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----_- THE OSHAWA TIMES, Fridey, December 20,1963. § 'WHITBY And DISTRICT Whitby Bureau Office: 111 Dundas St. West Manager: John Gault Christmas Is Merry Almost Everywhere Tel. 668-3703 See elt GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN brew, a very merry Christ- mas we can safely wish to you, But, if you decide to drive Let nothing you dismay, Several pints of alcohol make a@ very merry day, As long as keys and gasoline aren't blended with the after dr your FOR 40 YEARS with Father Time, the New Year Then you will greet from afar. A taxi ild .be the party is all when through, safer John R. Frost -- Clerk d Assessor, Chronicler The streets were unpaved, and/Engineer Bill McBride oversees townsmen still availed -them-|the work of three other perma- selves of outdoor § "privies'" nent employees when Clerk John Robert Frost) Mr. Frost: came to Canada commenced employment with from Liverpool in April of 1923 the Town of Whitby 40 years He served in the front lines as ago. a 16-year-old recruit in World Mr. Frost, known to 12 sep- War One. arate mayors and a countiess' He took up residence in Whit- number of councillors as "Jack" by when the population was and 'Frosty', will celebrate his barely 2,500 people. He has 40th anniversary as a town. em- watched it grow to 13,700 ployee on Sunday, Dec. 22 "The greatest increase came Technically, his tenure has not after. World War Two," he been quite that long. He ex Is. 'It doubled then, and plains that he worked a y s tripled since." and nine months in 1923 and le re s further the: early 1924 without remuneration "Roar ['wenties'" days, when "I came in to help out my there. were only two. stfeets. stepbrother, W. D. Dykes, who k and Dunda that were was Town Clerk at: that time," 1, and when siden he said. "I hecame acting treasurer in 1925, and was pointed full-time in 1926." tl His offices were the. old most h Town Ha on. 'Brock street the wood south, where the fire ha'l now He credits the postwar estab stands. He recalls that ament of Dunlop T forced to share, not only a hber a V4 fce, but a desk- with his single tk 10'ped. tk assistant The office he share PUC, the one-man po ment, a part-time ¢ a part-time tax-col collection was carried on by municipalities in Ontario until the coming of Mitch Hepburn in 1934, Mr. Frost explained) As Clerk-Treasurer 1963 jon, he now sts behind a ing desk in a panelled, lated office at the new Ha!t. His Cler ted from-wood ap 2s were only fc en ( was conf in ating stove he. wa and 1 i'ation rise a'ted depression days bad 'here. We were lard. There was fam- mily on wel str with the "e depart- or and (Tax *; re here, begs "We had a man to-door, trying to collec lar a week agains se the Town had a al fi- al problem too -- a deben- e debt of $750,000 and an as- essment of $2,500,000 hen , no s no emem- staff has burgeoned five, inc'uding four office gir and Assistant Clerk-T Forbes "Doc'" McEwan The PUC is now in a separate building, The assessmem de- partment employs n The police department now in cludes Chief Rankin, Set. Gerrs 1936. He Robinson, three corporals and ..°" nine constables. pIATBErek a ' ently teaching school LIVERPOOL NATIVE ~ oro An enginee r . The war came in 1939. Whitby was created in 1958 with establish- assure: bered LOT EASIER IN '2; Mr. Fr ) the forme four perso and Town prospered the BROCK Evening Shows Start 7 and 9 p.m. WHITBY Saturday Matinee at 1:30 aoe WARNER BROS. present it in WARNERCOLOR GIG YOUNG ETHEL BARRYMORE DOROTHY MALONE CHRISTMAS GIFT TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT THEATRE - was' John W - He he -Colonel Amery a) * president "the ment Of war industries in what is now the Town of Ajax. Then came V-E