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Times & Guide (1909), 13 Nov 1947, p. 3

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Federaâ€" r of the Province AXI SKET bushel bushel bushel c bskt. TION C blkt. c bskt. ding! hel â€" 1351 Memorial H & $ Go "All Out" To Give Children Hallowe‘en Party Due to the efforts of ‘ the Memorial Home and School Asâ€" m:un;‘ml?mtm gess, Mrs. Glason, vener, Qflhrwm&finwork_.:?{&rdg g up a program and shell Huing up a program and sh« ~ Mr. M. nom&:..dpmeap.l of the 1, contribu greatly, for m looking after the financial his accordian, which went over with the boÂ¥| and girls, as did clown, Jim Terrell, who roamed halls and Popped in and out of ms with his fun and nonsense. cream and cookies, donated by the Memorial Home and School Association, were served to the children, and following this they received their wellâ€"filled shellâ€"out bags, to wind up a very happy evening. flce The Memorial Home and School Association wish to thank all those who took part for their coâ€"operaâ€" tion, and also all parents who made the party possible by their generous contributions. A stateâ€" ment of the Hallowe‘en party finances follows: Collection at school..$123.35 Sale of Extras...__. 2.08 Donations from Meâ€" morial H. and S... CBNIY * ... sssmmummntenm FeRnUbF csmmammunn POPEOLNL w»â€"smmmmmes Apples ...« HIML commmemmrmenmmnim Magician ............ Paper Bags ......... Ice Crean ... Extra Shell Outs.... DeFICIC s mmmmmmmmimem Following is winners at the Kindergarten: 1st, Margaret 'I'eny)]eton; 2nd, Mary Sanders; 8rd;" Jean Shave (fancy dress); 4th, Donny Watt; 5th, Walter Silver; _ 6th, Pat _ McCutcheon. Pumpkin, 1st, Betty Anne Packer; 2nd, Gaynor Allen, t onl Grade I: Girl, Susan Boultbee; bov, John Pearson; fancy dress, Jeanne Ainslie. Pumpkin, 1st, Paul Crawford; 2nd, Anne Gilmore.‘ firade I: Girl, Sylvia Papa; boy, Jofin Kingsborough; fancy dress, Shirley McShee. Pumpkin, 1st, Gale Hall; 2nd, Ken Koehler. ‘. Grade I: Girl, Audry Patrick; boy, Robert Irwin; fancy, Marie Rutherford. Pumpkin 1st, David Hickey; 2nd, Norman i{opkig.s_. Grade 2: Girl, Barbara Watts; boy, Bobby Scott; fancy, Helen Dean. Pumpkin, 1st, Carol Duplain; Snd, Staniey Fotrest â€" ___ ~ _ Grade 2: Girl, Gail Chappelle; boy, Jack Morgan; fancy, Carol Cabelle. Pumpkin, Ist, Dick Hayâ€" den; 2nd, Carol Synder. |__ _ Grade 3â€"4: Girl, Lois White; boy, Jay Devries; fancy, Elaine Price. Pumxkin,hls_th%avid Watts; 2nd, Mary Anne Harrison. w Grade 3: Girl, Valrie Findlay; boy, Garry Blackburn; fancy, Rut Merriam. Pumpkin, 1st, Bobby Vail; 2nd, Bob Terrell. _ _ ___ Grade 4: Girl, Patsy Lawrence; boy, Billy Shaw; fancy, M. Farquâ€" har. Pumpkin, 1st, Joan Crawford; 2nd, Brian Boyd. Grade 5: Girl, Mildred Wilhelm; boy, Donald Kennedy; fancy, Joyce Nolan. Pumpkin, 1st, Bruce Chapâ€" man; 2nd, Billie Lynch. â€" Grade 5â€"6: Girl, Pat Loose; boy Paul Seagrave; fancy, Beth Mcâ€" Guire. Pumpkin, 1st, Lela Bailey; 2nd, Fred Clements. _ _. Grade 6â€"7 Girl, Norma Glassâ€" ford; boy, Colin Pae; fancy, Neil Chappelle. Pumpkin, 1st, Mary Petrie; 2nd, Bruce Blackburn. _ Grade 7: Girl, Mardie Heard; boy, Marvin Gould; fancy, Bob Russell. _ Pumpkin, Ist, Joyce Whittaker; 2nd, Sandra Yesselstyn. Grade 8: Girl, Joan Walmsley; boy, Marvin Katz; fancy, Bill Francis. _ Pumpkin, 1st, Allen Murley; 2nd, Marvin Katz, h the arranging of the pro lf, frovod to be th: m son for the smooth functioning the program. | f [he children enjoyed m?l‘dt:' magic, sing songs, and the m&pm‘s i(r (fe(_)r_(_e” él-.qchnd THE BELL TELEPpnonE® & M » comrany oF CANADA of the party, his assistance Tas work of burying telephone wires or placing them in overhead cablé continues year after year. Today, over 4 million miles of telephone wires, 95% of our total, are in cable, safer from storms. Service interruptions caused by weather are fewer, and still our constant aim is to provide even better service. Not only is our service becoming more dependable, but it‘s growing, too. We are filling orders for telephones just as fast as new equipment is avdilable. More telephones plus more dependable service â€" and always at the lowest possible costâ€"mean greater telephone value for every user. Safequarding telaphone wires , NOV, 18, 1947 a list of prize Hallowe‘en party: 1st, _ Margaret $149.28 $149.28 20.00 3.85 â€"out$ 53.69 18.20 9.60 17.50 3.50 20.00 20.00 4.89 Community Chest â€"â€"Continued from page 1 Moffat was coâ€"chairman of the Chest effort. _ e iz Plans for the :campaign in Weston were made to include six districts in the ww district was under the ipâ€" of . a chairman and coâ€"chairman, who in turn were in ch.nflo‘not