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PAGE FOUR THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1947, LATEST NEWS OF THE COUNTY TOWN OF WHITBY, Business Office, Miss G. Macpherson; Wm. T. Williams, Bditor. an Phone 703, AD Departments ABOLISH KINDERGARTEN HERE--LACK OF District Pea Viner Establishes Record i Say Existing Schools Here Cannot Cope With Expected Enrolment I At a special meeting of the Whit- by Board of Education held last night in the Public Library it was unanimously voted to discontinue the kindergarten class in local pub- lic schools until such time as suf- ficient accommodation can be found for the children attending this class. This decision was reached by the Board after an hour-long discussion which delved into the serious over- crowding of the public schools which faces the Board and school officials prior to the commencement of another scirool year. Mr. R. A, Sennett, public school principal, presented figures to the Board which indicated that the number of pupils who will attend public schools in the Town of Whit- by during the coming school year would equal and possibly surpass the record number of pupils enrolled last year. In addition to the dissolution of the kindergarten, the Board ap- pointed a. committee to consist of Donald Wilson, as chairman, and Peter Draimin and Graydon M. Goodfellow, as members, who would seek an appointment with both De- partment of Education and Muni- cipal Board officials in an effort to find a lasting solution to the prob- lem of the increasingly overcrowded condition of local schools. In Mr. Sennett's report to the Board he pointed out the compara- tive number of students who would occupy the various rooms in the three public schools here. He stated that in the King St. School the rooms would be occupied as follows: Room No. 1--Grade VIII--35 pupils; Room No. 2--Grades VI-VII -- 660 pupils; Room No. 3--Grades IV-V-- 60 pupils; Room No. 4--Grade III-- 35 pupils; Room No. 5 -- Grade II-- 40 pupils and Room No. 6 -- Grade I and Kindergarten--73 pupils. He emphasized that .the condition in the King St. School was probably even worse than in either of the others although all three schools could be classed as overcrowded. During the debate on the question + Clive Hatch stated that he believed that in view of the circumstances prevailing in the King St. School it would be advisable to discontinue the kindergarten for the time being. In answer to a question from Chair- man Francis J. McIntyre, Mr. Sen- nett told the Board that he would be able to get by for another year if the kindergarten class is abol- ished for the time being at least. Mrs. Frank Wells also stated that she was in favour of dispensing with the kindergarten for the time being because she believed that the older pupils attending public school should be given every opportunity of attending school without interrup- tion. Peter Draimin asked the question "how do other municipalities get along? I understand that the only centres in the County that have kindergarten classes are Whitby and Oshawa." Mrs. Wells said that she believed it the only course in the existing emergency and added that "perhaps it will move some parents to express themselves in favour of a new school." In reply to a question from Mr., McIntyre Mr, Sennett said that the school boundaries at the present time were more or less determined by the space available in the schools. Mr. McIntyre sald that it seemed n September +4 to him that the important qu was the age at which the Board was forced to accept children for public school and he was informed that the existing age limit, set by the Board last year, was six years. Mr, McIntyre said that the Board was faced with two questions. 1. Whether to continue with a kin- dergarten and provide additional space or 2. Do away with the kin- dergarten and make the available space do. Donald Wilson suggested to the Board that it might be a wise move to erect a temporary portable school of two rooms on the King St. School grounds. He said that it could be well insulated and heated and that the pupils could use the already existing facilities available at fhe main school. He said that if the plan was adopted the building could be made strong enough to afford a considerable amount of salvageable material at a later date when it was no longer required. Mr. Sennett told the Board that the Public Health nurse had point- ed out to him that there had been a total of 90 births in the town during the last year and he stressed the gravity of the situation that would prevail in Whitby in regard to lack of space in possibly another '6 years. He said that at the present time fifty new homes were under construction here and that a great many of the families moving into town to occupy them would have families of school aged children. Clive Hatch asked if it would be possible