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The total populace of Bow-| lads, ployee, told The Times re- manville's west beach area on | family Russell Oke. his | porter - photographer that he an 85-degree Thursday after- | wife Lynn. and children: | is on vacation this we noon consisted of five very | Michael, 11 and Debbie, 9 a goad job he is -- otherwise tanned (too-young-for-school) | Mr. Oke, a Goodyear Tire em- | the population of the two-mile PICKERING PICKINGS Phone History Is Recalled By DONALD G. CROSSLEY PICKERING -- A note from Rell Telephone's assistant his- torian, Glyn Owen, of Montreal has produced a list of our area's first telephone subscribers Glyn provided this historical material for me in one of his helpful moments. *"Pickering's first 'talking box' was installed in 1884, 10 years after it was in- vented by Alexander Graham Bell," he tells us This telephone "entered upon a peaceful scene where gentle bonneted Quakers strolled and one Bowmanville | phones were installed here. In 1885, the tiny district directory listed these subscribers: Ackerman, L.S., Editor, Pick ering News Field, Dr. B., Druggist Field, Dr. B., Residence Foy, Wm., Livery Stable Grand Trunk R'y Station Hoover and Wright, Millers Elm Dale Mills Ontario Bank Says Glyn: "The year 1888 saw the downfall of the hopes of the town's single maidens as Pickering's spinsters saw the eligible young Doctor Martin| Bateman (Field's partner) car-| ried off to the alter by Minnie few |Bunting, daughter of the justice! not possible in Pickering in 1884 because the telephone installed in Doctor Byron Field's drug store that year was the com- munity's only one, and could be used solely for long distance calls this, after a Shortly IN AIR-CONDITIONED COMFORT TO THE MUSIC OF ; cil | meeting to a close. The hostess beach front on one of the hot- test days of the year would have been nearly halved. Who said Canadians are out-door folks? of the peace." Doc Bateman bought out the drug store inter- ests and became local agent for the Bell company. No doubt Minnie spent many a night at the switchboard, tak- ing calls for her doctor husband. That was when bonneted Quak- ers stirred the midnight dust in Pickering served T dainty lunch. The Sep.'Lyle and son of Port Perry. GREENWOOD tember meeting is to be at the Quite a number attended the thome of Mrs. John King-[CNE and report a very fine REA i stone. show. The evening grandstand | Yeh Las opened on Tuesday. We wish for|joyed. from a month's holiday in Aug ithe students and teachers a suc | The Charles McTaggart fam- ust, The regular church service| cessful and interesting year. ily, the Wm. Browns, Mr. and {was resumed on Sunday at 11.30) "Recent callers at the Wm. A. Mrs, Glynn Eastwood and Linda a.m. with Sunday School meet: grown home were: Mr. and|/and Miss May Brown visited ing at 10.15 am. Ta Mrs. Bert Smith of Detroit and with Mr. and Mrs. Rodd Apple- ae Kinsale Women Sr Mrs. Lila Collins of Whitby, Mrs.'by and family on sunday. Mrs. Wm. A. Brown on Wednes- day afternoon of last week. The president, Mrs. Fred Titterton was in the chair. The meeting was opened with "The Ode", fol- lowed by the repeating of the Mary Stewart Collect and the roll call. The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap- proved. A letter from Mrs. Coates of Fairview Lodge, was read. In it she voiced the ap- preciation of the ladies and gentlemen from Fairview, who were entertained by a drive in| the country and visit to the| g Brougham Museum, followed by) a lunch on the lawn of Mrs. L, Waltham of Kinsale. Mrs. John Kingstone gave a talk on the work being done by the Consumers