Day, V-J Day and the population' explosion. Municipal affairs took on new importance and' Mr. Frost ad- justed quickly to the new en- vironment. "It was a lot.easier way-back- when,"' he mused, He told of the early fire de partment in the Town: "The 'fire truck' was a steam pump wagon. Whenever the fire was unded at the Towr Hail, all of the volunteers in th area would rush with thei teams of horses, "The first team there won the honor of. pulling the wagon," he meted He still resides street west. § bell at 501 Dundas > the new Mu- al Building was construct- 1960 gaze out the windows of his office onto his home, Or he 1ome ed in he may we may gaze from. his onto the place he saw the place which houses the 3} i and yointed : officials who have s arded the Town good for 108 years When Warren Mowat is sworn in as mayor on Jan: 6, he will be John Frost's 13th boss. The first Bateman in 1923 ; watched 'generations of lors leave their mark, ounc and go 'There is only Bill Davidson who has siuck with me." He refers to the 1955 Cen'en- nial and the erection of the new Town Hall as the 'highlights' of his career. He Lord Hamer Greenwood born on Henry street duplex. He remembers the visit of the Lord's brother-in-law, was Mr. Frost of Frosty', is a past the Rotary Club He is also a Past Master of Composite Lodge of the Loyal Order of Masons, and a Past Grand Steward of the Grand Lodge. He has been sec- retary of the Police Commission since its inception in 1951. From his one-man operation, servicing 2.500, people he- has watched Whitby grow t&round him. The changes were easy to] him, His streamlined operations and large staff cope with the problems of 13,700 persons every day. WHITBY BOWLING NEWS FLOWER LEAGUE andings: Asters 20, ics 27, Pom-Poms Tulips 19, Violets LADIES' Team st Lilies 24, Lil 7, Roses. 2, 7, Pansies 17 Scores 175 and over: Marg Cart 2 Marion Brooks 228 ott 184, Marion Bent ley 176, Millie Elliott 186. recalls that i -- in a | On the Eve of the holiday,each gift they receive comes youngsters of each Calabrian from the Infant Jesus, help|family are woken a few min-| ' utes before Midnight. Candles | finer to home, the Eskimos, are lit oh the Christmas érees,/nofore missionaries persuaded and presents are opened. Fes-\thom to observe the mid-winter| tivities continue until the holiday in a Christian fashion, candles are burnt to the bot-) ould celebrate the pagan fes- HOLLAND tom, at which time the children)tiya) 'Suick-Tuck.' In Holland, the children of return to bed, their celebra-| 6)' the appointed day, the Amsterdam who still believe in|tions completed until the MOrn-| frozen north would come to life! 'Sinter Klaas' are awaiting hisjing. -- f jas dog teams were hitched up| arrival by river steamer, The| While Christmas is preserved'ang 'families bundled onto feast of St. Nicholas, Dec. 6, isjas a religious holiday, New sleighs. Then they would race a day for celebration throughout|Year's holiday is a time when|to g nearby Eskimo settlement the country although the man|"nobody gets mad no matter/where days of dancing, feast-| himself was not a native ofjwhat you do to them," accord-ling and revelry would' begin.| Holland. He was a bishop in ing to Joseph Iraci, 345 Millard) pach year, a different com- munity would play host to the By MARY OSBORNE (Staff Reporter) As North Americans cash registers jingle their way towards Christmas, people around the world are preparing to celebrate the holiday in many ways -- similar and dissimilar. {Boyle, OPP, Whitby, reported | that the Lavis vehicle had been northbound on Thickson road at the time of the accident. The direction of the Laswick vehicie \was not determined. @ Saturday Special @ CHRISTMAS TREES $2.00 AT .