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PAGE FOUR THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1947 | LATEST NEWS OF THE COUNTY TOWN OF WHITBY Business Office, Miss G. Macpherson; Wm. T. Williams, Editor. " Phone 708, All Departments Local Women Hear Lawyer Explain New "Citizenship Act" An address on the new Canadian Citizenship Act was delivered to members of the Whitby Catholic Women's League last week by Jean O'Rourke, barrister, Toronto, in conjunction with the League's "Citizenship Night." The meeitng was well attended and all present expressed a great deal of satisfac tion at being able to hear Miss O'Rourke as well as for the privi- lege of. being enlightened on what the new regulations actually mean. The complete address delivered to the Whitby group by Miss O'Rourke was as follows: Madam President and Ladies: Before I start on my talk tonight I 'wish to give you all fair warn- ing that Statute law is vary dull. Fortunately the Canadian Citizen- ship Act is a fairly short statute so your agony will not be unduly prolonged. January 1st, 1047, marked another milestone in Canadian history--for the first time we were legally given the right to call ourselves Canadian citizens and it is a privilege to be a Canadian, Those of us who are Canadian born are too apt to take for granted our freedom of wor- ship, freedom of the press, the right to vote, the privilege of grous- ing about the goveernment. We are often too eager to get all we can without any thought of what we are contributing to the Canadian way of life. At the time the Cana- dian Citizenship Bill was being in- troduced in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State referred to the case of a new Canadian who had just become a naturalized sub- ject, His country was one of those which had been overrun by the Nazis and his parents were slain. He was so grateful to Canada for the liberty and for tne opportuni- ties. afforded him, he wanted to show his appreciation in some con- crete way, He gave to one of our Universities the sum of $35,000.00 to be ysed by the University for dis- seminating information about Ca- nadian life and the opportunities which the country offered. The underlying reasons for the passing of the Canadian Citizen- ship Act were two--first to achieve a clear and simple definition of Canadian citizenship to remove the complexities which existed in the previous legislation and to provide a status for all our people in this country to help us bind ourselves tcgether as Canadians so that we shall not think of ourselves as French Canadians, English Cana- dians, Scottish Canadians or Irish Canadians, but as Canadians, The first part of the Canadian Citizenship Act deals with natural born Canadian Citizens. That is a person born before the commence- ment of the Act is a natural born Canadian citizen is he was born in Canada or on a Canadian ship or if he was born outside of Canada or elsewhere than on a Canadian ship and at the time of his birth his father, or in the case of a child wes horn in Canada or on a Cana- dian ship, or if his father was at the time of the person's birth a British subject with Canadian dom- icile. A British subject with Cana- dian domicile is a British subjéct who has had his permanent abode in Canada for a period of at least five years. The next class 'are natural born Canadian citizens born after the commencement of the Act. These include any person born outside Canada and elsewhere than on a Canadian ship if his father, or in the case of a child born out of wed- lock his mother, is a Canadian citizen by birth or having been granted a certificate of naturaliza- tion or being a Canadian citizen at the commencement of the Act. In the case of a child born outside of Canada, it is required that his birth be registered within a period of two years either at a Consulate or at Ottawa. Also a child born out- side of Canada after the commence- ment of the Act, within a year of reaching the age of 21 must make a declaration of retention of his Canadian citizenship, There is also a provision in the first part of the act that a found- ling first found or deserted in'Can- ada is deemed to have been born in Miss | canada unless the contrary is prov- ed and in the case of a child whose father dies before the child's birth, for the purpose of the Act, the child is deemed to have been born im- mediately before the death of his father, The second part of the Act deals with Canadian citizens other than natural born Canadian citizens. Provision