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, BMTMT. PLEASANT RD. & wie a wua tm J4am Elimination of the application cards and one sheet of spare conâ€" pons in ration book No. 4 reduced the amount of paper required by 71 tohs less than used in No. 3. The saving is equal to 470,000 packing cases suitable for small arms ammunition. The front cover of ration book No. 4 will serve as an application card for the subseâ€" g;wnt issue, Book No, 4 will be istributed _ to consumers during the_ week March 26 to April 1. Many persons in town have been wondering just how many cases there are of scarlet fever locally. An interesting fact was shown to us at the health nurse‘s office. Deâ€" spite the fact the red card seems â€"to be out more this year than last, only 17 homes in town out of some 1,700 are sporting the sign of this discase. 71 Tons of Paper Saved 3. Sign your usual signature at the bottom of the card. Cards of g:rsons under 16 years of age must signed by a parent or guardian. 4. Don‘t detach the card from your book. This will be done at the distributing centre. 5. Don‘t wait until the last minâ€" ute to get your ration book, 6. Don‘t give up your old ration book. Itâ€"is still valuable, 1. Watch your local paper for the announcement of the actual dates and places of distribution in your area. 2. Fill in the card printed in red in your old book number RBâ€"99 at home. The March sewing tea of the West ranch of the Grenfell Missign will be held at the home ®af , Sears, Parkview Road, on Friday afternoon, March 24th, A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend this meeting. When you get your new ration bobk sometime during the week March 26th to April 1st, be sure to retain the old one, It contains couâ€" pons which have not yet been deâ€" elared valid, This reminder was isâ€" sued by th@\QaTien Administration in a recer(t statelneAt whith includâ€" ed a Jist\of do‘« and ddn‘ts deâ€" signed\to \uake it pasier for conâ€" sumers 4q obtainâ€"tweir books,. The list includes the following: Old Ration Books Still Useful The sympathy of the district is extended to the family of the late Walter C. Haughie, who ufaued away at the Toronto General Hosâ€" pital on March 11th. Funeral serâ€" vices were held from the W. J. Ward Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 14th, with interment. in Sanctuary Park Cemetery. Grenfell Mission Sewing Tea > Mission medical service in China are a big help in converting the Chinese to Christianity, Mrs. J. P. Norris told a meeting of King United Church W.M.S. ff Christian doctors can cure bodies, Chinese men and women are convinced that they can cure the soul, said Mrs. Norris. Praises Medical Service All kinds of good, clean furnitare and pianos wanted for _‘ Leaping out of a moving truck just as it was about to careen down a 75â€"foot embankment at the rear of Elm Park, George Moore had A narrow escape from possible death. The truck ended its wild run down the hill against a tree and was demolished. Selective Service officials have been busy in the district lately, sevâ€" eral cases of, draft dodgers in town and district have been taken in and their cases heard by the authoriâ€" ties. It is reported that several Jehovah Witnesses have also been apprehended. ; On his forthcoming visit to Canâ€" ada, the Archbishop of York, Most Rev. Cyril F. Garbett, will maxe public addresses in Toronto and Otâ€" tawa and will be the guest of the Primate of the Church of England in Canada, Most Rev. Derwyn T. Owen, Draft Dodgers Taken In People are busy in town preparâ€" ing for their Victory gardens. Mr. Stan Smuck is busy looking up several townâ€"owned lots. Are you planning to use a lot this year? Call 1202 and arrange for it now if you have not got a lot at