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v - Lr RT re 2 4 We Seon 0 | their annual Autumn Bazaar and sale ERATE FEN Spd PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, RE Port. Perry BAZAAR AND SALE OF COOKING The Ladies' Aid Society of St. John's Presbyterian Church will hold of Cooking on Saturday, December 4th, in the basement of the Church from 2-to 6 p.m. Other booths of interest will be the Fancy Aprons, Babies' and Children's Wear, - Gifts for the Bedroom, Bathroom and Kit- chen, Handmade Rugs, Rummage Table, Vegetables. Afternoon Tea will be served from 3 to 6 p.m. You'll be sure to see some lovely Christmas gifts on display. Mr. Philip Orde, of Orillia, spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. M. Orde. On Sunday Mrs. Orde accom- panied Phil on his return to Orillia and will spend several weeks there. Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. S. Jeffrey left recently for St. Petersburg, Florida, where they will spend the winter months. Mr. Robert Jeffrey, of Toronto, was home for the week-end. A.C. Oscar Beare, R.C.AF, spent the week-end at the home of his mother, Mrs. Elijah Beare. Oscar has been transferred from Lachine, Quebec, to Trenton, Ont. Mr. Richard Cann was a visitor tof Toronto on Saturday. Mrs. Alex Woods and Mrs, Terence Woods, have been spending some time with Mrs. G. A.sWoods. . 0.S. Keith Allan, R.C.N.V.R,, visit- . ed with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and #Mrs. W. Wilson, during the week-end. Mrs. W. W. Crosier is visiting re- latives at Ajax for awhile, Word has been received by Mrs. _ Cann that her son Charlie was wound- ed in action in Italy carly in October. Charlie's condition is improving, but he is still in the hospital in Sicily. A.C. Oscar Bradley, R.C.AF.,, was a week-end visitor at his home here. __ "Misses Thelma and Donna Crosier spent the week-end with their parents. FREE Parking Plone 111 OSHAWA A FAMOUS PLAYERS THEATRE - Thursday, Friday and Saturday, DECEMBER 2-3-4 BOB HOPE, BETTY HUTTON in "LET'S FACE IT" with Dona Drake, Eve Arden, Zasu Pitts. A RIOT" OF LAUGHS with those great Cole Porter % songs, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, DECEMBER 6-7-8 MONTY WOOLLEY and GRACIE FIELDS, in HOLY MATRIMONY with Laird Cregar, Una O'Connor, Alan Mowbray From the opening bell, they're one GREAT LAUGH. COMING! December 9th "Thank Your Lucky Stars" A story so big and happy,--it took every great star on Warner Bros. list to bring you its thousand entertainment thrills, Give books of Theatre Tickets Eyes Examined GMsses complete, or lenses only, supplied. where necessary, at reasonable prices, -- I. R. BENTLEY'S OPTOMETRIST Taylor's Auto Electric. PORT PERRY GENERATORS STARTERS FIELD\COILS REPAIRED and EXCHANGED BILL TAYLOR. Proprietor MARRIED WALKER-WINTER Standards of yellow and bronze chrysanthemums formed a. pretty background for the wedding in the Pickering United Church of Kfthleen Grace, daughter of Mr. and Mus. Gardner Winter, Pickering, to Robert this Christmas. Packaged in gay holiday envelopes--conven- ient, inexpensive. On sale at the Box Office. ll i i i 10th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY The home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Reader, Scugog Island, was the scene of a very happy gathering on Sunday November 28th, when unexpectedly many guests arrived to celebrate their Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Balfour visited over the week-end with relatives in | Toronto. Miss June Sonley was the guest of her aunt in Whitby during the past week-end. Mr. Harry Brinkman, of Whitby, was a recent viditor at his home in Port Perry. Mrs. M. Stones has moved and-is now living at the. home of Mrs. Cann.! Mrs. Robt. Woods has been visiting relatives in Detroit during the past few weeks. The Misses Mercedes Waridel, Aleta Wakeford and Florence White, ave working in Oshawa. Good luck girls. Mr. W. F. Badcock, of Toronto, has purchased the Wilkinson home on North Street. Mr. Badcock contem- plates moving to Port Perry later. The Venture Tea Room will be re-opening for business on Monday, December 6th. Mr. and Mrs. E, Burt Peters, of Atlanta, Ga., spent a couple of days this week with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Peters. > Congratulations