several mnp captains. .r.?hhu immediate direction of can, vassers under them. A total of one hundred and nixtwple were on the staff of the Weston Comâ€" munity Chest Drive this year. | The Community Chest of Greater Toronto receives the monex deâ€" rived from the campaign, and uses it to provide for _ many needy services in the Toronto area. Children‘s welfare work and care of the aged are but two of the important services helped by the Community Chest. ____| _ ; _ Chairman of the six districts of the drive were: Mr, and Mrs. C. F. Evans, chairman and coâ€"chairman of district No. 1;_ Mr. E., A. Western, and Mrs. C.nf‘. Wrifil;.t_. chairman and coâ€"chairnian of trict No. 2; Mr. W. T. Douglas and Mr. C. E. Grossgurth, chairâ€" man and coâ€"chairman of districg No. 3; Mr. Clarke Wardlaw ant Mrs. A. Pitt, chairman and coâ€" chairman of district No. 4; Mr. M F. Clark and Mrs. W. McFarlane chairman and coâ€"chairman of disâ€" trict No. 5; Mr. and Mrs, P. Alan Deacon, chairman and coâ€"chairman of district No. 6. l Results of the campaigning up to Friday evening are arranged below, according to districts and group captaing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In district No. 1, Mr. T. D. Boone‘s group collected $108.00, Miss Dorothy Anderson and her group collected $26.95, and Mrs. W. ‘. Douglas‘ group collected $49.50. The total of Mr. C, W. Christie‘s group collections was $87.50. _ _ The results of district No. 2 are as follows: Mrs. G. Alcott‘s ix;oup collected $99.20; Mr. O. White‘s â€"Continued from page 1 Mrs. Jack Allan and Mr. Jack Alâ€" Jan, MPP, were named honorary members of the association. Mrs. I. M. Weisbrod‘s grovi? colâ€" lected $128.15 in district No. 4, and Mr. C. Philli(?s' grotw collectâ€" ed $78.70. Mr. Clarke Wardlaw‘s group collected $135.25. _ _ In district No, 5, Mrs. W. M. Chisholm‘s groug collected $166.16 and Mrs. A. Colquhoun‘s group collected $80.25. _ Mr.. George Burry‘s group collected $95.50. _ Following the election, President Mrs. Plunkett presented William S. Gibson, chairman of .the Humber Memorial Hospital campaign, with a cheque for $100.00, the first donaâ€" tion to be received from any Wesâ€" ton club. Mr. Gibson thanked the ladies on behalf of the hospital board, and gave a brief talk on the hospital plans. _ _ _ Hospital Obtains Additional figures are not availâ€" able at press time. These include groups whose collections were not yet in to headquarters. It was announced at the meeting that in future the Progressive Conâ€" servatives would hold their meetâ€" ings the first Monday of every month in the Weston Workingâ€" men‘s Club, Main St. S. The association plans an open meeting Monday, November 17th, at St. John‘s parish hall. Hon. Earl Lawson, _ Captain Rodney Adamson, and Mr. Jack Allan will be guest speakers. Refreshments will be served. wW. M. "BILL" CHISHOLM Local resident, who has so successfully organized Weston in the h’relter Toronto Community Chest Drive. Mr. Republic Continued from page 1â€" Ward One, where the property is located, gave a humble apolog&,and then tore up the tax paper, When good fee]indg was restored, Mr. Inâ€" gram asked of Mr. Chuni,' "What would happen if North York inâ€" sisted on its taxes?" _ "I would immediately report to my government in Chungking and we would tax the British Embassy there," replied Mr. Chung. _ _ ‘"Then we would have caused an international incident," commentâ€" ed Reeve Mitchell, Official Resigns e North York lost one of its oldâ€" est and most efficient officials in the resignation of W. G. Scrace, general manager of the townshi}g's market. He has had charge of this branch since it was â€" established over 15 years ago. At one time Mr. Scrace represented â€" Ward Three in the council. The vacanc# was filled by the appointment of George Cheesewright. es Building permits issued during the first ten months of this year in North York, amounted to Â¥10,~ 500,000, The increased population and its_demand for increased serâ€" vices are causing the council some concern, This year debentures amounting to $2,000,000, was issued for a new school building. A township garage and a.new police station are to be constructed next year. _ M k 7 For the first time in several Huddleston Motors 2803 DUNDAS ST. W. Your West End , © CHRYSLER ‘ PLYMOUTH ®@ FARGO DEALER‘ Don‘t Wait....! f TIMES AND GUIDE, WESTON ‘COMMUNITY CHEST ORGANIZER \Mauvuille lel Let us put antiâ€"freeze in your car now! Any day the temperature will drop way below freezing. Drive in and we‘ll completely winterâ€" ize and tuneâ€"up your car for safe, smooth driving all winter. * "WE SERVE THE WEST END Limited years, the Bathurst