hand. Dr, W, E. Henry, M.O.H., reports a good attendance at the local elinic, held last week. Seventyâ€"one cases were given serum for scarlet fever, 21 diphtheria, 11 smallpox, and two whooping cough, May the first wil}l be moving d but only for a few. Houligg ‘l’l steadily getting harder to find. If m have rooms or flats to rent them with us, _ . Victorian Order of Nursesâ€" When you want the nurse, phone WANTED Mbas Feee 1,000 of the island‘s 50,000 populaâ€" tion now have a nmflg‘: p:::vl edge of it. Jan fie'of the Isle of Man, is fns:: y dying out. Fewer '.fun .000 of the island‘s 50,000 populaâ€" _ The waxwings, birds which vanâ€" ished from Britain for no apparent reason just before the war, have come back. They are settling on the east coast in greater numbers than ever before. _ ’ May I once again ask, if there are any members who “’1 knit or sew, if they would pleasé get in touch with your rleregnu, Sister llene G. Luckett, we will do our best to obtain the wool or material for you. There is at the present time an urgent need for knitted goods both for the armed forces and for the victims of the recent bombing raids. At the War Unit meeting on Friâ€" day, March 17, we were very pleasâ€" ed to welcome Brother Miller. Brother Miller was in Toronto on !spw-ill «business and during the afternoon, he, together with our Worthy Grand President, Sis. B. V. ‘Hilln. and our Worthy Grand Viceâ€" president, presented a cheque for twelve hundred dollars to Mrs. Ellis of the Canadian Red Crows. This money is to be used for the purchase of a mobile canteen to be ut in service in the Old Country. Qv« of the Daughters of England should be proud of the fact that we now have on service somewhere "over there" two ambulances and a mobile canteen. Members of Lodge Maplehurst, please keep in mind that your next meeting is to be held on April 13, since this is the night that all the ast presidents from the various rodzeu are_to be present with us. We would like to see as many out as possible. on Friday, March 24, at 7.30 p.m. We would like to see as many of the juvenile members out as posâ€" sible. We would also like to see the advisory board out with us at the meeting. Juveniles, please keep in mind that your next meeting will be held "Isn‘t your son rather young to be in the army ?" "Yes, but you see he‘s only in the infantry." We can do with a few more fathers and sons in "A" Company. | _ We attended another session of the Commuter‘s Coffee Club last week and found that "A" Company N.C.O.‘s present made up exactly fifty per cent of the attendance that particular morning. Discusâ€" sion covered a wide range of topics, but nothing of great importance or of sufficient interest to report here. That seems to bring to a close a rather short column unless the folâ€" lowing little story is acceptable: ‘The old tongue of Manx, native \ Q. Y. R. FLASH! Tentative dates set for camp this year are July 30th to August 12th, inclusive. All you have to do now fellows is have your employers set aside these two weeks for your vacation this sumâ€" mer. We‘ll be seeting you! Any man who has not yet reâ€" ceived his pay should contact Capt. Mitchell immediately, and the necessary arrangements will be made to see that he receives his due reward. In honor of their eleventh birthday the ladies of the auxilia of the Weston Working Men‘s (‘l\:g held a tea in the clubrooms last week. Mrs. Thos. Dougherty, new president, occupied‘the chair. She cut the cake in honor of the occaâ€" sion and presented Mrs. Chas, Milâ€" ligan, retiring president, with a | handbag in honour of the event, E. | D. Banting, first president of the | club, proposed a toast to the ladies, | while Mrs. Milligan responded to it, C.C.M. Hill Dillies, under Jim Epstein, furnished the music for the