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- WHITBY And DISTRICT ENTHUSIASTIC CHRISTMAS PARTIES THE SIXTH ANNUAL Dun- lop Christmas Party, the big- gest in the Whitby - Ajax - Pickering area, was once more an outstanding success with almost 750 children of the employees personally meeting Santa and each re- ceiving gifts. The party is a joint project of Local 494 United Rubberworkers and Dunlop of Canada Limited. Held at the Ajax Commu- ABOUT 350 TOTS from the Park Vista subdivision greet- ed Santa Claus on Saturday morning at the annual Christ- mas party held at the Com- munity Arena. The party is nity Centre on Saturday, which was filled to capacity with the children and their parents, the party fea- tured professional entertain- ment and, judging by the children's expressions, a good time was had by all. Santa Claus had a very busy sched- ule over the weekend but nevertheless. he found time to visit the Dunlop Party and meet the children. He is pic- arranged by the Ratepayers' Association of the subdivision. Attending the first party were 50 children and now four years later, the number is tured above receiving some of the younger children while Local 494 President George Brooks looks on. Mr. Brooks expressed greetings to the employees on behalf of Local 494 and similar greetings camé from Thomas Norwood, the company works manager and Carl Fitzgerald on be- behalf of the International Union. --Oshawa Times Photo sevenfold. Above Santa greets some of the children who are seeing him for the first time in their lives. --Oshawa Times Photo Fire Chief Urges Fire Care On Holiday There's more than one way to get your name in the news ac- cording to Fire Chief Bruce Corner, but the way not to do it is through stupidity or careless- ness -- and ending up a fire casualty. "It's plain common sense to be more alert about fire dangers when you get ready for the winter holiday season," says Chief Corner. "Often heating systems are faulty. When they're pushed hard in the cold weather, any weakness in the equipment or installation may show up -- sometimes with de- structive results. To keep down fire dangers you should have your heating equipment cleaned and checked periodically. "Many of our traditional Christmas customs : colored lights and decorations also become fire hazards. Some- times a combination of active children and preoccupied par- ents brings the one moment of house as soon as possible after} Christmas. Check the strings of Christ-| jmas lights for frayed wires,| Hoose connections and broken' sockets, Never use open flame |candles on or near the tree. | Make sure tree lights are turned} | off before going to bed or leav-! |ing the house. Watch your smoking habits) around the Christmas tree -- a} lighted cigaret or match can start it burning. And most im- |portant of ali -- you must safe- |guard the lives of all family) |members in case of fire. To bel prepared -- the best action is to| make emergency plans today, before any possible fire and | panic occurs. Trees EXPEDITION LEAVES TONDON (Reuters) -- The seventh Russian Antarctic expe- dition today left Moscow by air 'carelessness which is all that fire needs. This Christmas sea- son, if you're in doubt about al possible fire danger in your| home, or want guidance on fire! protection for your family,| please contact us at the fire de-| partment," says Chief Corner.) "Keep Christmas safe for the family ... FIRESAFE!" | And here are a few fire de-| partment tips on safety you' should know: for Antarctica, the Soviet news| agency Tass reported. DODD & SOUTER PAINT and WALLPAPER STORE 107 BYRON ST. S., WHITBY MO 8-523] MERCHANT FLEET Norway's merchant fleet to- talled 11,620,000 gross tons in 1961, including 2,234 ships of more than 100 tons. - 4\the Sea.' The plot of the movie 