are extended to Miss Dorothy Spencer, of Dagmar and Pte. Donald Shepherd, of Port Perry, on their marriage which took place]. on Saturday, November 27th. A.C. Ronald Cooksley, who has been stationed in Western Canada, is spending a short furlough- with - his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Cooksley. We .are sorry to report that Mrs. John Weir had the misfortune to fall on Monday, breaking a wrist. Mrs. Florence Jeffrey and family | have moved to the home owned by Mrs. John Brent. In the list of those giving donations to the Navy League 'conyener for Ditty Bags, the following names were -omitted--Mrs;-Hoppet-and- Saintfield. We 'acknowledge these with thanks, Mr. W. S. Taylor has purchased the business block owned by Mr. Neil Sweetman, Sgt. John Paget, of Camp Borden, , spent the week-end at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sweetman of Hamilton, are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs, Neil Sweetman.' I. O.D. E. Scugog Chapter, 1.0.D.E,, December meeting will be held on Monday, 6th of December, in the Library rooms, at 8 o'clock in the evening, All members please note change of time, {> 'NOTICE fm Saturday, Dee. 4th, the Boy Scouts will make the coin bag collec- tion for the 1.O.D.E. war work eom- mittee, * wedding anniversary. The surprise party consisted of the immediate' family and the brothers and sisters of Mr. and Mrs, Reader who were able to come from Toronto, Oshawa, Port Perry and Scugog. Of their nine children, Eileen and Ila were unable to be present. Toward the end of the afternoon, { after a very enjoyable visit, Mr. and | Jenkinson officiated. son played the wedding music and necklines and | Mrs. Reader were given seats of | honour while Mr. C. Seymour of To-' | ronto gave a short address. At the suggestion of a presentation Mr. Reader was surprised to have a cat dropped in his lap by his grand- | son Gilbert, and Mrs. Reader was also favoured with a collie pup from her grandson Allan Fowler. These ani- mals wore the farm pets and the re- action of all concerned brought forth much laughter. This was followed by "their oldest son John, handing them | the real gift beautifully wrapped and decorated. Mr, and Mrs. Reader, in a few words thanked all for the lovely wooden chest of silverware. As the tables had previously been prepared, the bride and groom led the way to the dining room where thirty people received a dainty and bounteous supper. Mrs. Reader cut the wedding cake with one of the new knives. we e---------- DIED DeNURE -- At her home, Port Perry, on Saturday, November 27th, 11943, Delta Holmes, beloved wife of Frederick DeNure. CASSIDY--At Trenton, 'New Jer- sey, on November 20th, 1943, 'John Joseph Cassidy, dearly beloved hus- | band of Mardge Cassidy; father of Margaret' (Mrs. Maurice Kelliher) of Flushing, N.Y.; grandfather of John David Kelliher; dearly beloved son of Mrs. Mary Cassidy, and the late John J. Cassidy, Port Perry, and brother of Mrs.~A. J-=State-and-Veronica-and Helen Cassidy, Port Perry. Funeral on December 2nd, 10330} Trenton, NJ. SOMERVILLE--At the home of her sister, Mrs. Frank Hortop, 105 Ritson Road, Oshawa, on Wednesday, Dee. Ist, 1943, Lida McClintock, beloved wife of Wellington Somerville, in her 72nd year. --------, Ee CARD OF THANKS The family of the late James Leask wish to express sincere thanks to their friends and neighbors for their many kindly acts and words of sym- pathy at the time of the family be- reavement in the death of Mr, Leask. ET eon aaa wefan WHY SUFFER the agony of Rheu- matie Pain, Sciatica, Lumbago, when Rumacaps will give you quick welcome relief, Sold at A. M, Lawrence's Drug Store, Port Perry. j groom was supported by Cpl. Man- Ewart Walker, son of Mr, and Mrs. G. H. Walker, of Port Perry, Rev. Martin Miss Mina Dob- Miss May Hedge was the soloist. The bride, given in marriage by her father, was very attractive in a grace- ful, long fitted white satin gown with wide lace yoke, finger tip white silk veil, held in place by a halo of orange blossoms and carried a white Bible with cascade of red roses. The bride was attended by her sisters, Miss Dorothy and Miss Isobel Winter who wore gowns of lime green taffeta made on fitted lines with long torso, long jointed sleeves and sweetheart carried