evening. Q. Y. R. * We are glad to report that Sgt. Overgard is home from the hosâ€" pital, and we sincerely wish him a speedy and complete recovery, It must have been the weather that accounted for such a very poor turnout _ last Wednesday night. L/Cpl. Wismer complained that he had one boot full of water by the time he got home! "A" Company News and Views John Hobman, Scarlett Road, Etobicoke Tuwnsl\;r. was taken to Toronto Western Hospital Monday morning after he came into colliâ€" sion with a truck driven by Jack Sant, RR. 1, with head injuries. The injured man was attended by Dr. A. Bull, Weston. He was walkâ€" ing near his home accompanied by his son, Ronaid, at the time of the accident. Constable Charles Watt, Etobicoke, investigated. Due to the issuing of ration books in Town Hall next week it will be impossible to have the usual mly clinic the jweek of March of Town and District Weston Flower Shoppe has been all repainted inside, nns. is reâ€"open this week. Daughters of England THE QUEEN‘S yORK R Q. Y. R. Q Y. 6. German authorities have made hundreds of arrests as a result of the discovery of an underground lot to dynamite the fmt railway gfld at Bordeaux, long a target for filiad bombers, travellers from France said. If two girls wanted to, they could hide inside the empty casing. Fiuing the mouseyâ€"gray tube inâ€" side the vasing is a gently nerveâ€" wracking _ job. Two pounds of French cHaik is doused on each tube to prevent "binding". Each tire earries 45 pounds‘ pressure. _ The tire on a Lancaster bomber looks either like a bloated doughâ€" nut or a mirage. Each tire weighs roughly 50 pounds, is ‘close to an inch thick and takes 12 to 15 minâ€" utes to inflate. If the tube has to be deflated that takes several hours. Three men at Victory Airâ€" craft Ltd., Malton, fuss and fume over Lancaster tires nine hours a day, cleaning, inflating, applying the drum and trundling the 726â€" pound finished productâ€"the largest "doughnut" ever made in Cnnl!nâ€" to the waiting plane. Before that happen« at least 100 other workers contribute to manufacture. . The "doufhnut" has enough rubber maâ€" terial to furnish 20 passenger tires. The next meeting will be held at the same address on April 5th. Please make a note of it. Come out and help in aid of wool and smokes for our boys, Lancaster‘s Tires 725â€"lb. ‘Doughnuts‘ Birthday greetings go to Mrs. A. Graham, Barbara Jean Macâ€" Lean (Aurora) and Bobbie Campâ€" bell, Woodbridge Road, Humber Summit, Don‘t forget Humber Summit ratepayers‘ â€" meeting _ April 3 (Monday). ' Hfimber Summit March _ 15â€"Humber _ Summit Knitting Club held the tea at Mrs. J. B,. Henry‘s, quite a few turned out, even if the weather was not very kind. March 11thâ€"A surprise party was held at the home of Mrs. Evans, Sr., to celebrate the birthâ€" day of Mrs. C. Plunket, 73 years young, A very enjoyable time was held by all. charge of the new ration books, March 27th and 28th, in Post Ofâ€" fice hall, Humber Summit. arinounced this week and are as follows: Grade 7, piano, Eldon Lehâ€" man, honors; grade 6, piano, Julia Shaban; grade 5, piano, Robert Smart; grade 6, piano, Merla Lehâ€" man, first class honors; grade 6, organ, Irene Proctor; grade 3, harâ€" mony, Eva Jones; grade 2, theory, honors, Eva Jones. _ ~ Friends and neighbors will be sorry to hear that last Thursday Mrs, Russen, Russell Avenue, had the misfortune to slip on the ice outside her home and fractured her hip, She underwent an o&sration Saturdafr in the Toronto Western Hospital, where she will be conâ€" fined for the next two weeks. The pupils of Marion Demorest, L.T.C.M., examination results are Prize winners at St. Patrick‘s euchre and social, March 17th, held in St. John‘s School Hall, were: First, Alf