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I / I J ay cette Club Holds Christmas Bazaar i v Bowmanville's Jaycette Club held a Christmas bazaar at the Bowmanville Mall on Friday. Jaycet- tes Louise Aasen and Anna Blake are shown here behind the sales table. Also in the photo are Cody Battams and Jessica Battams, with Faye Allen, Thomas Blake and Tammy Conlin. Maple Grove W.I. Maple Grove W. I., U.C.W. and guests met inC.E. Hall on Dec. 5th at 6:30 p.m. for a Pot Luck Supper. Mrs. H. Cryderman, Pres, of U.C.W. and Mrs. W. Brown, Pres, of W.I. welcomed the guests at the door. Each guest was given a name tag and name of a Christmas Carol. Each of the 10 tables was attractively decorated with Christmas cloths, center- pieces and a table favour of a knit Christmas bell. Each table had the name of a carol on it where guests assembled according to the name of the carol they had been presented with. Mrs. W. Brown welcomed everyone and Edna Laird led in the singing of grace. Everyone Everyone partook of the first course and desserts, buffet style. Mrs. R. Bubar was in charge of draws, one for each table and Mrs. D. Wood received a special gift for having a birthday birthday nearest to Christmas. Mrs. H. Prescott, District President, 'brought greetings on behalf of the District W.I. Mrs. H.. Cryderman was in charge of the following program: program: the Worship Service included the Christmas Story, taken from Luke 2, interspersed interspersed with the short history of several carols. These carols were sung by all and Miss Brenda McIntyre favoured with "Born in a Manger" with her mother, Mrs. P. McIntyre at the piano. Mrs. C. Johnson and Mrs. W. Brown were in charge of the worship. Several ladies put on a skit entitled "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Mrs. C. Russell was narrator and those taking part were Mrs. W. Laird, Mrs. H. Cryderman, Cryderman, Mrs. C. Johnson, Mrs. R. Cormier and daughter Vicky, Miss Brenda McIntyre and Mrs. W. Brown. Miss McIntyre favoured us with another solo and the meeting closed with a carol. We wish you a Merry Christmas. Purr-feet for %/U-- Christmas Gentlemen: perhaps you've foünd this message just "accidentally" laying around. It could just be a hint, you know. She's probably trying to tell you that a KITTEN KNIT would be the purr-feet gift for Christmas, Christmas, so warm, cosy and beautiful that you'll be her favorite Santa Claus. Treat her to a soft, huggable KITTEN KNIT. You're bound to get a great big hug in return. Get the message? 50 Years Ago, Thursday, December 7th, 1933 The report of Dr. F. T. Tighe, Dairy Inspector for the year ending October 31st, has been presented to the Board of Health and he stated that conditions in dairies in the area are favourable. At the St. Andrew's Society meeting on Friday evening those appearing on the program program following the traditional Scotch dinner, included soloists soloists Mrs. J. R. Stutt, Mr. Allan Knight and Mr. R. E. Logan; the mixed quartet consisting of Mrs. Stutt, Miss Bragg, Messrs. F. 0. Mcllveen and Frank Brown, and the male quartet of Messrs. Mcllveen, Brown, Logan and C. S. Hallman. Hallman. The Haggis carried by Jim Crombie was piped in by Piper McLellan of Oshawa. At the regular meeting of the Bowmanville Study Club, Christmas Carols were sung by Helen Williams, Veda Purdy, Patricia Wilson and Marie Allison under the direction direction of Miss Helen Morris. 25 Years Ago, Thursday, December 11th, 1958. William G. "Bill" James, son of Dr. and Mrs. George W. James, has been appointed assistant to the President of the St. Lawrence Corporation Ltd. A. W. G. Northcutt will no longer be permitted to issue driving permits and in future new drivers will be tested at the Driving Examination Centre which opened Monday at the Oshawa Shopping Centre. Weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Roegnigk were Miss Alleyne Clark of Walalua Oahu, Hawaii, and Mr. and Mrs. Beverley Small of Toronto. Building in Bowmanville during the first eleven months of 1958 showed an increase of $2,018 over the figure for the Sim anù Sistant jjfaat Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 14,1983 Birthday Celebrants Extend Greetings same period in 1957. Total value of building amounted to $517,461 compared to $515,425. About 90 percent of the 1958 figure resulted from the construction construction of 27 new houses, 35 garages and the new St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, valued