bouquets of bronze pom-pom mums. Miss Joyce Winter, as junior bridesmaid was at-|' tired in peach taffeta, made on similar lines -as the bridesmaids and carried a nosegay of mixed pom-pom mums, All wore matching poke bonnets. The "sell Gerrow. Mr. William Winter was usher. A reception followed at "Winter- mere Farm" the: home of the bride. Mrs. Winter received the guests wear- ing a gown of black crepe, sequin trimemd and corsage of red roses and was assisted by the groom's mother wearing black crepe and corsage of | pink roses. For the wedding trip to western Ontario the bride chose a dress of red faille with black coat and accessories and corsage of red roses. Upon their return -Mr.-and Mrs. Walker will take up residence in Port Perry. - a -- "High School Notes Ad Optima ~ Margaret Hocken The annual High School Commence- ment will be held in the Assembly Hall of the High School on the even- ing of Friday, December 3rd, at 8.15 p.m. All members of the community are cordially invited. - Last Friday evening the first Lit- erary program of the year was held in the High School under the auspices of the Students' Council. After the in- troductory preliminaries the meeting was turned over to Grades XII and XIII who presented two one-act plays. The first _play, "Sister Sue", was a comedy. ) Nicholls) and Martha Spencer (Dor- othy Tristram) sides with Carol (Francis Steer) wxalnst Maybelline (Helen Peel), their oldest sister who steals everything from stockings to boy friends from Carol. The night of the Colintry Club Dance, Sue steps in and for once Carol has her moment of triumph when she thwarts her sister's plans by a clever ruse. This play was under the able direction. of Miss Bryce. . During the interval between the plays, two musical selections were given by Wesley Jackson and Bob| Dowson, They played "The Bells of St. Marys" and "Paper Doll", The second play entitled "Blackout" was a mystery comedy. The scene of the play was a small inn in an Eng- lish sea coast town. Here Tony Adams (Wesley Jackson) encounters Eve Darling (Kathleen Day) whom he has PORT PERRY Picture Show PRESENTS BUD LOU ABBOTT COSTELLO in their Newest Fun Riot WHO DONE IT? At 7,00 and 9.00 p.m. on' "Wed., Dec. 8th TOWN HALL, Port Perry Also COMEDY Adults 25¢c. Children 15c¢. PLUS TAX COMING: The Lost Horizon previously met on several embarras- sing occasions, He tries to avoid further entanglement with her but Eve draws him into another compli- cating situation. Their subsequent adventpres make up the story of one memorable night during a war-time blackout. This play was, successfully directed by Miss Harris, Family Re-union Mr. and Mrs. A. D, Peters celebrated their fifty-fourth wedding anniversary on Sunday, November 88th, at their home in Port Perry. The following out-of-town folk were present: Mr. and Mrs. E., Burt Peters, of Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs, Elwood Cagruthers, Mrs. George Beverley, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot Hill;--all- of Claremont; and Miss Edith Peters, of Blackstock. - ENGAGEMENT Mr.: and Mrs. Max Heidt wish to announce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Else, to Lieut. Sam Settner, Dentist, of Winnipeg. Wed- ding to take place on December 24th. ~ WAR WORK ACTIVITIES - 'The contents of the November ship- ment sent to Hamilton 1.0.D.E, Head- quarters was as follows: British Civilian Clothing-- 1 shelter rug, 9 quilts, 4 complete layettes, 2 boys' shirts, 1 girl's outfit pair bloomers, 1 blouse; 6 shelter aprons; 4 children's sweaters; 2 prs. boys' socks; 2 prs. men's pyjamas; 1 pr. boys' pyjamas; 2 children's skirts; 60 prs. men's socks; 11 short scarves; 2 long sleeve turtle-neck sweaters; 3 long scarves, 4 prs. seamen's socks; 7 Balaclava caps; 4 prs. wristlets; 2 prs. men's gloves; 9 sailor's tuck-ins; b sleeveless sweaters; 3 fur- lined sea- men's Jerkins, Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service 2 prs, girls' pyjamas, Polish Relief-- 2 girl's coats, 1 sweater, 1 scarf. Literature and Magazines-- 136 magazines and 11 papers were sent to secretary of camp libraries, 182 Lowther Ave., Toronto, Young People's Union The Y. P. U, held a social evening on Tuesday, which was in the form of a progressive croquinole party. Eight tables "were played and