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Theatre Closed At Stoultville After many years in business, The Stanley Thearte in Stouffville, closed The Saturday ng, 1 December 8rd. Stanley is part of the same chain of Theatres to which the Uxbridge Roxy Theatre belongs. This is the first "Small Town Theatre" in this area te close, although over 60 theatres have closed across the Province in the last two years, PAY FOR YOUR FEED when you SELL YOUR HOGS! SEE Us. FOR THE MASTER HOG CONTRACT PLAN. The following plan is highly récommended for Best Results: MASTER PIG-PERK PELLETS, 25 Ibs. PER PIG. Start them when they are approximately 1 week old. MASTER PIG STARTER PELLETS, 75 lbs. PER PIG followed by: MASTER PIG GROWER PELLETS MASTER FEEDS Fast, Fair and Friendly Service, PORT PERRY [EE RA A FR SU COO ot a PHONE 1 ' If the family doesn't find me at home around Christmas, they had bet- ter start checking the hospitals, For hospitals seem an exciting place to be, 'come Christmas. People usually eon. sider hospitals a grim sort of place at any time, and to be a patient in hospital during the festive Christmas season is considered the last word in bad luck. But, I've got news for you. Except for the seriously ill, Christmas in hos. pital is a gay and happy event, Throughout the hospital the lights of Christmas trees twinkle a message of cheer, and the holiday spirit is woven into gay wreaths of welcome to visitors and friends who call. Through the corridors and wards, wisemen and cherubs, snowmen and Santa blend {n- to the gay pot pourri 6f Christmas, And yet, through' it all, shines the gentle ministry of Jesus, whose birth. day we remember. To him, healing was not a profession, but a way of life--a way of .life that healed the spirit as well as the body. So "here, as elsewhere, Christinas isn't just "a day". Christmas is a season, and spirits are brightened by music and song as community choirs and groups of nurses sing carols and hymns for the patients during the busy days of preparation. It's Christmas Eve. The singing softens now. A restive patient listens. "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lle". Peace steals through the corridors and into the wards, and pain and frustration and fear slip away under the gentle seda- POR GRANDMA'S HOROOM FOR MOTHER'S KITCHEN Ce? of? all wrapped up month by month. "deliver it for fou, in Ivory, Beige, Green, and just give us looking | something different give an Extension Telephone for the Christmas tree 'This Christmas, why not give something different yet strictly practical--the time and step-saving convenience of an extension telephone? Imagine the surprise of such an original gift 6n Christmas day and the months of pleasure and comfort this service will give. Yes, the actual telephone itself, attractively wrapped and ready to go under the Christmas tree, can be ordered from any Bell Business Office. "We will arrange to connect it at your convenience, You may pay for it now or we will hill you A gift you can buy to suit your pocket hook (We suggest one year's service as an ideal gift.) Yon can pick up your gift-wrapped telephone at aur Business Office or we will be pleased to Gift telephones are available at the standard rate of $1.00 a month in the smaller centres and $1.25 in "the larger, plus the usual $2.00 installation charge. Inquire about coloured telephones. Now available at an additional colour charge. ...and so easy to order... . bes 90000, * for and ready 4 ° L ° . LJ ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° . ° ° L ° ° ° ° [J] ° Red, ° ° hg % gh LJ ° ° LJ a call . MRS. CHARLES McLEAN RRESIDENT, ONTARIO HOSPITAL: ASSOCIATION tion of song. Then, suddenly, it's C Wistmas. In every hospital, from Toronto to "the Soo", from Windsor to Sudbury, there is a bustle of activity. Tradi- tionally, student nurses usher in the day singing carols as they move slow)y through the corridors, Other nurses, their crisp uniforms crackling like ice-laden branches in the wind, move swiftly as they tend to thelr patients' needs. Theirs now is a dual role. It's Christmas, but no patient's condition must be endangered by the busy day's events. Precaution is stressed, so charts are checked and treatments given, and medications ad- ministered. In the kitchen, the dietitian surveys the patients' trays,.gay with a galaxy of trimmings and cheery message of greetings. Special menus, toe, where "full diet" is allowed, but for those who require them, special diets are still "the order of the day". In many hospitals it is the women's auxiliary, business firms, or commun- ity service groups who provide enter- tainment and the special treats and trimmings. But always, many special preparations are carried out by mem- bers of the hospital staff. Special tray tovers, name cards and menus, gay little baskets of candy and nuts, nosegays of fresh flowers, and, in many instances, "gifts for each patient, add their bit to the festive air make | whomever they wish. | help with Christmas decorations, mak- 'ward, and happy 'children ignore the of Christmas. Patients in the public and pediatric wards all receive gifts, usually from Santa himeelf, as his well-pollowed ror noves from wend to ward, throughout the hospital. Indeed, it fa in the children's wards where Christ- mas usually reigns supreme. At the Hospital