-0 6 Canadian Tire Store Brock St. N. Whitby @ FREE DELIVERY @ Sold by . . . Whitby. Pentecostal Church Choir One-Stop DECORATING SHOP @ Wallpaper and Murals @ Custom Draperies © Broadicom and Rugs © C.I.L. Paints and Varnishes © Flo-Glaze Colorizer Points DODD & SOUTER Phone 668-5862 Decor Centre 107 Byron St. $., Whitby Delicious . . . Southern FRIED CHICKEN HOME DELIVERY Old English Style Fish and Chips Terrace Restaurant 120 Brock St. N., Whitby PHONE 668-9056 PARK heady auto your Don't drive your IT! and enjoy brew --Oshawa Ti by Brian Photo McCall. | me PUBLIC NOTICE what is now Turkey. /avenue, The Christmas season effec-| He recalls -- in a» = surrounding area. AUTUMN WEDDING tively begins on Dec. 6 in many|Calabrian. village, e older) newFOUNDLAND |Dutch coastal communities, children used to get together to) "co. Newfoundland fisher- deuies eaeaie Gee ee pier ies. F towens Lae when St. Nicholas is paradedipull horse carriages through : i Fras ioel | g . T. How iW, He men observe a. custom similar! cent marriage held in St. Whitby and the late Mr. Law. through the streets. At thatithe stré¢ets. The carriages, and| , 'tithing' short! Fi y e Mr. . [time he pauses to hear thelother items including clothing) (i Smac' Thee donate cm cee) mark's, United Church. The Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Law \Chri set shes of local chil-land used cars, would be deposit-| Christmas. They donate an en-| bride is the daughter of Mr. have established residence in , ee ee eee ee te Gaviteeloun eisdote on| ire vig catch to the local) and Mrs. Douglas Read, Whit- Toronto. \dren. | iy ys church. The proceeds from its! Celebrations on --Christmas|the cathedral steps, to sale go towards the parish ex-| Day are of an exclusively disposed of by good-natured ponces, T religious nature, whfle Boxing|Priests in the morning. Many fishermen recoup their Wo- ar ras. Day is reserved for social fes-| AUSTRIA losses Aad engaging . Ase t tivities, parties and special! Tite other European coun-|S™uggling between the French.| I . [theatre performances. PP ogg Avatris CT ais held islands of St. Pierre and njures our | The religious holiday begins|'looking to the West" and Hist ag gr the Pk il fel : | with an early morning Christ-adopting our Christmas cus- acs aia io ead oat My te Four people were injured in al |mas Mass. A special "supper"|toms as her own, relates Louis tr won't) th ait cttemmots tol vocar . collision at Thickson| follows and will often continue/Schweighofler, 535 Mary street) a pou patrol b 'ie $ '0 road ang Concession Three near ntil dawn. By then the smallicas evade mr DAITOL Doats, Whitby at approximately 3.30 juntil d y east. | One trick reportedly a favor- fry are tired out and are) He says that the North). °j- +6 Arnee ' member of|e em: Thursday afternoon. bundled off to bed, presumably|American tradition of indis-i1, crow in a cassock to pose|, Admitted to Oshawa General to dream of the presents. St./criminately sending Christmas)... priest and to wave from Hospital and later discharged Nick will bring' the following)cards to most acquaintances,/ing gock as th trol boat/were: Mrs. Yvonne Lavis, 28 day. jwhether neighbors or ge malees ree uve jand her son Donald, 4, of 383 lfriends is spreading rapidly in)" who, scrutiny from "the rey-| Beverly street, Oshawa, passen- ee in Calabria. § th.| His native country. With the) enyers" gets too close, thers in the car driven by D. R. | Varenas, 21 VeAOrs, Soul: advent of Santa Claus, the Holl-| Frenct , Lavis, and Mrs. Betty Laswick, | ern Italy, requires even more i jcargo of French brandy and ( iewese | y, requires hiapida yhas become much like the! other liquid delicacies is dump-|39, RR 1, Uxbridge, the driver |preparation than those which Canadian celebration. ad overboard i 't weighted|Of the other car. 