)ii appeared for t. ltristmas. Sunday p ion of Hazel enjoyable Chri,-' I at the home shington a.venue I.d"Abbots-Ahhw • vytitiam 'l'row at e Andover Mishit', .The phone opet.,. Andover's Own Weekly Newsmagazine .ir dren. eomplet. is given t o , sable(' veterans V. t l) the Essex ii Iii )R SALE ble homes and h, lectIons of Ande E. CHEEVER Tel. TM or )ver Friend xtend a wish hem person- hat the corn • tear will be est one ever. R. H11.' - tie a RDWARE An ch, t•, • •4. Co. January 3, 1946 — 5 Cents The Lights Go On Again At T It is alwi pare the ri townspeople lished best from repor sellers in t: lists arrang of their sal weeks. The Review for seats the fi FICTION The Black The White Cass Timbe Forever An The River The Peacocl The Gauntll The Founts Most Secre So Well Re Portrait of Days and The World, Smith Captain froi Three O'Cli A Lion Is ii NON-FICTI The Egg al Up Front Brave Men Pleasant V General Me The Age of Soldier of 1 Christmas E Cherokee E The Practil Cu Try and S' The Life of The Anatol Lovely Is t Atomic Eni Purposes Lincoln, th AND—he the Memor served boo FICTION NOW GOING ON Forever A The Peaco( Leave Her January T Storm Tid The Black The River Three O'C Not in Ou The Whig ALL DEPARTMENTS So Well I, The Yello Cass Tim] Most Sec( • • LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Neher It is always interesting to com- You and I Brinig pare the reading interests of the A Lion Is In the Streets Langley townspeople with those of the pub- NON-FICTION lished best-seller lists, compiled The Egg and I MacDonald MRS. PIP'S DIARY. from reports from leading book- How To Live Beyond Your Means sellers in twenty-two cities. These Wilson lists arrange the titles in the order Saints and Strangers Willison of their sales over the past three The Farmer Takes a Wife Gould weeks. The New York Times Book Ever New England Chamberlain Review for December 30, 1945, pre- Stop or I'll Scream Williams, ed. sents the following: Brook of Our Own Harkness FICTION My Indian Family Wernher The Black Rose Costain Peter Hunt's Workshop Hunt The White Tower Ullman Houses for Homemakers Wills Cass Timberlane Lewis Tomorrow's House Nelson Forever Amber Winsor My Chinese Wife Eskelund The River Road Keyes The Kenneth Roberts Reader The Peacock Sheds His Tail, Hobart Roberts The Gauntlet Street Pleasant Valley Bromfield The Fountainhead Rand Daughter of Han Pruitt Most Secret Shute Nation of Nations Adamic So Well Remembered Hilton Portrait of a Marriage Buck To make any observations or Days and Nights Simonov comparisons is unnecessary, but we The World, the Flesh, and Father do feel that we are holding our own Smith Marshall as far as fiction reading is con- Captain from Castile Shellabarger cerned. We have managed to in- Three O'Clock Dinner Pinckney clude one mystery among our six- A Lion Is in the Streets Langley teen most requested books. The Ayn NON-FICTION Rand book, "The Fountainhead," re- The Egg and I MacDonald mains popular after two years of Up Front Mauldin existence, during which time it has Brave Men Pyle managed to be in almost unbroken Pleasant Valley Bromfield demand. The enigmatic Amber General Marshall's Report could have fallen from her first "Let them make their own nests, dear . Little birds do It— place had the library chosen to pur- The Age of Jackson Schlesinger why can't these big ones?!" Soldier of Democracy Davis chase several copies, instead of the Christmas Stories Wagenknecht, ed. three which are being overworked. Cherokee Strip James As for the non-fiction—the rustic, The Practical Cogitator the New England and the return-to- Curtis and Greenslet, eds. the-farm stil have a mighty attrac- Try and Stop Me Cerf tion for Andoyerians. Bill Mauldin The Life of the Heart Winwar and Ernie Pyle have been great The Anatomy of Peace Reves favorites, but seem to have met Lovely Is the Lee Gibbings their public here already. As most Atomic Energy for Military librarians can agree, the books on Purposes Smyth homemaking and home decorating Lincoln, the President Randall have moved to the front. Books • * * about our international interests and concern with our own nation AND—here's how the patrons of have a constant demand, as shown the Memorial Hall Library have re- 'by our daily circulation as well as served books — this list of wanted titles. FICTION In fact, we admire and enjoy the Forever Amber Winsor reading public of our own little The Peacock Sheds His Tail, Hobart town! Leave Her to Heaven Williams January Thaw Partridge Storm Tide Ogilvie LOCALS The Black Rose Costain •Mr. Chester Ward of Cumberland, The River Road Keyes Md., and Mrs. James