Redmond; second, Mrs. Greer; third, Mrs. Bannerman, Jr. Winning ticket for pillows, No, 102, Mrs, Penny. Rev. T. B. Butler, of St. Philip‘s Church, Etobicoke, was the guest mirister at Christ Church, Brampâ€" ton, on Sunday. Rev. C. A. Johnâ€" son, B.A., of Brampton, preached in St, Philips, Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. lan F. M. Robertson (nee Ethelâ€" drida Lyle Parker), of Hilltop Farm, Woodbridge, on the birth of a son, Michael lan, at St. Mary‘s Hospital on March 13th, 1944, Mr, and Mrs. Wilfred Allen and daughter Jean, of Weston, were Sunday guests last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allen, West Street, Brampton, Mr, and Mrs. Amadio Bordigâ€" non (nee Stella Tiveron).are proud to announce the birth of their twin boys on March 13th, 1944, at the Edmund Nursing Home, Weston. Mother and babies doing nicely. Congratulations to Dr. and Mrs. Bruce _ Hostrawser, of Detroit, Mich., U.S.A., on the birth of their son (William Banting) on March 13th. A wee brother for Dougie. J. M. Thirkle, of Weston, R.R. 1, won first prize in oats, wheat, clover seed and timothy seed at York County Seed Fair, March 17th, held at Markham,. Miss Helen Mallaby was hostess to twelve airmen and office assoâ€" ciates at a highly successful St. P’Zat.thri(‘k's party on Friday, March 17th. The pupils of Hilda Luffman exâ€" aminations resulted as follows: Grade 6, piano, Ruth Wilson, and grade 1, piano, James Bottrell, Mrs. J. P. Cameron, of Joseph Street, is confined to the Western Hospital, Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery. Friends and neighbours of Mr. Linter, of Russell Avenue, wish him a speedy recovery from a reâ€" cent heart attack. Mrs, E. Banting, of Rosemount Avenue, is spending a holiday with her daughter, Mrs. Hostrawser, of Detroit. Mrs. Basil Self and son Danny attended the wedding of Ron Newâ€" berry and Miss Jean Sudds, at Kingston, Harold Ra{mond of the R.C.A.F. is spending his leave at the home of Mrs. J. Davis, 38 Omagh Aveâ€" nue, Weston, Mr. Fred B':sz. of Woodbridge, has been elected director for 1944 of the Canadian Jersey Cattle Club, Congratulations. ‘ Mr. A. W. Chapman is again in leave. A.C.â€"1 Bill Whitman is home on PERSONALS The Goodfellowship Club met at the home of Mrs. Andersons on March 14th and done two quilts. Roll call was answered by an Irish joke. _ Arrangements were made for a luncheon to be held at the home of Mrs. Lorne Barker‘s on March 28th. It was decided to hold a bingo at schoolhouse on Tuesâ€" day, March 21st. Mr. and Mrs. John Cockrane and daughters, Shirley and Barbara, of Oakville, visited at Mr. and Mrs. J. Cameron on Friday last. bers were given by the following pupils: Miss Shirley Wray, Miss Gwen Small, Miss Betty Adamson, Miss Marion Wray and Master Keith Small. All gave piano selecâ€" tions and Miss 5atsy and Miss Gwen Small gave a piano duet. Master Douglas Stuckey played the guitar and Mastrer Lawrence Lee accompanied him in singing several songs. Afternoon tea was served, after which a sale of scholars‘ work was held and which realized a nice sum for junior Red Cross work. A hearty vote of thanks was given Miss Powell by Mrs. Penn (on beâ€" half of all present) for her hosâ€" pitality and fine work with the children. Miss Powell (teacher) and pupils entertained at a St. Patrick‘s party at the schoolhouse on Friday, March 17th. The program consist. ed of songs, dialogues and readings Py school and several musical numâ€" Mr,. and Mrs. Leadstone and famâ€" ily, of Guelph, spent the weekâ€"end with Mr. and Mrs. Stuckey, Glen Stuckey, of the R.C enjoyed a weekâ€"end leave a home in Smithfield, G. Chantry, Mrs. Arthur Warne, Mrs. R. Smith, Captain E. Dunâ€" ning and Miss Elliot, superintendâ€" ent of the Sick Children‘s Hospital. Rev, Joblin of Westaninster Unitâ€" ed church, Weston, \fl'fi.