is made to cover persons other than natural born Canadian citizens who are to be Canadian citizens immediately upon the Act coming into force. These include persons who have been naturalized in Canada prior to the Act coming into force the non-Canadian British subjects who have been domiciled in Canada for five years or more, and non-Canadian women who have married Canadians and have come to Canada to live; these all become Canadian citizens imme- diatiely. This would include all war brides married to Canadians and who had arrived in Canada before the Act went into force. This part of the Act also deals with future acquisition of Canadian citizenship through naturalization. A person who is not & Canadian citizen may obtain a certificate of Canadian citizenship who make ap- plication and satisfies the Court (1) that he was lawfully admitted to Canada, (b) that he has resided continuously in Canada for a per- iod of at least five years, (¢) that he is of good character (d) that he has knowledge of French or Eng- lish or in the alternative he has resided in Canada continuously for 20 years; (e) that he has knowledge of the privileges and responsibili- ties of citizenship; (f) that he in- tends to reside permanently in Can- ada. However, in the case of an allen, he must file a declaration of intention at least a year prior to making application for citizenship. In the case of a person who has served outside Canada in the armed forces of Canada or where the ap- plicant is the wife of and resides in Canada with a Canadian citizen, one year's residence in Oanada is sufficient. Any wives of Canadian citizens who have arrived in Can- ada since January 1st, 1047, must obtain one year's residence in Can- ada before making application for citizenship, In the case of a Brit- ish subject, he or she may make application direct to the Minister of State without applying to the Court. Hitherto the general principle has been that a woman marrying a British subject thereby became a British subject. This is based upon the old idea that a married wom- an lost her legal personality in that of her husband. Although married women are often referred to as "the spoiled darlings of the Eng- lish law" nevertheless "the spoiled darlings" have been hitherto classed as persons under a disability for purposes of naturalization in all British countries. By virtue of the Canadian Citizenship Act, however, the disability bar has been removed, and married women have been re- moved from the class with which they were formerly grouped, name- ly, minors, lunatics and idiots, There is now no automatic change of na- tional status upon marriage but it is in the discretion of the non- Canadian woman married to a Oa- nadian citizen whether she will be- come a naturalized citizen or not. Likewise Canadian women will not automatically lose Canadian citizen- ship upon marrying an alien and acquiring his nationality. In ac- cordance with the general principle of giving women an equal position they will be allowed a discretion as to whether or not they wish to give up their Canadian citizenship, Part three of the Act deals with loss of Canadian citizenship. In general there are two types of loss of citizenship, loss by any citizen after the acquisition of a -foreeign nationality by any voluntary act other than marriage, and loss of citizenship of naturalized persons NOW PLAYING LAST COMPLETE SHOW AT 8:20 PLUS AN ADDED ATTRACTION ool Drama Group To Present New Play 1 to comple- for their new show "Fools Rush In" which will be presented here on March 27 and 28. Ralph Wilson, business manager for the troupe, stated today that a great deal of interest was aroused World", the play the group presented in January, and ag a re- sult it was decided to get another play into production immediately. eo added that the new comedy is guaranteed to be of a more comical nature than "Out Of This World" which drew rave notices when it was presented here therefore he felt certain that "Fools Rush In" would be well received by Whitby citizens, The latest undertaking of the Modern Players is being red by the members of the Imperial Or- der Daughters of the Empire and will be presented in the Whitby Town Hall on the above-mentioned dates commencing at 8.15 pm. sharp. Mrs. 