'keep Canadian Housewives) "Caidies, rather than electric] with salt. The dutatense' 4c Transferred to Toronto from| oy ' lights, are used to decorate solves slowly and by the time|the Oshawa hospital with unde- Dict urea! ell ir ol res ye ts cies et is past, cork floats bring|termined head injuries was qiost provident Whitby family lobed ay ee ce ony on) tne bundle to the surface for) Lynda Laswick, 16. She is re- ' : : J wever, As recovery. The salt used inciden-| ported to be in satisfactory con- begins to think of holiday plans, /special occasions, for, eveN'tally, is heavily: subsidized by|dition | Mal Femia, 331 Dovedale drive, though there is no electricity/the federal government. | Investigating. officer E. A.| says. bill to worry about, fire) BACK HOME AGAIN | i ay The resulting Italian Christ-|hazards present an equivalent) And in the days preceeding oe mas feast is likely to include! probiem. |Canadian Christmas, _house- chickpeas, chichili beans, roast-| 'Christmas doesn't really|wiyes bargain for presents skil- ed chestnuts and stewed cod-|start until the 'evening before, fully to the musical accompani- fish, washed down by quanti-/when presents are distributed) ment of ancient carols returned ties of homemade wine, ofjand carols sung." |by rock-and-roll singers to suit! |which the children are allowed; In Austria the children are modern tastes. Charge accounts| a small sample. linstructed by their parents that) are whipped out and thoughts of |possible damage to the year's ONALS hee ignored as much as pos- sible. WHITBY PERS Tigi with such an inva- sion of Santa Clauses as is Best wishes for a happy birth-;road and a pupil at Belleville! seen on the streets of our cities, |= day are extended to Mrs. Harry|Ontario Schoo] for the Deaf, has|it may be difficult for the \Arnold, 314 Pitt street westjarrived to spend three weeks|Canadian child to retain belief P ifrom her many friends, with his family. in the uniqueness of his bene-| | eee vs |factor, it will, it is hoped,. be a} Une toned Gewumat, tok paul 'Bronsema is" celebrating|Y'Y Merry Christmas for all heir annu ristmas er | Pe ' lw I in| so,|who celebrate the holiday, ini! please take note that all legal offices will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and on Friday, Dec. 27 ... Also New Year's Day, oti Wednes-|his seventh birthday today, Dsc.| an eee ex. 20, His school companions and| Canada and throughout the lchanged gifts and the remain-|friends wish him a happy birth-| der of the evening was spent! day. Perak seniee, Mrs, G. M. Finan of Hamilton | Santa Claus paid his folly is a guest at the home of her} |visit and assisted at the ex-/son and daughter-in-law Mr. and ichange of gifts. Cubs and Scouts|Mrs. Ed Finan of Hallett ave- Mothers' Axillary served re-|nue. SCUGOG CLEANERS & Shirt Launderers FREE Pick-up & Delivery Dally PHONE 668-4341 MR. G. ©. HEPDITCH, Sec.-Treasurer, Court House, 416 Centre St. S. | MR. Z. T. SALMERS, President, County of Ontorle Law Association freshments and distributed; Garman Choate, 117 Allan| \treats, street is now convalescing at| Christmas carols were Wit org abet aed eee Jand gifts exchanged. The Bible] tri, frieaide Wish" Him a com |story was re-enacted. Captain] plate recovery | }Mirs. George Thwaites and Miss} ae Bonnie Townsend supervised the} Fourth Guide Company held party. Light refreshments were,its Christmas party at St.