Association. Re- labeling children's clothes ac- cording to size and weight rath- 4 er than age; also other items of! J=2wg interest Plans were discussed for send-| ling two leaders for Girls" 4H| [Club work to be held at I Brooklin. A quiz on the new hand-book | Mrs. Brown brought the ® by Ballet, Highland, Tap, Baton Twirling REGISTER NOW IRENE HARVEY » RMT. C.D.T.A, NBT.A. 424 KING ST. WEST PHONE 725-6122 Give your home a distinctive freshness with GYPTEX, theremarkabletexture paintthathides small cracks and patches. Easy to apply, easy to texture, GYPTEX comes in decorator shades of Tusk Ivory, Desert Buff, Aqua Green, Shell EVERY Modern Danc ~ DNIPR THE (Just off Bloor -- 1 Block Kast of Ritson Rd.) REFRESHMENT COUNTER OPEN ad Pink, Silver Grey, Horizon Blue, and White, § LC, a Simply add water--mix to a heavy paste-- a i let stand a half-hour--then brush on. SA GHT Ukrainian Hall TURDAY NI At Leading Hardware, Paint, and Building Supply Stores 681 Edith St. PLATA [R22 | Mr. and Mrs, Glynn Eastwood/and family at Minden, a few and Linda visited with the for. days last week. mer's brother, John Eastwood , Gerald Henning is recovering CLUB BAYVIEW OPENING DANCE Saturday, Sept. 9th For Reservations Phone MO 8-319 Dancing 9-12 -- 3.00 per couple WITH THE CONTINENTALS 8:30 TONIGHT U N Y F BUFFET LUNCH » . . . 68 Bloor St, E., Oshaws DECORATIONS $3.00 Per Couple "LAST 4 DAYS l The greatest high adventure ever filmed! COMB PICTURES pragents THE STANLEY BAKER: ANTHONY QUAYLE IRENE PAPAS: GIA SCALA TAMES DARREN Si tira 3s, | Somme ee | 16 Taboos | siete - CARL FOREMAN moe wtsn | 0 Di SUNDAY 3 SHOWS ONLY 2:30 - 5:20 - 8:10 | e Holl New Orchestra ® Mitchell Zaleski's Orchestra across a landscape stirred only at the by the soft dust raised by their petticoats."" Glyn sometimes gets carried away with purple prose "The Blake telephone. of the §0's consisted of three bo mounted on a walnut backboard. The top box contained the mag-| _neto generator, the centre box had a hole in it containing the mouthpiece and Blake transmit. ter. The lowest box contained| ™ the battery to provide the 'talk- ing current.' A frothy eruption of sal ammoniac often adorned the top of the battery," con- tinues Glyn. : Glyn's a great man for his- torical comment a phrase that signifies the time. He tells] of a parent, following the young- ster's coughing into an old Blake transmitter, getting this advice over the wire: "Put that child to bed, Madam that's not croup!" Diagnosis by telephone was Moving Snarls | Brock Road | sock tose orn vom Pier STARTS SUNDAY . . . SEE IT) ing came to a standstill Tuesday afternoon about f owned hy Ivan Pollard of bird FROM THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT! bh £) POLISH NATIONAL UNION HALL Oshawa's Largest Public Dance 168 BANTING AVE. DOOR PRIZES FOR LADIES FUN FOR ALL -- EVERY SATURDAY -- 8:30-12 «IM id DORA BAYAN pL pp Rad "BULLWHIP" + THE FROGMAN" "DAYS OF THRILLS AND LAUGHTER" (ERMONDAY p.m. The housemoving sav. ran into difficulties as it tried to pass over the bridge which is situated one mile north of Claremont The house on the float had| to he jacked up to enable it to pass over the bridge. After shout an hour's time and con- siderable manoeuvring it final-| lv made it "The 'house arrived in bridge at about 830 p.m. TERROR FROM THE SKYI.. Ux- FAMOUS FAMILY Agnes de Mille, Hollywood and Broadway choreographer, | is the daughter of the late] movie producer William de| Mille and niece of the late Cecil] BR de Mille. LAST 3 WEEKS THE CANADIAN Puppet Theatre Neo. 7 Hwy. 3.2 miles west of Brooklin SATURDAY ONLY 2:30 and 8 P.M. 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