'Ralph Wilson, director of the play, sald today that she be- lieved the new play to be a particu- larly fine one and one that would draw even bigger crowds than "Out Of This World". Incidentally, "Out Of This World" was taken on a short tour by the Modern Players Group and was pre- sented at several out-of-town spots and the play will next be presented in Toronto on Friday night. Registered Nurse To Address Child Study Group The eighth and last of the cur- rent series of Child Study lectures will be presented at the Whitby high school tomorrow evening with Mrs. Douglas Holliday, R.N., bing the guest speaker, This an- nouncement was made today by officials of the Whitby Recrea- tional Association, sponsors of the lecture series. Mrs. Holliday, who is well known in Whitby for her work among younger children, is a member of the staff of the On- tario Hospital and she will speak on the subject "The Exceptional Child." Mrs, Holliday's talk will deal with the child that does not ad- here to the ordinary course of learning afd adjustment at school, at home or at play. The lecture series which is drawing to a close was the first of its kind ever attempted in Whitby and officials of the Recreational Association are very enthusiastic about the response to the lectures. They have already intimated that a second series of lectures may be forthcoming in the near future but no definite announcement has been made concerning these plans; URGE CHECK-UPS Declaring that periodic medical examination is a must these days, Canadian health authorities stress the importance of such probes prior to events such as marriage and par- enthood. under certain conditions such as re- maining abroad for six years or more without protecting their citi- zenship, The six years do not run during absence as g representative of the Canadian government or a Canadian firm and other purposes. Part four refers to the status of Canadian citizens and recognition of British subjects. It provides that a Canadian citizen is a British sub- ject. Does this mean that a Can- adian citizen is ga subject of Great Britain. - Canadians are subject to the authority of no government outside Canada. The term British subject has been used traditionally to designate a particular group of people in the world who have a pe- culiar association and of which as- sociation we have been and are a part. It is a symbol of our associa- tion in the British Commonwealth of Nations. We are Canadian sub- {emt of His Majesty King George Many people were anxious to ob- tain citizenship certificates and the Court offices were deluged with people demanding certificates. Na- tural born Canadian citizens can al- ways produce their birth certificates and in most cases that is sufficient. Citizens naturalized before the passing of the Act, have as proof of their citizenship their naturallza- tion papers. However British sub- jects who had been domiciled here for five years prior to the Act would have definite proof of their citizen- ship if they obtained certificates and henceforth all persons not now Canadian citizens who make appli- cation and satisfy the requirements will be able to produce their certificates to establish their citi- zenship. Before any person is grant- ed a certificate, he must take the oath of allegiance. Formerly the oath of allegiance had no reference to Canada whatever. The following words have been added: "and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen." Although one of the aims of the Act may be to give us a sense of unity as Canadians, the mere inactment of a Statute will not bring about unity. To be true citizens we must do more than take advantage of all the opportunities afforded us in this Canada of ours, and we must be willing to assume all the duties and responsibilities which real citizen- ship demands. Canada will be what each and every one of us helps to make it. Antarctic Crash Survivor Welcome é Chief Photographer's Mate Owen McCarty, 29, of Sonoma, Calif., one of six survivors of the plane crash of Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expedition, receives the loving embrace of his wife and two children, Marie, four, and son, Louis, as they welcome him home in San Francisco, Calif. McCarty was one of the crew of nine which spent 14 days waiting for a rescue plane to reach them. Harbor Repairs May Get Underway Work is expected to start on the renovation, modernization and de- ti velopment of the Whitby harbor facilities sometime this spring, ac- cording to Jack Watson, Whitby Harbor Master. Mr, Watson made this statement during an interview concerning the recent announce- ment that $100,000 would be spent on the harbor by the Federal Gov- ernment during 1947. "This news is very rleasing news to many citizens and manufacturers