at $85,000. According to Jack Nesbitt, chairman of the Newcastle Arena Committee, the ice should be ready for skating if the weather remains as it was early in the week. 10 Years Ago, Wednesday, December 26, 1973. The Northumberland - Durham Durham County Board of Education Education loses seven public schools and one secondary school when they move out of the jurisdiction on January 1st. The board is left with all Northumberland County schools, and the schools in Bowmanville, Port Hope, Newcastle, Clarke, Darlington and Orono in the new region. Following the enjoyable Kinsmen Club's tour of the Christmas lights on Sunday, and the Kinnettes' lunch at the Memorial Park Clubhouse, Mrs. Annie Darch thanked the Kinsmen President Bob Abbott for making the tour possible. Mrs. Alice Mulder won the wall clock and Mrs. Ruth Girardi won 5,000 Free Stamps, in the annual Christmas Christmas Draw sponsored by Dykstra's Food Market. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Boughen and Reverend Snel- grove, Newtonville, attended the enjoyable Christmas concert concert held at Kendal, on Saturday. Saturday. A Local Initiative Program grant to the extent of $7,320 has been awarded to Knox Christian School to upgrade facilities as announced by Allan Lawrence, M.P. -SV*» ■ ■-i-SW Allow me to introduce Master Cody William Battams. He celebrated his 1st birthday November 2,1983. I'm his big sister Jessica and I was 2 on September 10,1983. Our proud parents are Kevin and Kathy Battams of Newtonville We have very special grandparents who are Faye and Bill Allen and Doris and Bruce Battams. Austin Larmer is our great grampa. The cute guy in the centre is our cousin Jeffrey who was 2 October 24,1983 and his parents are our Aunt Judy and Uncle Rick Connelly. A special hello and Merry Christmas to all our other special aunts, uncles and friends ! HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Bell Phones Will Be Ringing With 6 Million Calls Expected By Canadians on Christmas Maple Grove W.I. Has Six Charter Members Canadians are expected to place about 6,000,000 long distance phone calls to relatives relatives and friends around the world on Christmas Day, all but half a million of them by direct distance dialing. In Ontario, Bell Canada expects Christmas Day to have the heaviest volume of calls during the Yuletide period, closely followed by Christmas Eve. The other busy days will be Boxing Day, December 26, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and the two Sundays preceeding Christmas. In the Bowmanville area, 50 percent additional staff will be on duty over the holiday period to handle operator- assisted long distance calls. Orma Lyttle, bell manager in this area, said the volume of operator-handled Christmas Day calls are expected to increase increase by 50 percent. Most calls will be dialed direct by customers - the cheapest and fastest way to call long distance. Orma Lyttle warned that circuits may become overloaded overloaded at busy times because of the heavy volume of calls. If there is no dial tone or a busy signal, the caller should try later. Peak periods to avoid are 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. on weekdays and early afternoon and early evening on holidays and weekends. Bell advises the heaviest volume of overseas calls is to the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Germany, Portugal, France and Yugoslavia. Callers Callers should remember the time difference between an answered and an unanswered call. Holiday calling can be smoother by planning ahead. Get numbers in advance. . Directory assistance for numbers numbers in North America is available by dialing "1", the area code if required, plus 555-1212. Overseas numbers can be obtained from Bell operators now and kept handy for the actual call. Calls cannot cannot be booked ahead of time. Sunday discount rates also apply each year on two other dates: December 25 and January 1. Because these holiday dates fall on Sunday during the coming Yuletide Season, the Sunday discount rates will also apply on December 26 and January 2. CARNATION FLOWER SHOP HOSPITAL and SYMPATHY ARRANGEMENTS Flowering Plants and Cut Flowers 623-7141 33 Division St., Bowmanville Maple Grove Women's Institute has four Jeffery, Mrs. S. Doyle; back row, Mrs. C. Swallow, members who have served for more than 25 years, Mrs. S. Morton, Mrs. H. 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