for 8ick Children, in" Toronto, Christmas usually begins some weeks ahead as the children Christmas presents under the guidarice of the Qccupational Thet- aplst walléts, beaded bracelets, "burnt" wood pictures--to be given to Older children ing cut-out 'pictures and paper chains, Meanwhile, the little patients have due warning of Santa's impending visit, for interspersing the carols and other Christmad music can be heard the gentle reminder -- 'you'd better watch out, you'd better not cry; you'd better not pout-- I'm telling you why; Santa Claus:is coming to town". And come he does, complete with reindeer and sleigh. Of course there are" no real reindeer, 'but willing nurses play the part of Dancer and Blitzen and Prancer and Vixen, as they pull Santa and his sleigh from ward to subterfuge in their welcome of a prod- igal Santa who leaves no child unre- membered, Children who can walk, or be wheel- ed in chairs, stretchers, or beds are taken to the' eleventh floor where a veritable © fairyland awaits them. Student nurses ave grouped around the giant Christmas tree, singing carols, Then, the great moment--Santa ar- rives, standing in his sleigh midst piles of red bags_filled with gifts. Each child's name is in his particular bag, and each receives the sort of toy suited to his age or condition, for the ] Women's Auxiliary has planned the day with thoughtful and loving care. For some children, it is the best Christ- mas they ever had. THN PORT PERRY STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 198617 not just confined to the wards. For the ambulatery patients, special chapel services are held, and, in many in stances, special entertainment is ui tend ,in the dining or lecture rooms of the hospital, . And always, there are the parties fr the hospital and nursing staffs, when, families and trustees and doctors often join in the fun. Some trustees fave the added joy which comes with | the acknowledgement of gifts of money | sent to the hospital by grateful put-. ients or thoughtful friends. ! Christmas, like Thanksgiving, is a day when the heart remembers, and: no gift at Christmas is more cherished | than the donations which are sent to ussist the hospital in its humanita- rian endeavours, Of course all is not fun und frolic in| our hospitals at Christmus. Surgeons, physicians, and nurses move quickly to their tasks, and from the nurseries the voices of new-born babes are vaised, to greet their own natal day. In the laboratory the pathologist o technician works at his microscope, seeking the answer to some puzzling problem of "disease. The radiologist | hurries to reveal through his x-ray the | extent of damage to tissue and bone-- Every department has its quota of staff, remembering Christmas by serv- ing those who are ill. Indeed, it should be stresssed that | all of the festive activities are carried on ONLY to the extent that the proper | care and treatment for the patient is | not disturbed. But even the very in| seems to gain courge and strength as | the ministry of Jesus is expressed in| the joy of Christmas. ---- The Head Euchre Club met at the! home of Mr. and Mra. Angus Wilkin: don last Friday evening. Mr. Alan Redman and Mrs. Jack Manns were | Of course Christmas in hospital is the prize winners. . | ranged, for those who are able tw at: l -C. Carter Zier, "John Burnham. Mrs. S. Rodman accompanied Mr, and Mrs. I. Travell and family on a trip to Buffalo last week-end I'he Head Forum met at the home of Mrs. A. Ashhridge on Monday even- ing, with fourteen members present. Mr. Churchley- of Oshawa and Mr, King of, Port Perry were present to help in the discussion of a Retirement Plan for farmers. The Forum mem- bers greatly appreciated their interest in thesmeeting. Next week the Forum will meet at. the home of Mr. and Mrs. to discuss a. civil defense plan. Miss Inez Martyn spent last week- end with her parents My. A. Martyn. Last Wednesday, group four of | Grace United Church W. A, put on the ! final supper for the year. Although there was a poor attendance nearly 230.00 was cleared: The Christmas concert for the Cen- | tre and Foot Schools will be held at ' the Church on Dec. 15. On Sunday evening, Dec. 18, the Sunday School will have a social even- ing when awards for the year will be presented. A program and lunch will conelude the evening. The community extends its 'get- well" wishes to Mrs. C. L.. Fralick who has been sick for the past couple of weeks. Scugog Home and School Associa- tion will hold its Christmas meeting at the foot school on Dec. 21st. Com- mittee in charge is Mrs, Keith Cro- Mis. Aldred and Mrs. Cameron How would you like to send our former pastor a Christinus eard?. 1 think he would be happy to hear from all of us. This is"hig new address: Rev. J. D. McKinnon, 371 Albert Street, Sauit Ste. Marie, Ontario. new Plymouth wing thrilling ride on That's push-button PowerFlite* for you, The newest, safest, most simply controlled automatic {ransmission you've ever tried. You'll find mile-melting power in this great new Plymouth, have up to 187 the Can away to the most the Canadian road. too. Brilliant new V-8's h.p. and increased torque for extra getaway snap, passing safety, hill- climbing go. New Sixes available, too. And more than i art of breathtaking performance. 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