in Whitby," he said, "and is a fea- ther in the cap of the Whithy Chamber of Commerce, Town offi cials and manufacturers who have been urging that something along this line be done for some time now." The proposed plans for the har- bor were made public early last week when the annual estimates were tabled in the House of Com- mons at Ottawa by the Minister of Public Works. Barly last spring the executive of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce discussed the urgent need of exten- sive repairs to Whitby harbor fac- ilities, and through the co-opera- tion of W, E. N. Sinclair, MP. for Ontario riding, the request was brought to the attention of the De- partment of Public Works. Although it has been estimated that the full job of renovating the existing harbor here will cost con- siderably more than $100,000, it is pointed out by officials that it cer- tainly is a step in the right direc- tion. Mr, Watson stated that the work to be done during 1947 will include the repair of a section of the break- water which has been badly dam- aged by storms and erosion, exten- sive work to the docks and an ex- tensive harbor dredging program. He said that the dock facilities par- ticularly in need of immediate re- pair was the section stretching from Brunton's Lumber Co. to the Early This Spring location of the fishermen"s shan. es. He said that the docks have been in a bad state of repair for many years and that an extensive pro- gram will have to be carried out to put them in fair condition again. He said that high water and ice have caused huge. fissures to appear in the cement dock and in many places the pilings have sunk into the harbor bed to such an extent that the dock has sagged in many places so that even on clear days the water runs over the top of it. He said that in his estimation new pilings will have to be put in place aleng the whole dock to take the place of the present ones which, he says, are too weak to carry the load, He added that if any extensive dredging were attempted now it might result in the whole dock slip- ping off balance and becoming sub- merged. A huge suction dredge is at pres- ent anchored in the harbor and Mr. Watson expressed the hope that tenders may be called for before the dredge leaves. He said that it was an exceptionally large dredge and could do the job in a very short time. It has been suggested by manu- facturers who have located near the harbor that if the alterations are carried out it is possible that the Whitby harbor will once again become active to a great extent. They say that with proper harbor facilities Whitby will receive bids from more and more industries wishing to locate here. Mr, Watson stated that within a very short while it would be possi- ble once more to have large lake boats calling at Whitby from points anywhere on the Great Lakes. He said "it would be the biggest thing that hag happened in Whitby in re- cent years and also one of the most important to the whole district. Livestock Revd - Toronto, March 'T--(CP) -- Heavy snow cut cattle deliveries to the market here this week to approximately half the number received last week. Out-of-town buyers paid high prices at the opening Monday and cattle quo- tations started the week 50 to 75 cents a hundredweight higher. This advance was lost by the close, Hog receipts were exception- ally light with sales too few to establish a market. Buyers offer- ed to pay $21.75 cwt., but none were offered. Veal calves, sheep and lambs sold steady. Prices offered for cattle by out-of-town buyers dropped when railroads were unable to lift ship- ment from the country. During the week good to choice weighty steers sold early at $15.60 to $15.- 76 with top butcher steers at $16 and top heifers at $14.40, Cows and bulls reached $13 cwt. On Wednesday steers suitable for Red Brand were going begging with $15 asked. Best heifers were | W. $13.50 to $13.76 and best butch- er steers around $13.76. Good cows were selling at $10.50 to $11.50 and good bulls at $11.25 to $11.75, Fed yearlings were $13.50 to $14.50. A few good stockers brought $13 to $13.50. Milkers and springers were scarce, Veal calves sold at $16 to $17 for choice with plain heavies downward to $11. Two cars of good Western lambs sold at $16 cwt. and a few, good locals brought $15.75. Sheep were from $6 to $10 cwt. according to quality. PIONEER ROTARIAN Napanee, Ont, -- (CP) -- Harry M. Scott, well-known barber of Napanee, this'month completes 20 years of membership in the Rotary Club. He joined the club