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Times & Guide (1909), 16 Jan 1947, p. 3

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On Saturday evening, Jan. 11, the Recreation Club sponsored a sleighing party, about 75 attending. They went as far as ReHaviland and then back to the Humber Summit school for refreshments. George Watts was in charge of one sleigh and Bruce Beggs in chazte of the other. Friday evening, Jan. 10, the Humberview LA held their first monthly meeting for 1947. There was a real good turnout, considerâ€" ing the kimf of weather on Friday night. There was a nice su?rise in store for the members of the LA and visitors, by the weaehse of â€" Commissioner Mrs. ishart. We enjoyed her visit. After the business, there was another pleasâ€" ing item on the program of the evening, pleasing and yet not pleasing, a presentation of aâ€"lovely sewing cabinet to: Mrs. Linton on her retirément as district commisâ€" sioner of Humberview district. We are going to miss Mrs. Linton, but hope she will be able to visit our meetings as often. as she can. Th meetinfi‘ was held at the home o; Mrs, Linton, 9 Bartonyjlle Ave, Mt. Dennis. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting. Next meeting will be held on February 7 at the home of Mrs. Hamblin, 8 Rockcliffe Blvd., Mt. Dennis, _ ‘ Miss Pat McAlhone, Weston, entertained a few friends at her home on the occasion of her birthâ€" day, January 7, 1947, ‘The Friendship Circle will hold their mecting at the home of Mrs. Terry, Riverside drive, just north of George St., on January 22. Hope to see you all there! . On Saturday, Jan. 11, Mr. and Mrs, E. Mileham held their new year family party. Mr. and Mrs. McAlhone and family, Mr. and Mrs. M. Campbell and family, and Mr: and Mrs. J. B. Henry and E:anddaughte‘r, Barbara Jean Macâ€" an, were visitors. Missing from the party were Mr. and Mrs. F. Dove, Hughie and Elien. Master Hughie had «the misfortune to develop the mumps last week, so they were not able to attend. Hope you will ‘soon be well again, Hughie! â€" 5 Miss Ida Parkes of Toronto was visiting her sister, Mrs. V. Evans, on Sunday, _ _ Birthday grectings to Jimmie Henderson Jr:, Weston, on his fourth birthday, Jan. 12. Also Mrs. Greenwood, Byng Ave., Thistleâ€" town; Hufi‘hie {)ove and Mr. Fred Rove, both of 63 Gatwick Ave., Toronto E . An cx{:rioneod amateur actress _Joanne played in "Stars to Be" proâ€" ductions of "Nothing but the ‘Bleuth" and "Arts and‘ Flowers" ‘in November.. On Dec. 17 she took part in the semiâ€"finals production, "The Easel Way Out" and in the final play, "Buying Power". Mr. and Mrs. W. Moore, accomâ€" panied by Miss Eleanor McKay, are visiting Mrs, Phral and Miss Barbara Moore. (Mrs. Phral is the eldest daughter of Mr. and NMrs. W. Moore.) In Stowe, in the state of Vermont, Mr. and Mrs. Phral have a skiing> lodge, so thesd visitors should enjoy their vacaâ€" tion. Hope you all have a good time! On Wednesday, last week, the junior hockey team played against Woodbridge. H.S. Jrs. won 5â€"4. Norman Attwell scored three goals, Harold Evans, 1 goal, and Donald Anthony, 1 goal. _ Progressive games were under the: conveners}u'g of E. O. ‘FJpnes and Mrs. H. Baker, dancing under Mr, Fred Bartlett and music was nupglied by Bordon Bannerman, Jac ‘_Weech andABus !;ee ernnz.e-. Next recreational nifiht will be held in February and all interested are requested to contact Mrs. Ken Halder or récreational director ments were made under the sociai committee headed by Mrs. C. J. Lynch. Gordon Alcott. A recreational night sponsored by the adult recreation group was held in Memorial school auditoâ€" rium on Tuesday, Jan, 7. A lifeâ€" ambition willâ€" be reaâ€" lized %‘u»m of Rookâ€" wood, Ont., when she flies to New mgmu‘rv 14 from Toronto for ons by two of the large American networks. . Joanne is w“m{ of ‘the third Whitehall "Stars Be" »series which finished January % Prize is a sixâ€"day allâ€"expense trip to Manâ€" hattan. with a screen test and audiâ€" u«;- by CBS and NBC, it is Allan Teite}, 4 mm“"'l"?:' Torq:llo. who zeceived a gold wribt watch as his prize. “ Humber Summit ” Meeting Held By Rpcreqtiqn_ Group $14.20 Ton _ _ We carry wood and ail types of fuel. JONES AND HILL ZONE 4â€"362 LY. 3122 At Lastâ€" Reading Hard Coal Briquettes For Audition Suitable For FURNACE STOVE HEATER OPEN FIREPLACES To The cadets are looking forward to theirâ€" annual inspection which they are going to make one of the outstandinf inspections in their five years of organization, and they are anticipating one of the best summer camps in their hisâ€" w?