4\showed a man who was trying 4\to land a huge sailfish. For _i|three days the old man battled "4\with the fish. 4\mained but everyone in the 4\ing. bones permeated the class- jirooms this week. Girls in the By JOAN CALDER A moving character analysis of an old man flashed on the screen at Henry High's recent showing of "The Old Man and When he landed it, it was too big to get into his small boat and he had to tow it home. But vulture fish ate it on the way. Nothing but the skeleton re- area agreed that it was the big- gest sailfish ever caught. The! two-hour movie is in color and reveals a conflict between man and nature. Groans and moans about ach- curling club have sore arms and shins. The boys laughed at their disorders and they seem to have suffered no ill effects from sliding the 40-pound rock down the ice. Many girls in the school have joined this club land it seems to be the most popular yet. STUDENT COUNCIL The committee, chosen to examine. the house system in the school, has submitted a re- port to the council. The com- mittee decided pupils in Henry Street should be arbitrarily divided into two teams. Lead- ers of the houses should be elected for. year-long terms. |The leaders' terms would cor- jrespond with the terms of OLD HABIT LONDON (CP) -- Laughter| broke out in the House of Lords when the Lord Chief Justice couldn't break an old habit. He started off a speech with the words: "Members of the WOE a 4 EW | RECORD AND PLAY BACK ANYWHERE WITH BATTERY POWER! Student Council Views ~ House System Plan members of the student coun- cil. The leaders would attend council meetings and the coun- cil would award a trophy to the team obtaining the most points. points would be given for field day winners; for those who sell the most tickets to the formal; and for those who obtain honor standing in their averagé. 200 points. Points would be add- ed for these things; five points for a first-class student; three points for a second-class stu- dent; and one point for a third class student. Points would be deducted for these thirgs: two points for inexcusable five points for being sent to the office to get sheet; 10 points for failing to take an active part in initia- tion; and four points for deten- tion. committee's report the go- ahead signal. Some articles in it might be revised or omiited. Council members will study the report and vote on week, council is the Christmas Assem- bly. This year's council term commenced at the end of De- cember so they planned a party, The committee decided that Each house would begin with rats; a misconduct Council has yet to give this it next The first fling of student Four Injured In Accident On Taunton Rd. Four persdns were injured on Sunday afternoon as the result of a two-car crash on Taunton road, at Harmony road, near Oshawa. Admitted to the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital with head injuries were John Cox, 21, of 296 Pine avenue, Oshawa, driver of one of the cars; and two of his passengers, Bryan Luke, 20, and Terence Hallett, 18, both of Oshawa. Treated at the hospital and later released was Allan Ches- ter Irwin, 23, of Kendall, driver of the other car involved. Police said that Cox was pro- ceeding south on Harmony road and Irwin travelling east on the Tainton road when the two students will remember. Dale Lague, Barry Goode, Kathy Bell, Dave Hoag and Jean Fairman formed a committee to furnish entertainment. Council's Christmas good turn this year will be the donation of money to the Salvation Army, the Ontario Hospital, Whithy, Find. There may be a tea dance sometime during the week be- fore Christmas to raise money for the Retarded Children's Fund. The sale of candy may be a project to raise money for vehicles collided in mid-intersec- tion. The Irwin car came to rest * lin an orchard and the Cox car remained on the highway. Two other passengers in the Cox vehicle, William Campbell and David Speirs, escaped in- jury. Irwin wa alone at the time: of the accident. : PC Arnold Summers, of the Whitby Detachment of the OPP, investigated. CAR INSURANCE Save with _ State Farm's low insurance rates for } careful drivers, See me. ) Wm. H. (Bill) MIDDLETON - 608 Brock St. S.