-day holiday after the Christmas shopping rush. In accord with a proclamation issued by His Worship the Mayor, Whitby stores, factories and other places of business will remain closed on Boxing Day as well as on Christmas Day. The Post Office will be closed all day Christmas but the lobby will be open from 8 am. to 6 pm. on Boxing Day and the wicket from 9 to 10 am. There will be milk delivery on Boxing Day but none on Christ mas Day. Some of the service stations will close. Boxing Day while others will remain open for service work at least, 500 Youngsters Enjoy Theatre Christmas Treat The Brock Theatre was the scene of youthful merriment yesterday af- ternoon as nearly 500 youngsters at- tended the annual children's Christ- mas entertainment given by the management of the theatre. The boys and girls were lined up when the theatre doors opened and the special children's movies shown, were enthusiastically received, Topping off the afternoon was the visit of Santa Claus who con- ducted the distribution of apples and oranges as well as pictures of | Steen will play at the County Home Christmas in Whitby this year promises to be a musical one with carolling by the school children planned for Christmas Eve and mu- sic by the Kinsmen Boys' Band on Christmas Day. This evening under the auspices of the Whitby Recreational Associa« tion, children will gather at all the public and separate schools and under the direction of high school students, each group will tour the area around the school, singing |4 carols in front of the houses espec- fally of shut-ins The group of carollers, which will start out at 7 pm, will gradually make their way to the main corners where they wlil combine to form a choir which will sing in front of the Post Office under the direction of Mrs. Vernon Rowe, director of musie in the schools. It is planned for the group from King Street Setioot to pay Li visiti to the County us oe in e of the carolling are anxious to know of shut-ins who would likp the singers to pay them a visit. : Weather permitting on Christmas Day, the 30-piece Kinsmen Boys' Band under the direction of Ragnar and the Ontario Hospital in the morning and at noon will give a program of Christmas music in front of the Post Office. SAME OLD SANTA Same old Santa, same old joys, Same old dolls and sleds and toys; Same old holly, .same old tree, Same old gifts for cherubs wee; Same old carol, same old light, Same old stockings hung at night; Same old words of merry cheer, Same good wishes for the year. Same old Christmas! Seems to. me That's the way it ought to be. Gone Autry and Roy Rogers to all the children present. Wednesday ' published on either day.' NO ISSUE OF TIMES-GAZETTE .The Times-Gazette will observe both Christmas Day and the day following (Boxing Day) as holi« days and no issug of The Times-Gazette will be give all members of the staff an opportunity to fully enjoy the Christmas Season." Subscribers who receive the paper by carrier will be charged for only four issues this week. -- EE -- a' 'Whitby News In Brief Avgpunts 3f Jog fone, pe town are apreciated by " this departme ent TELEPBONE 7103 Dr: Howard C. Hazell with Mrs. Hazell and daughter Joslyn, of To- ronto, visited relatives in town on Saturday. * + & Mr. and Mrs. Jos. King are leav- ing this week to spend the winter at Daytona Beach, Florida. L A A Miss M. Ross of Toronto, is a Christmas guest at the home of Mrs. C. A. Goodfellow, Trent St. ER I Readers are asked to co-operate in contributing social items per- taining to Christmas and New Year's guests or visits out of town for the holiday. Such items, writ- ten or by telephone, will be grate- fully received at the Times-Gazette '| office the day following Christmas or. as soon as convenient, Christmas Tree . Held Last Night At United Church . Complete with the much antici- pated visit from Santa Claus, the annual Sunday School Christmas concert was held last night at Whit- by United Church, The superintend- ent, W. H, Curtis, was chairman and kept the children's ent! <' m high as he read telegrams liom Santa on various stages of his jour- ney. The concert opened with a play- let by members of Miss Carol Curtis' class which was followed by a chorus, "Away in a Manger" by the primary class and recitations by Marylyn and Teddy Bell. The beginners' class, directed by Mrs. Eleanor Foster, gave a choral number and a quartette sang from Shirley Foster's class. There was a duet by Jane Holli- day and Shirley Stevens of Mrs, D. J. Kean's class and carols were sung by members of Miss E, Cor- rell's class, To conclude the program, Doug Bentley of Jack Head's class sang and Bobby Peake gave a recitation. Whitby Cla Classified NEAT Ny on Be IAIN 1200 Byron Street WANTED----WANTED TO BUY, POUL ry. highest market prices paid, also and horse halr, Al Lamberg, Brock 4 street Jousn, Phone 992, Whitby GIRLS TO Apply Chub Bayview, outh, FOR APT SKIS 61 . 