}‘. The band of RCSCâ€" "Ilustrious" is the champion boys‘ trumget band of Cana(ra, in their class, but the _ officers, . instructors, and cadets are not satisfied with this one accomplishment, and this year, they are after new laurels, particularly at Waterlbo this comâ€" ing June. The officers are enthusiastic abqut the new stawdardized trainâ€" ing syllabus which has been issued by the Degnrtment of National Deâ€" fence, under Cagtlin A. P. Musâ€" grave, RCN, OBE, Director of Sea Cadets, for the Department of Naâ€" tional Defence. This syllabus includes a great number of new projects which will be of great interest to the cadets, especially the facilities for boat training, which will be available at HMCS York this coming sumâ€" mer. | This will include power boat practice and serviceâ€"cutter sailing on Lake Ontario. « This coming summer, with the great amount of instruction and equipment being supplied by navy, the â€" cadets . will Rave twelveâ€" pounder gun drill available for them, as the cor‘;s has been preâ€" sented with a twelve pounder naval gun by the Department of Naâ€" gun b{kthe Department of Na:â€" tional Defence, The whole course will be augâ€" mented by the St. John‘s Ambuâ€" ]av_l.g’e Brigade syllabus. _ All cadet w in Canada, are looking fbwward to the trip to Amep on e o doe o mt on To e t The cadets, themselves, are to be complimented on the manner in which they have lived up to their name of "Illustrious," and the traâ€" ditions of the navy, and the espritâ€" deâ€"corps which they have of "All for one and one for all." There was an outstanding turnâ€" out for this first muster of the new year, with more enthusiasm than ever. The Commanding Offiâ€" cer, in talking to the cadets, reâ€" informed them that their corps had one of the most enviable reâ€" cords in Canada, and a name of which to be prouJ. From the small beginninfi1 in 1942, they have risen to great heights, and, with the enâ€" thusiasm otioth officers and men, they will go forward to new acâ€" cop;‘?lishx}\ents ‘in the‘ coming year. The Ship‘s Company of RCSC ‘"Illustrious" rang out the old and rang in the new, in traditional navy fashion, and on Jan. 9, reâ€" mustered after the Christmas reâ€" cess, eneral mz of the Canadian ('.W.C.A. was\ htroduud by Mrs. C.PJWright, cha of the Weston program committee, Miss Thompson spoke on the needs of the community, and the imtorunce of adapting tie ability of both the individ‘l)ul and the organization to meet these needs. rglu. Gordon Moffat, chairman of the Weston Y.W.C.A. board, thanked Miss Thomgson. and . introduced the ;gech guests. . These included rs: Endean, xresident of _ the Toronto Y.W.C.A., Miss E. Coon, ©7M% HP " & 22C OH the‘ work of the Weston ?.W.Q.A. during the year‘of 1946, stressing the community work of the Assoâ€" ciation, The speaker of the evaning, the Y.W.C.A. were present for this special occasion fi!ch was in the form of a dinner mqofin% Misa Grace Shier .eeo:ldpnhd y. Miss Marie: McKee, led the Ihl‘lona ie y e ss E. & urpose of the Y.W.C.A, Miss Mary Hamilâ€" t_t::'_ 3:2 ?! E::”V{u%n ?.W.C.OA? ii"ifi""i.fliiii"fic:'&f&o‘&f national general secretary of the Canadian Expect Recruiting Drive Raise ""Illustrious" Strength To 200 h tLo&f ge. More than eight) g\‘:l_bg-‘o_‘m &:fl bn:gof f t can s ced Tarst Coake. Mose they giohl Annual , ZONE 4â€"555 ~â€"An? unco pt"" 7/ Appeals" "Apparel p Finest Quality _ At Surprisingly & ZLow Prices HIGNLIGHTS Marcia Mac Shoppe The old couplh(guietly before the fireplace. At length th}&white- haired husband turned to wife. "“Wixgt_are you thinking about, ‘"Well, John," she replied, ‘I have been thinking about our lingâ€"life together, and how it can? go on forever like this, and how joon one of us will have to go." _ / "Yes," said John, "but t’ere'a usgip worrying about it." "Oh, I wasn‘t worryirg," said Mary. "I was just thinkng that when it did happen I‘d lke to go to California to live." | Mng{;!