‘bo the guest q‘nacher at the Lenten service on hursday evening. ; _ We do wish to thank our volunâ€" tary canvassers who helped in the Rmi'(' ross campaign for their kindâ€" ness. The results are simply wonâ€" derful, but Thistletown did not let us down yet and we feel you must be as happy as we are.~ It is better to give than to receive. Our canâ€" vassers included Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Berrill, Mrs. Woods, Mrs. Griffiths, Miss £.0. D. Worfian is enjoyi;\g a furlough. Good luck to our flying Poilla friend, . The new No. 4 ration books will be distributed from St. Andrew‘s Sunday school rooms on March 27, 28 and 29, with Mrs.‘C. Watts in charge. Those on our sick list this week are Miss M. Kingdon; Mr, Busby with a broken wrist; and Mrs. Gould with & broken arm. To one and all we wish a speedy recovery. fnily sou 29 t ‘hoaily ‘ot the 1 sent ® e late &n M-r{hall and d{erwu& sent to the sick in hospital. } A .celebration of theâ€" holy â€"com»« munion was held last Sunday at St. Andrew‘s so as to permit the rector to fi’ to Maiton this Sunday, March 26th. On this Sunday Mr, Walsh will be our preacher, Mr. Fields ve a very ins sermon from ;;:rt of :lfz _&a:l‘l:h’WNthcr shall go from y Spirit‘. This was very appropriate for this Lenten season. Miss Bhirlqr Snider preâ€" sided at the organ. The altar was | SMITHEIELD |THISTLETOWN]| WESTON CLEANERS Free Pickâ€"up and Delivery EXPERT TAILORING AND REPAIRS LADIES‘ and GENTS‘ GARMENTS Cleaned and Stored Furs at 2% of their value. All Garments Insured Against FIRE, THEFT or DAMAGE â€" STORAGE â€" 38 MAIN N. J. HAWE PHONE 1f ‘ \“ A\Q§ ' & oR J 1i > facking . white NSA ¢|I Nee« Ou Aitiee Ganerize (| W TIMES AND GUIDE Q\\\‘&\\\\\M\%\x\\»\ at his Before you blame your telephone ... Hitler has offered prizes to the German people for inventions to help improve Nazi "weapons, amâ€" munition and implements for the armed forces" or to "save labor, raw materials and power," the Nazi agency D.N.B. said in a broadcast. resident of Thistletown for twentyâ€" three years. Born in the County of Leitran, freland, she came to gl“â€" ada in 1881. She married George Henty Marshall in St. Mathias Anâ€" glican church, Bellwoods avenue, and moved to the Muskoka district when they farmed for ten years before moving to Thistletown. She is survived by her husband, and one brother Henry Notley, and a sister, Sarah Glazier, both of Toronto. Funeral services were held from the Wm. Speer‘s Funeral Home, Toronto, Wednesday with interâ€" ment in Prospect cemetery for the late Mrs. Eliza Ann Notley Marâ€" shall who Mpnud away, March 12. The late Mrs. Marshall had been a Mrs. Eliza Marshall WED.â€"THURS.â€"MARCH 29â€"30 Robert Taylorâ€" imetoein en Church ever .E:'fl entertain the ladies of its members and the ladies of the church annuâ€" ally. This year the directors have decided this event should take the form of a dinner and no pains will bolfundtomnkoit‘junthnin the fullest meaning the word. It will be held in the &mdn{.‘:l:hool rooms of the church on ndar evening, March 28th, Dinner will be served at 6.30 o‘clock. The muâ€" sical committee are planning for an afterâ€"dinner program of music both vocal and instrumental. The ladies of the church as well as the ladies of all members of the club will be guests of the evening. The men, as usual, will be assessed 75 By Men‘s Club Main St. N. â€" Phone Zone 4â€"483 Virginia Weidler | OBITUARY| WESTON THEATRE ‘i:.m the telephone, with your ips just oneâ€"quarter of an inch Help avoid needless service checkâ€"ups, and at the same time let those you talk to hear you without strain. Just remember: Talk f-lndy_. normally, directly Failure to remember these simple facis accounts for the great â€" majority of _ "trouble" best results at oneâ€"guarter of an inch from the lips. When your lips are farther away than this, your voice is transmitted less strongly . . . less clearly. Engineers designed the mouthâ€" picce of your telephone to give MON.