535 FEE leather harness poles, $4.00. 50 A gre en two-piece ski sult, Wool, size 16, 00. Phone 708, Whit! by. LOST--PAIR OF GLASSES, R tio rims, on Friday last, binder got in touch with Miss Janet 3a Brock street south, Whitby, Phone SRT ESTATE FOR SALE---NEW 5. modern bungalow. 1022 Brock St, South. John Dennis, Town Line Sowh, C) WANTED TO BUY -- ALL KINDS OF Poultry, also new and old feathers. Highest market prices. Apply J. Parker, 321 Brock St. N. Phone 488, APARTMENT WANTED! Our newly appointed Whitby editor, (an ex-service man) fis desirous of obtaining an apart ment for his wife and self about January 1st. If anyone can help this desirable young couple get established in Whitby we would very much appreciate it. Please phone Times-Gazette office, 708, or G. M, Goodfellow, 858. (tn Allh 'The Lost Church' Presented By Almonds Young People Christmas music and TMessgen were part of the services out the day on Christmas Sunday at the Baptist Church, Organ num- bers played by Mrs. W. E. 8. Sum- mers included Handel's 'Pastoral Hallelujah chorus by Mrs. Sum. mers at the organ. During the service the minister thanked the organist, choir and all others who had assisted in making the services of the day so success- Symphony", Hayden's "The Heav- | ful eng Are Telling" and Schubert's "Ave Maria", concluding with the "Hallelujah Chorus" at the close of the evening service, Anthems were sung at both serv- ices by the choir, Miss Irene Moore sang a solo in the morning and Mr I Rich in the evening. The evening service opened with a candlelight service during which carols were sung. A congregation that filled the church was present at the evening service, when a pleasing and inspiring feature was the presentation of Dorothy Clarke Wilson's pagéant drama entitled, "The Lost Church", by the Almonds United Church Young People, The drama was presented in ex- cellent mahner by the young people. It represented a selfish and cynical man of the world, declaring his be- lief that the church is an unnec- essary appendage to modern society, Reading his paper, he falls asleep and dreams that the church has disappeared from his community. The results as they affected him and his son and wife and daughter were dramatically portrayed by the cast that included Mr. and Mrs, J. Newton, Eileen and Doris Pas- coe, Carl Pascoe, Margaret Craw- forth, Ruth and Mary Lowe, Bever- ly Pascoe, eather Graham, Phyllis Bowcott and Rev, F. Damell, The climax of the pageant came with & ta' cau representing the Christian Church surrounded by Education, Justice, Character and Faith. The dramatic presentation of the Christian message made a deep impression upon the large au- dience present, A fitting conclusion to an inspir- ing service was the playing of th At the United Church, the choir directed by Mrs, Vernon Rowe, sang "And the Glory of the Lord" from Handel's "Messiah" and "Ca- rol of the Birds" by Noble Cain. There was also a solo by Miss Ruth "The Angels' Song" by The All Saints' carol service was held last week under the direction of Leon Nash, As an effective pro- cessional and recessional the boys' choir entered and departed from the church singing carols by can. dlelight. Whitby Malleable Closing For Week The Whitby Malleable Iron and Brass Co, plant will close for the week from Christmas Day to New Year's for stock-taking purposes. Company officials said this pro- cedure was customary at this time of year. The plant will close to- night and will not begin operation again until the day after New Year's, STARCH ATTRACTS INSECTS Do not starch curtains to be stor ed away as starch may attract in- sects and weaken the curtain fabric. RADIO SERVICE GUARANTEED - IMMEDIATE 130 Brock St. N., Whitby Tel. 707 EREREEEREEEERER EE EERE REY It is with deep gratification that we extend HOLIDAY b= WISHES To you and yours, both far and near, for your patronage. WILSON AUTO PARTS 227 BROCK ST. SOUTH FRARAAARARFAARAAAAAARARAA WHITBY PHONE 748 "Listen In" -- To... "THE OLD RANCH HOUSE™ An All-Request Program Every Saturday Night (8:00 to 8:15 p.m.) OVER AN mn CKDO. 1240 Your Dial! Sponsored by STROWGER'S FURNITURE STORE 123 Brock St. N. Whitby Phone 611 or Thursday These arrangements will --Every--- Beautiful BAYVIEW CLUB! (On the New Highway) Whitby -- NOW OPEN «There Will Be-- DANCING To The Music of Pere Mercer and His Rhythmaires Tues., Wed., Fr ies & Sat. ADMISSION -- $1.00 Per Couple 7 ~~} A) FOR TABLE RESERVATION TELEPHONE 971 WHITBY or write to CLUB BAYVIEW, Whitby CATERING TO SPECIAL SCCAEORS AND FUNCTIONS! TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE for the NEW YEAR'S EVE FROLIC $5.00 Per Couple at 1000 Byron St. South, Whitby, Phone 971, and Wilson & Lee Music Store, Oshawa Phone 2388