in 1927, three months after its formation. During this time he has attended more than 1,000 meetings. may ap BOYS or GIRLS Wishing profitable work after school hours for TIMES-GAZETTE PAPER ROUTES to Miss G. MacPherson at the Whitby office of THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE BUSINESS MEETING The Parish Guild, of All Saints' Church, will hold .their monthly business meeting, on Tuesday, March 11th, at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W, Seales 226 Centre street morth, CHANGED LOCATION The Scout and Cub Mothers Auxiliary, social evening, an- nounced to be held this evening, March 10th, in council chamber, will be held in the Legion Hall instead, Note change of address. New Kinsmen To Be Initiated Otficials of the Whitby Kins- men Club announced today that the meeting of the club to be held tomorrow night will be a closed meeting for the purpose of initiat- ing seven new members. Club President, Gordon Hawes, said that' with the seven new members the strength of the club will be increased to 26 members and will be rapidly approaching the 1947 goal of between 35 and 40 members. It was originally planned to hold two or three initiation meet- ings during the year but it is now believed that the new members will be Initiated as the need arises. Police Report "Quiet" Week-end On of the quietest weekends this year was experienced by Whitby police department officials Saturday and Sunday and it is re- ported that there were no traffic accidents and very little else de- serving of attention, Police officials said that few weekends this winter have passed without at least one or two minor accidents and they attribute the decline to the fact that the Whit- by streets and roadways are in the best driving shape they have been in for several years. This is in direct contrast to outlying districts where snow {is still re- ported to be anywhere from three to twelve feet deep in places. TO HOUSE MANY Ottawa -- (CP) -- Plans for three residential apartment units provid- ing accommodation for 1,300 famil- fes in south-side Ottawa will be in. vestigated as rapidly as possible by city engineers, the Ottawa Planning Area Committee announced. Wile Preservers If you enjoy warm temperatures in your house in winter, moths do the same, 80it is a good idea to brush, clean, sun and alr your woolens and furs to dislodge any moth eggs or larvae. Whitby Classified WANTED---WAITRESS AND KITCHEN help, full or part time employment. Phone Whitby 820, for interview. (Mch11) ya LLY ED --- TWO Flora gy jousekee) ms, pply xX 3 2 tie, Whitby. (Mch10) Times-Gazet GIRLS WAITRESSES ted, hd ri ot wanted, experience _ n Tigotesry, Steady work. Apply Diana Sweets, 1 Dundas street west, Whitby, Phone 2291, (Moh11) ANTED---WANTED AT ONCE, YOUNG girl to mind baby one or two nights a week. Phone 376, Whitby. FOR SALE-MIXED SLAB WOOD. NO extra charge to Oshawa, Brooliln or Lumber Co. ajax, Brunton Ltd. hitby. Phone 352 Whitby (tf) Whitby Hockey Crews Prepared For Next Round In Ti Whitby's Junior "C" Red Wings are in Gananoque today preparing for their next playoff round in their search for the 0.H.A. Junior "C" hockey title, Tonight's game at the Gananoque Arena has been heralded as one of the "battles of the year" so far as the Whitby club is concerned but local fans and officials are confident that the high flying Wings will be able to take the measure of the Gananoque sextet and return for the second game of the series with a substantial lead over their rivals, . At any rate that is the opinion gathered after talking to Red Wing ofticials prior for their de- parture at noon today, Considerable anxiety was caus- ed in the Red Wing camp because of the mediocre showing of the Wings against the Port Hope club in the group finals, Whitby downed the Port Hope team 14 goals to. 10 on the round but to indicate how close the series was the last game ended with the score tled four all and the Port Hope club were having much the better of the play. The fact that worried the officials was that Whitby had had no trouble dur. ing the regular season in beat- ing the Port Hope club and the sudden reversal of form showed by the Wings was a source of consternation to members and of ficials alike, However, Manager Dick Adams sald today that he believes the Wings have collected their wite once more and are now more than ready to take on the opposition in the remaining games. He points to the unbeaten record of the Wings during the season to subse stantiate his remarks and he add- ed