the winners were Audrey Ploughman and Bill Williams. At the end of the games a lunch of coffee and doughnuts was enjoyed, | i i Open Meeting - On Monday evening the Girls' Aux- iliary of the Church of the Ascension held an open meeting in the Parish Hall and at the same time displayed the work they had done during the past year. The meeting opened -with the sing- ing of a hymn; Irene Mulligan offered prayer and the Scripture passage was read by Jean Cook. Clare Glass then extended a hearty welcome to all pre- sent and outlined the history of the Girls' W. A. since its organization, Helen Hayes favoured with two solos--"My Little Gray Home. in the West" and "Put Away a Ray of Sun- shine"; Kathleen Day played an in- strumental selection on the piano; Bernice Jemison gave a reading en- titled "England"; Dorothy Balfour sang two solos--""The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" and "When, the Lights go on Again." .Comb, Brush, and Mirror Sets. "A wide range to choose from Priced at-- $3.76, $5.60, $6.25, + $7.50, and $10.00 u Cutex Sets The complete range of 1943 Sets just in, a Prices range from 50c. to $5.00. We have a large stock of Books, suitable for Gifts, Children's Story Books, age Boys and Girls, at-- Chronicles of Avonlea, $1.49 The Snow Goose, Miracle in the Rain BOOKS Picture Books, Cut Outs, ete. Books suitable or' teen 60c.,-76¢., and $1.00 - ~ a ------------------ Popular late editions, as : $1 25 $1.26 A. M. LAWRENCE PHONE 49 720 Rexall swe TT ER PORT PERRY (The firm of Greer & Humphreys is dissolved) RUSSELL D. HUMPHREYS Phone 814 in attendance at my Port Perry office on' Tuesday and Thursday afterncons of eack week or by appointmeny. Queen Street, Port Perry, Phone 94 ARTHUR W.. S. GREER (o_sitendance at my Port Perry office on Wednesday morning, and Friday afternbon of each week, or by sppolntment. Blong Block, Port Perry, Phone 25 The guést speaker of the evening was Ven. W. Simpson, B.A. Arch- deacon of Peterborough. Bove Mr. Simpson gave an 'account of the be- ginning of the W. A. branches in Western Canada and then spoke on China -- telling about some of the things which were first produced or manufactured there, such as Dager; printing; porcelains, etc. A vote of thanks was extended to the speaker by Mrs. W. Vokins," "A hymn was sung and the meeting closed with prayer-and the singing of God Save. the King, after which tea consisting of 1 pair socks, 1 jumper, 1 was served and a social time spent. AA oh NEA ol SSS Nos -- f ! Sue (Verna Moase), young-| ost daughter of Joe Spencer (Everett|- C3 ON THE SHOR OF - SCUGOG This 'nicely bound and printed book should be in the homes of all those who would be familiar with the early history of the Port Perry community. Well Ilustrated, Local Interest, oR ar NR SN --. x c= SON \ mV ---- SY $1. 50 BILTMORE , THEATER, OSHAWA CONTINUOUS 1 to 12 P.M. Friday and Saturday DECEMBER 3 and 4- A Sensational Cavalcade of Rhythm from Ragtime "to Swing! STORMY WEATHER starring FF LENA HORNE BILL ROBINSON CAB CALLOWAY .~ AND HIS BAND "FATS WALLER NICHOLAS BROS. Katherine DUNHAM AND HER TROUPE _ ADDED FEATURE Hopalong Cassidy rides again jn this Action Hit! BORDER VIGILANTES "FEATURING" WILLIAM BOYD RUSSELL. HAYDEN ANDY CLYDE FRANCES GIFFORD - VICTOR JORY > Coming Monday--38 Days NELSON EDDY, JEANETTE MacDONALD in "I Married an Angel,"' plus _ Shadows on the Stairs PAUL CAVANAGH [BROCK THEATRE * 24} Simeoe Street North, Oshawa. | Phone 618, WHITBY Healthfully Air Conditioned. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, DECEMBER 2-3-4 "Two shows at 7 and 9 pm. Saturday Matinee at 1.30 Se starring Pat O'BRIEN, Randolph SCOTT, with Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, DECEMBER 6-7-8 Last Complete Show at 8.20 "Girl Trouble" starring Don AMECHE, and Joan BENNETT. Also an ADDED Attraction The Middle Watch starring Jack Buchanan and Fred Ye, Next Thursday, Friday, Saturday, December 9-10-11, "So Proudly . starring Claudette Colbert, -Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake, PRENTIEE'S with or. without appointment, PERMANENT WAVES $1.95 and up SHAMPJO and STYLED SETTING, ONLY' 50¢. : rw Phone 2: 23, Port Perrys No. 1.. Bxxxx No, 3. a ES No. 2.) 5x Sexxex Phone 240w "BOMBARDIER" {OR 'We Hail" -- BEAUTY SALON -- sii 2nd, 1948 PORE