| served, |Andrew's Presbyterian Church! | jhall. Plans were made for carol| | Fred Waddell, 1009 Byron|singing at Whitby Ontario Hos-| street. south is celebrating oe | birthday today, Dec, 20. His} Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McKnight| friends. wish - many happy and family of Minden spent last) newurns of the day. |weekend at the home of Mr. and| Brock Street Home and School|/Mirs. C, H. Clark, 804 Athol Association are holdings its/street. | " * , | ala gee Concert today, Dec Mis. Louise Elener of Port! Secs sceonaet ot cla di nas) perry has returned to her home : jafter spending a few days with | Paul, six-year-old son of Mr. her daughter and son-in-law Mr. jand Mrs. R.-C. Baker, Stevenson'and Mrs. Patrick Clarke. | WOMEN'S GROUPS St. Andrew's Ladies Hold Christmas Buffet In an atmosphere gay with;Mrs. T. Houston and Mrs. Wil- |Christmas decorations, 'the liam Scott. | St. : BS-| |members of St. Andrew's Pres CP AND T There are ed great whiskies Private Stock CANADIAN RYE WHISKY | xyterian Church Young Women's} : Group sat down to a delightil) qt was held Monday eveolng Monday evening. lat Oddfellows Hall with Presi- a aor bers|Uent Mir. Albert Carr presiding. cot Soe we man ers) The meeting opened with the joined in the singing of Obrist-i7 ora's prayer followed by the jmas carols under the rile. wae|Teading of minutes by the sec- lof Mrs. P. N. Spratt. This was] ~7 oe ites followed by the reading of the| pee was Gen 6 Nomad Momus Odaims Didiillers Lied rie opiaa ey W.|beds and wheel chairs belonging ecole ee |to the committee. | Mrs. William Scott led the! One bed loaned out has never |group in prayer. President Mrs.!heen located. George Thwaites expressed a! Plans were made for the de- word of appreciation to Mrs. W.|livery of Christmas baskets to J. S. McClure for opening her) sick and shut-ins. home for the occasion. | Mr. Harold Wickett volunteer- | The business meeting followed|ed to deliver the baskets, assist- |with the reading of the minutes|ed by Mrs. Gwen Halton ané and various reports given. It)Mrs. Wanda Tizzard. was reported that the Holly tea} Next regular meeting will be and Bazaar held by the groupjheld Jan. 6 at 7.30 p.m. All Dec. 7 was a social and financial! | Oddfellows and Rebekahs please |success. The President ex- take noiice. pressed her thanks to all those SA HOME LEAGUE: | JOHN FROST who had contributed to th esuc-| Salvati ; STAR VANISHES cess of this event. Phoodig peesltiage ont f Aldesone de BERLIN (AP) ~-- .An East] Financial donations Wet el weekly fooled the Chodel German ice skating star, Bobo,made to the Christmas cheer with M > i g star, B : ' Mrs. Captain Edward Reed 3ockenauer, 21, disappeared injfund, fellowship * fund, student| crening the meeting with pray. | OEE tite dine 'and deaconness fund and also| Mrs. 'Bij isted ta the! to the board of managers of Wt. dedin eaprice decisis aa aoe Mes pe Heteciee to An¢crew's. | During the business meeting "ae mh a Eee eee The group was asked to cater/final arrangements were made aes t Wei saa bb wtias aes to the men's. club dinner to be|for the ladies' Christmas pot! Se te ee Part SPOHE ea Ted 1h) Mae: George An-|!uck supper to be held Thurs-) Palast during Olympic qualify-| nd Mes, Thoman 'Siva |day, Nec, 19, | ing 'competition Thursday night|2°TS°" ® as son) 'The remainder of the evening| and was not with the East Ger or te red 10'act Ss conveners, was spent parceling candy for n team when it The meeting was brought to a\the childrens' Christmas party.| és : am ween close with the Lord's prayer.) The meeting closed with pray-| ron urté West Berlin Thursday night and crossed the \Mrs. W. Avent, Mrs. D. Butts,|served. in and turned to Com- Hostesses for the evening were|cr and light refreshments were| jmunist East Berlin. lk. Years ago Adanis distilled 29 great. whiskies, each with its own distinctive characteristics, and then aged them in special oak casks. Now, Adams has married these 29 rare whiskies to create the superb flavour of Adams Private Stock. 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