that although the team can- not afford to rest on their laurels they can take some measure of confidence from their wonderful [ itle Quest record, It is believed that the undefeated record of the Wings is the only one of its kind in am- ateur hockey in Ontario this year. When the team left today for Gananoque all members were present and injuries were non- existent. This fact has been a relief to club officials who re- cently began to worry about the rough brand of hockey the Wings * were forced to play during the last few games. Another bright spot on the hockey horizon in Whitby was the two straight defeat record the Intermediate "B" team rang up in their playoff series with Lindsay. By virtue of their two wins over Lindsay the Legionnaires are now eligible to advance into the Eastern Ontario finals against an as yet unnamed' team. Considerable interest has been aroused by the Legionnaires dur- ing their march to the group title and {it is expected that future games will see a sell out crowd in attendance, The Legionnaires have been preparing for the eventuality that the ice may not hold in Taylor's Arena here and- have secured a promise that the Oshawa Arena will be available to them The Legton team came out of their series against the hard-hit. ing Lindsay crew with no new injuries and club officials' have expressed the opinion that barring any other unfortunate incidents they stand a good chance to cop the Ontario Intermediate crown. The only in'ured player on the Legion lineup is ace centreman Johnny Heard who broke a hand in a game here several weeks ago. Although the hand is re sponding to treatment it is con- sidered highly unlikely that Heard will see any more action WHITBY PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS Dentist Legal DR. DETLOR DENTIST 812 Dundas St. W. Phone 3567 Undertaking WwW. C. TOWN Funeral Director and Embalmer PHONE 410 - WHITBY Murray A. Robinson AMBULANCE SERVICE FUNERAL DIRECTOR and FURNITURE DEALER Brooklin Phone No. 24 D. J. CUDDY, B.A. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Money To Loan WHITBY 109 Dundas Street West Phone 2214 BROOKLIN Office of Dr, H. H. Armstrong Tuesdays 2 to 4 p.m, Wednesdays 7 to P's p.m, Phone 70 W. J. HARE, B.A. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Office: 110 BROCK STREET N. Telephone 392, Whitby Medical DR. J. 0. RUDDY Physician and Surgeon Cor. Mary and Brock Sts, Whitby PHONE 587 Dr. Frederick A. Cuddy PHYSICIAN PHONE 712 Corner Byron and Colborne Sts. Taxis R. DONALD RUDDY. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Publie Office at the Court House Money to Loan * Phone 339 - Whitby, Duncan B. McIntyre Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Office: Brock Street South Phone 606 . Whitby BELL TAXI WHITBY PHONE 364-465 BOWSER'S TAXI DON ABRAMS Day & Night Service PHONE 833 WANTED TO BUY-ALL KINDS OF Poultry, also new and old feathers, Blgnest market prices. Apply J. Parker, 321 Brock St. N. Phone A TO BUY, POUL- rices paid, also Barr Apply N. WANTED--WANTED lry, highest market Riieny. feathers and horse 3 Lemberg, Brock street south, Phone or 992, Whitby. WANTED -- BY YOUNG BUSINESS couple, no children, three or four roomed apartment, unfurnished, for rh CR RTA WANTEL SOON AS POSSIBLE STORE LOCATION IN WHITBY Reputable, well established- company requires store in Whitby; minimum size 20 ft. by "0 ft. Excellent references. Must be well located. Replies will be treated in confidence. BOX 69 Times-Gazette, Whitby ' (Mar.7-8-10) RADIO SERVICE GUARANTEED -- IMMEDIATE BUTT RADIO & APPLIANCE 130 Drock St. N., Whitby Tel. 707 Printing THE MUNNS PRESS Creators of Fine Printing 214 BROCK ST., SOUTH TELEPHONE 431 WHITBY, ONTARIO HARRY LADE SIGNS PHONE 25R13 BROOKLIN | Monuments N. W. STAFFORD Dealer in Imported and Canadian Granites First class work at moderate prices Phone 462 - Whitby Veterinarian Veterinarian and Surgeon DR. A. S. BLACK TELEPHONE & W. F. WARD, B.A. Barrister, Solioftor, Notary Publis 103 COLBORNE ST., W. WHITBY ' TELEPHONE 689 Insurance L. W. DUDLEY SICKNESS, FIRE, AUTOMOBILE . ACCIDENT 300 Walnut St. Telephone 568 Radio Repairs WILSON RADIO and ELECTRICAL REPAIRS Satisfaction Guaranteed BROOKLIN North of Tp. Hall Phone 25R-13 Optometrist M. HOLLENBERG, R.O. EYESIGHT SPECIALIS1 Office Over Allin: Drug Store Telephone 671 102 Dundas W. Whitby Cartage BROOKLIN ONTARIO Dr. P. W. Loos Veterinary Surge:a © Phone 150, Pickering Ont. W. G. UNDERWOOD 'GENERAL CARTAGE Sand, Gravel, Wood Cutting (Apr.10) 309 Burns St. E. Phone 523