Mitchell of Three O'Clock Dinner Pinckney Chicopee, Mass., were New Year's Not in Our Stars Greene guests of their sister, Mrs. Russell The White Tower Ullman Foster of Fletcher street. So Well Remembered Hilton Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Jones and The Yellow Room Rinehart children of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Cass Timberlane Lewis were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Most Secret Shute L. Merrick of Shawsheen road. A Warm Hearty Handshake THINGS TO THINK ABOUT . a wide bright smile . sincere neighborly advice. STYLING PLUS All these PLUS economi.pal home financing terms are EXPERT INSTALLATION always yours at the MERRIMACK COOPERATIVE BANK. The reason is that we're a hometown group ioterested in INLAID the welfare of you and Lawrence. Come in any time and LINOLEUM let us work out a loan that's the very best one for you. Expertly Installed by Elliott's mechanics. Wide choice of bright new colors and patterns. "Leading Linoleum Merchants In Lawrence." 236 Essex St., Lawrence THE ANDOVER TOWNSMAN, January 3, 1946 Mr. and Mrs. C. Edward Buchan, in the vestry Wednesday afternoon With At Andover's Churches . and Rev. and Mrs. Frederick B. at 2:30 o'clock. The speaker of the MUSICAL I of the Christian Religion; 7:30, The Junior Noss. The dance committee: Ruth Choir. meeting will be Mrs. C. Edward SHAWSHEE Glennie, chairman; Peggy Shaw, Buchan, and her subject will be Church Schedules Wednesday, 1:15 p. m., Week-Day School Virginia Hardy, Letitia Noss, Janet Shawsheer of the Christian Religion; 7:30, The Church "Women Are Ostriches." The host- —A special • Christ Church Choir. Caverly, Janice Bowen, Jocelyn esses are Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Thursday, 10:00 a. m., All-Day Sewing White, Cynthia Black and Joan club, when tl Sunday, 8:00, Holy Communion; 9:30, Corliss. • Church School; 11:00, Holy Comunion and Meeting of the Women's Union; 7:30 p. m., Draper. noon, Januai Sermon; 7:30 p. m., Service of Lights. The Junior Courteous Circle of The King's Shawsheen Daughters. Troop 72, Boy Scouts of Free Monday, 7:45 p. in., Girls' Friendly So- the presiden ciety, Penny Social. Friday, 7:15 p. m. Troop 3, Boy Scouts. Church—Miscellaneous skating and • • • ley, presidin Tuesday, 2:30 p. m., Girl Sccuts; 8:00 a vigorous game of hockey were WANTED P. m., Vestry Meeting. Free Church enjoyed by Boy Scouts of the Free Special gi Thursday, 10:00 a. in., Holy Communion. will be: Mrs • • • Sunday, 9:3U a. m., Church School; church Friday afternoon when two Tenor and Alto Singers president; a West Church 11:00, Morning Worship and Communion; teams led by Donald Whyte and 7:00 p. m., Pilgrim Fellowship. Henry Curry battled it out. Whyte terson, Tentl Sunday, 10:30 a. m., Unified Service, Monday, 7:30 p. m., Servicemen's Group for Choir Work the presiden Adult congregation end Sunday School was high scorer for the day. Others meet in Parish House. Tenth Distri meeting at the same time; 4:45 p. Tuesday, 2:30 p. m., The Helping Hand attending were Senior Patrol Lead- POSITIONS PERMANENT Meeting of Young People's Department in business meeting; 3:00, a tea for the er Jack Arabian, Patrol Leader Tapestries the Vestry. Ladies of the Church. Wednesday, 2:30 p. m., Senior Women's Wednesday, 7:00 p. m., Cub Scout, James Daly, Scouts Gregory Arabian, and Music" Union Meeting in the Ve•.,try; 7:00, Senior Pack 72. John Gaudet, John Hannon, Roger Solo training not essential, to he preset Choir Rehearsal. Thursday, 2:30 p. m., Women's Alliance Dea and Scribe Douglas Hart. but music reading ability artists: Rho Thursday, 7:30 p. m., The Annual Meet- meeting; 3:45, Junior Choir; 6:30, Girl and good musicianship are composer; 11 ing of the Parish in the Vestry. All mem- Scouts; 7:30, Senior Choir. The troop will meet Friday night hem arc cordially urged to attend. Friday, 7:30 p. m., Boy Scouts. to discuss camping plans to Pomp's most desirable. For appoint- soprano; an • o • * * * Pond January 5 and 6. The boys ments with Director, call narrator and Baptist Church will start from the church Saturday And. 1498 or 34-R, or write describe in South Church lives of Ste Sunday, 9:30 a. m., Church School and Sunday, 9:30 a. m., Church School; morning at 9 o'clock. W. L. Brannen, 2 Lincoln St., 10:45 a. m., Morning worship and sermon. Stoneham, Mass. Chopin and the Junior Church; 9:30, Men's Group; 0 • Women's Union of the West 10:45, Morning Worship, Sermon and Com- Church -- A meeting will be held Miss Joan munion; 10:45, Church Kindergarten; 11:15, from the Loi Educotional Motion Pictures; 6:00 p.