~TUES.â€"MARCH 27â€"28 "Where Sound Sounds Best" Tim Holt in "RIDING THE WIND" FRLâ€"SAT.â€"MARCH 24, 25 TWO FEATURES WHY ARE NICE MEN SUCH DOPES â€"SEEâ€" Jean Arthurâ€"Joel McCrea "THE MORE THE MERRIER" SELECTED SHORTS "THE YOUNGEST PROFESSION" SELECTED SHORTS Charles Coburn in "BATAAN®" â€"â€"AL80â€"â€" â€"ALSOâ€" â€"ALSOâ€" George Murphy in Edward Arnold in PHONE 1000 __ Armed Forces, whether on permanent able to apply in person, providing subsistence or not, will obtain their Ration Book 3 with properly filled in Ration Cards from their own Units. application card is presented. On presentation at a Distributing Centre of your Ration Book 3, with properly completed tion card, you will be issued your new Ration Book 4; and your Book 3 will be returned to you. ST. ANDREW‘S CHURCH, Thistletown, and HUMBER HEIGHTS SCHOOL MARCH 28, 29, 30 â€" Hours: 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. HKERE IS WHAT YOU Do TO GET YOUR NEW BO0OK Distributing Centres will not be open on all days of next week. Make sutt that mwmmapummwmqug to will be open. Help the volunteer workers by following instructions ally, BALA AVE. SCHOOL, DENNIS AVE. SCHOOL, ROSELAND SCHOOL MARCH 28, 29, 30 â€" Hours: 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. HARDINGTON SCHOOL MAPLE LEAF SCHOOL HUMBERVIEW SCHOOL DUBLIN SCHOOL (Sheppard W.) â€" EMERY SCHOOL (Main and Finch W.) ELIA SCHOOL (Finch Ave. W., at Keele) EVANS STORE (Humber Summit) _ â€" DUFFIELD COMMUNITY HALL {Dufferin and Wilson) . M. PEACE STORE (2849 Dufferin) MARCH 27â€"31 â€" 9 a.m WARNING: Be sure you get your new book while your Distributing Centre is open next week. Otherwise, you will not be able to obtain yournew book until April 17. Ration Books ARMED FORCES: All members of the Armed Forces, whether on permanent subsistence or not, will obtain their Ration Cards from their own Units. or for other members of the family. Do not detach application card from your Ration Book. This must be done by an official at the Distributing Centre. If accidentally detached, bring the Applicants must bring their Ration Books with them to the Distributing Centre. Children under 16 may not apply for Ration Books for themselves Be sure to PRINT clearly, accurately and completely all information reâ€" quired on the cardâ€"including the COUNTY in which you live. Sign at the bottom with your usual signature. Persons of 16 years or over must sign their own cards. Cards of persons under 16 years must be signed by parents or guardians. Fill in the application cardâ€"the first postâ€"card in your Ration Book 3. De this «t home. The application card is printed in red and is numbered RBâ€"99, Do NOT USE ANY OTHER CARD. Follow the method shown. LIBRARY BUILDING, WOODBRIDGE â€" MARCH 28, 29, 30 â€" Hours: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. namral l .l3 _ CLERK‘S OFFICKR, MAPLR . 0C Woodbridge and Maple Céntres YORK TOWNSHIP CENTRES Etobicoke Township Centres RATION BOOK 4 NORTH YORK CENTRES TOWN HALL AUDITORIUM MARCH 27, 28, 29, 30 â€" Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m ALL CENTRES OPENED MARCH 28, 29. LOCAL DISTRIBUTING CENTRES RATION ADMINISTRAT1ION WESTON CENTRE . to 5 p.m. _APRIL 1 â€" 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. AND WHERE YOU GET IT APPLYING FOR BOOKS FOR OTHERS: Any responsible member of 2 household ma O:E:y for Ration Books on beh-u’o{ members of the househoid, or for neighbours un Hours: Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to 9 p.m. to 9 p.m. to 9 p.m. to 8 p.m.