--Whitby MO 8-3762 and the Retarded Childreh's|canadion Head Office--Toronte, Ont. (Fe) STATE FARM MUTUAL COMPANY Toronto, tHSURANCH® Home Office: Ont, these organizations. a. INDEPENDENT Watch Oshawa Times Sat., Dec. 23 Slashes Prices! . G.E. AUTOMATIC -===--===| PUSHBUTTON RANGE Full 25' Family size oven with 12 shelf positions, Interior light, removab le focused heat broiler and durable porcelain enamel finish. Four Calrod sur- face units controlled by conveniently located positive- set pushbuttons. Oven and minute timers, removable oven door, electric clock and appliance outlet. Dimensions: H. (floo: Overall 44", W. 30", INDEPENDENT PRIGE.......- MODEL TJB-333 SALES. (Whitby) LTD. 309 BROCK: ST. S., WHITBY r to cooking surface) 36", ' D. 26%' MO 8-2081 - CONTINENTAL i oo TAPE RECORDER © Entirely self-contained e Best sound reproduc. tion of any battery tape recorder", -- Records and plays even when carried e Light and strong 1445 easy terms PATTERSON ' Electronics 107 COLBORNE ST. WEST WHITBY--MO 8-2711 $100-9° CASH Need Extra Christmas Shopping Money? THIS WEEK ONLY ! $100 Cash With Every New or Used Car Financed Through Us ! 1959 VAUXHALL Custom. Rodio, rear seat speaker. A $ 1958 OLDSMOBILE. Originat finish. Sold by us 51395 new ... 1959 CHEVROLET Impala. Automatic, 6-cylinder, radio, $ Owned locally 1961 CHEVROLET Conver- tibles, 2 to choose from. Fully power equipped 1956 CHEVROLET Deluxe 2-door. Automatic and radio, $ 1961 CHEVROLET. V-8, automatic, padded. dash, safe- ty belts. Finished in Honduras Maroon- $ O.P.P. cor 1961 CHEVROLET Impole 2- door Hardtop. \-8,. auto- matic, radio, white walls. Black with red 1956 METEOR Deluxe 4-door --V-8> automatic, $ radio, 1 owner ee 745 1955 PLYMOUTH Sedan. 6- cylinder- Economical transportation 1955 CHEVROLET 4-door. A one-owner 4 | 45 OPEN FROM 9 A.M. TO 9 P.M. DAILY 3 COURTEOUS SALES. MEN'S and BOYS' WEAR 129 BROCK ST. S., WHITBY SELLING SAT., DEG. 1 9 A.M. THROUGH "SALE STARTS SAT., DEG. 23 AND SAVE "Al S OUT tock MUST: Be Cleared All Merchandise DISCONTINUED MARKED DOWN All Boys' Wear 20% Clothes Make the Ideal: Christmes Gift MEN'S TOPCOATS, CAR COATS, DISCOUNTED SUITS, BREAKERS, SPORT CCATS % COATS, WIND- TREMENDOUS SAVINGS On Other BRAND NAME MERCHANDISE @ ARROW and B.V.D. SHIRTS @ McGREGOR SOCKS @ PANTS, PYJAMAS, DRESSING GOWNS, ETC. @ BILTMORE HATS THE OBHAWA TIMES, Monday, December 18, 1961 § EVENING SHOWS AT 7:00 & 8:15. ST COMPLETE SHOW AT 8:15 Tel REE (arated by CLAUDE STEPHENSON - Witten and Edted by ERR LEISER - Produced by TORE | MINER DNTEROUATIONL, PRODUCTION -& COLOMBIA PICTORES RELEASE Buw Now -- For Christmas Gifts... BOOKS OF THEATRE TICKETS ! - Mond and Body Lotion end @ generous coke of hard-milled Bath Soap. Blue Grass, June Geranium. My Love, Memolre Cherie. $7.50 « Both Set...triple delight! Bive Grass Luxury Bath Solts, Dusting Powder, Hatid Soaps. $10.00 1317 BROCK ST. S. WHITBY (PLAZA) MO 8-3394 MEN TO SERVE YOU HARRY DONALD LTD. 300 DUNDAS ST. E. WHITBY MO 8-3304-5-6 Pick a fresh-cut Christmas| tree -- one whose needles don't shed freely. Keep the tree trunk in water as long as the tree is in the house. Support it well and never locate it where it might it off your escape in case of Put the -tree out of the ALL SALES FINAL NO EXCHANGES NO REFUNDS We Regret That For This Sale All Sales Must Be Cash C.I.L. 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