St. bus showed a profit for October, but this was orflx $135.00. Last year it carâ€" ried over half a million passengers. Application has been made to the Munipical Board for a bus comâ€" %a.ny to operate on Jane St, and rethewey Dr. to St. Clair Ave. The application stated that no passenger would be picked up in Weston or York Township. It will be . heard at the next council meeting, Nov. 17. Lt. W. Ballard Monday, Dec. 1, has been desigâ€" nated election dag’, while nominaâ€" tions will be held on Friday eveâ€" ning, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. There are 53 polling subâ€"divisions in the municipality and 34,000 people enâ€" titled to vote. Continued from page 1â€" went clean in the preliminaries, but made half a fault in the first jumpâ€" ing event. Mr. Ballard‘s "Wings" took fifth place in the nonâ€"military event. In the â€"afternoon. military event, Lieut. Ballard and S/L Douglas Clelandâ€"both reserve ofâ€" ficers won third places for the Canâ€" adian, team in the low score Challenge Trophy contest. . . In winning the military jumping contest, the first international event he hs entered, NE Ballard rode Reject arotind a eightâ€"obstacle course faultlessly. (( LY. $428â€"9â€"0 Yoh= Devil‘s Island Conqueror To Be Guest Speaker At Toronto Meet Toronto, Ont.â€""The man who conquered Devil‘s Island," France‘s notorious penal colony since 1852, will pay his first visit to Canada to take part in jubilee Salvation Army gatherings, beginning Satâ€" urday, Nov. 15. Bot i:l‘Dh'l(;dhr Chu!."l’un. v:: 8| ear fihfiu mbho,’â€"conmp.tsso the colony, for a Mg qxl to the conviet‘s prison term. .1923 Brigadier Pean won crnlulo' m to visit Cayenne where established worl-hopa and farms for the "liberes" so‘ they might raise half the cost of their fare to France. < The© Salvation Army provided the, other half. Pean was invited in 1938 to join a eommfnfion b:l}ifi;h meth for l:heI se of abolishing the na utthent, but the om:brelze of war interrupted the work and only 804 convicts got home. So strong was the shock of finally finding themselyes free forsome of the returning men that they dror}:ed dead upon stepping ashore after forty or more years in exile. With war‘s end, as the unâ€" animous choice of the French Government which has honored him as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, Pean resumed his work. He is now enroute to French Guiana, to inspect the hospitals The Salvation Army has built for those liberated convicts who are too riddled with disease to return to their native France. On Saturday evening, Nov. 15, in Cooke‘s church, and on Sunday, Nov. 16, in Central Technical audiâ€" torium, the Brigadier will describe his trails and triumphs at Cayenne. He will also speak over the French Days TILL CHRISTMAS # 35 Shopping 2 Make This Years Gift Practical With Electrical Appliances from 36 Main St. S. For Everything Electrical T‘ry James Skeiton Continued from page 1â€" that he has almost lulcroun some dtmu’;‘qmm\?yfi“f;&"fl ew roit, Brockville, Gananogug and . Bt. Catherines at ?flmat times in his life, and each one brings back many memories to him, _ 3 In 1882, he moved to Weston and built the house in which he is now living. Since comirx to Weston, he has worked ‘at Moffat‘s Stove facâ€" tory for fortyâ€"one years in the moulding department. Mr. Skelton was a member of the Old Presbyâ€" terian Church before church union, and then he moved to the Westâ€" minister United Church, where he has been a member ever since it‘s inception. _ Asked what Weston was like when he first came, and how large the town was, Mr. Skelton showed his real Irish wit and humorous nature when he said that the vilâ€" lage was so srpall, "that you could wheel it away on a barrow." He said that in those days, there was less business done on‘ the Main Street in one year than is\‘done now in one week. m Mr. Skelton is interested in all topics of current ‘nterest, and enâ€" joys reading as his hobby. He is a member of the Oddfellows, and follows keenly their activities. He has four xre‘t;rnndci'l-lldren, two grandchildren, and one son, Mr, W. J. Skelton of Sykes Avenue. network of the CBC and appear on "Canadian â€" Cavalcade," Tuesday evening, Nov. 18. f| ; JQm;, iB t nb 7 ’\"*-«;;"’0&7' .S:{é‘ COAL . ... V/, ton Reading Anthracite PEA COAL / ton Donna Range COKE + Suitable for Stoves, Quebec Heaters, f Bungalow Furnaces. Ton..........*.....,...,...,.,..s ls‘m 24 DENARDA AVE., MT. DENNIS WESTON 556 JU OIL BURNERS â€" HEAT REGULATORS STOKERS e REL!IBRLL SHAKESPEARE COAL Advertising Pays â€" Try It! All Other Fuels In Stock w k.3

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