_;_; § h; asked The total strength of the ship‘s company now stands at 150 cadetg! ineluding a band of 40 pieces, an when the month‘s recruiting is finished, at the end of Febmuary, this should reach the 200 mirk. For the information of any lads who are anticipating joininz the corps, recruiting will be corfined to the month of February, on Monâ€" day and Thursday nights, 7.9 p.m. at Memorial School, Westof, Ont. The . Saturday morning atog-; telliné group sponsored by the Y.W.C.A. began l&nh\ on Saturâ€" day, January lith. Nine little girls between‘ the ages of seven and~ eleven attended this group, and were held spellbound for one hour by one story after another. This class is open every Saturday morning at the Y, between the hours of ten and eleven for any girls in this required age group. Great Britain, which will be inade by twentyâ€"five cadets this sumâ€" mer, The local corps is working hard ‘so that they may be ore 0 the corps in Canada, chosen to send one cadet to England. ‘, 'ma Y.W.C.A. art class reopenéd for this year on SahmhL’mM !noou, January 11th at the e of Mrs. Sandars, 185 King Street. Five fllrll were present from the first class, which is under the inâ€" lf:.u:don of Mrs. Leewis. This € will continue to meet every Sntlhday afternoon, and is open to any "Y" members, It will be parâ€" ticularly appealing to young teenâ€" agers. Saturday Morning Story Telling Group ‘ general" secretary of the Toâ€" ronto YXIW.C.A. r‘".o H. Pawson, Mr, C; E. Crosskurth, Mr. W Chisâ€" ioxh.:l.lu;‘ w. Du!‘t‘o. §th§ Ahu:'u. s V & £. » Mr. C Marchant, M:." E. Haw. {hom!, Mrs. W. Johnson, COATS â€" SUITS DRESSES CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS NERETE FOOTINGS HOUSE fAISINGâ€"QGHIMNEY BLOCKS ‘_ We Speciklize In _.CONCRETE SHPTIC TANKS NERAL CONTRACTORS HONE WESTON 103Jâ€"5 LONDON LIFE INSURANCE Co. _ Weston 332â€"M Investots in life insurance do not have to, read the afternoon papers to see what their policies are worth. Ed Says â€" J. E. Newsome o , The election of the executive and the committees will be held on the next regular meeting night, Februâ€" ary 5th, 1947. All are welcome to attend. It is possible that the literary world, as well as the rest of us, has been undergoing a period of readjustment, and thaj 1947 will bring forth the“?:nxeg-!for reâ€" naissance in literature, i C The regular meeting of the Humberview Ratepayers‘ Associaâ€" tion, was held in the Humberview School on Wednesday night, Januâ€" ary 8, 1947. The officers for 1947, are as follows: President, Mt. H. Showers; viceâ€" president, Mr. W. J. Neill; recordâ€" ing secretary, Mr. Wm. Wilson; corresponding secretary, Mrs. P. McCaskill; . treasurer, ‘ Mrs. E. Ward. * Both '.u.tiecw ‘also have been charged with car theft. An auto, owned by Harry Bellamy, 121 Chudleigh Blvd.,/was stolen from a parking lot and used in the Dee. 13 holdup, police said. Jagos is charged with theft of another car, a machine belonging to Andrew Johnson, 310 Willard Ave. This car was also taken from a parking lot and was recovered 15 minutes after the Silknit holdup. The pair who held up the Silknit company scooped the money into paper shopping bags. Humberview Elect 1947 Officers At Regular Meeting Marino was arrested in a club at St Clair Ave. and Dufferin St. Officers assigned to the payroll cases had been looking for a man with the nickname of "Muggsy." Sgt. of Dets. Norman Tinsley and aet.a..‘_ William Mulholland, fil_l:l_‘y made the. arrests. _Both suspects Jagos was arrested as he drove his car up the side drive of his home.. ‘ Detectives found $500 in small bills in his pockets, and sevâ€" eral cartridges. He did not attempt resistance. _ The Franklin Ave. home was raided by detectives last week, : but J‘io. wWas absent. Since ulmtl-fimo :\:i house‘ has been closely watched. b“:kf{'[ for "Muggey" . car, Police have also ¢ J with the holdup at thh:ml.kdut, a Ltd., Adelaide St. W., on New YÂ¥ear‘s Eve, when two men, brandâ€" inhhg’ three guns, took $4,536 in Ascot Ave.. known as "Mucgew 4 of . % “:‘A“ii:"!!““lfl'lh Mequay x bome spen of the iss dey ces crom Eg.r'n escaped with $ in a n.'r. Nab SON ills and _ JErfl;; _McLaughlin 42 MAIN ST. N. t missed another 36 Main St. S. TO ALL SERVICE MEN! Your D.V.A. Account can be used to purchase any item in our showroom. Who prefer to deal at a veteran~owned store .... 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