to get permission from the Department and the Municipal Board to erect a new school without a vote of the people but the general consensus of the Board was that this permission would not be forth- coming in view of the large negative vote recorded at the balloting on the school question earlier this year. FreakWatermelon Found In Fruit Shipment Here A freak of nature, a watermelon that was a yellow-orange colour in. stead of the usual pink shade, was discovered by Tony Calderone, well known local fruit dealer, last week. Mr. Calderone told the Times. Gazette that it was the first of its kind that he had seen in more than 40 years In the fruit business. The melon was perfect in every other way, and tasted delicious, Calderone added, but it was the only one of the shipment that was unnatural. Sport Calendar Tonight Ladies Softball--Oshawa at Whitby, High School Grounds, 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 30 Intermediate Softball--Oshawa Leg- fon at Whitby Palm Sports, Town Park, 645 pm. Thursday, July 31 Junior Softball--Oshawa Fittings at Shorty's Tigers, Town Park, 7 pm. Ladies Softball--Ajax at Whitby, High &chool Grounds, 7 p.m, VENERABLE FLAG 'The Swiss flag is one of the oldest in Europe, having been used as early as 1330. NOW PLAYING Last Complete Show at 8:20 STRANGE! SINISTER! Her secret... Her story! LARAINE DAY - BRIAN AHERNE ) ROBERT MITCHUM - GENE RAYMOND ur A with SHARYN MOFFETT + RICARDO CORTEZ - WENRY STEPHENSON Fratusd by MOY GRANT + Barns br To iLL, NENAT STEPHENSON ALSO AN ADDED ATTRACTION What's The SPACE By NEIL MacCARL The scheduled Juvenile game for last night, and future games for the next two weeks have been cancelled by officials of the Oshawa and Dis- trict Juvenile league, because of the General Motors holidays. As a re- sult, the Whitby boys will have to devote their time to practices, un- less an exhibition game can be ar- ranged either with an out of town team or with the Intermediates, by switching batteries. * The Whitby Lawn Bowling Club held the District Men's rinks tournament last week and Norm Thomas skipped a Whitby quartet to first prize. Other members of the win. ning + foursome were George Canning, William Correli, and James Ross. Second -and third prizes, high for two wins, and one win went to Peterboro and Lindsay respectively. There were 12 rinks, and nearly 50 bowlers competing in the event. Tomorrow, there will be a Men's doubles tournament in Cannington, and it is expected that several Whitby rinks will make the trip to compete. no Whitby Intermediates suffered their second straight defeat, and their hopes of making the playoffs received a stiff jolt Saturday after- noon, when they received an 11-3 drubbing down in Bowmanville. It was. the third time that Bowman- ville has defeated Whitby, and a 4-4 tie is the best that Whitby has been able to do against them this season. With Hodgson having pitch- ed on Friday night, and neither Quantrill or Langmaid able to play on Saturday afternoon, Coach Warpy Phillips had to go to the mound himself, and then use Ken Macdonald for relief. Phillips held Bowmanville to a 2-1 lead, but he tired, and Bowmanville jumped on the less experienced Macdonald for five runs in a big sixth inning. Handicapped becausé many of the regular players did not turn up for the game, Phillips had to put to- gether a makeshift lineup, and it was no match for the Bowmanville team. Whitby's chances of making the playoffs now are almost nil, with only one regularly scheduled game remaining, in addition to sev- eral postponed games, and the tie game with Bowmanville which will be replayed if it affects the stand- ings. Whitby are inactive this week, unless a postponed game is resche- duled. * RX * ~ Shorty's Tigers also ran into trouble in fielding a full team in their two games last week, and had to use a makeshift lineup in both their games. The result was two of the worst trouncings that they have received all year, losing 20-7 to Westmount and then being shutomt 20-0 by the league-leading Dunn's Tailors. With only another week of the schedule remaining, the Tigers had better get busy if they are going to stop their losing streak before the season ends. Oshawa Fittings, the only team that they have been able to defeat all year, (their other two wins coming from Aces who used an illegal player) will be the visit- ing opposition on Thursday night, but Tigers will have their hands full, because Fittings have shown a lot of improve- ment since the first of the sea- son. White Eagles will visit Palm Sports in the regular Inter. "A" -game tomorrow night, and a win for Whitby would give them a chance to get out of the league cellar, before the playoffs which are only a week away. The Palms still continue to play im- consistently, looking like a real team one night, and then com- pletely reversing themselves in their next game. DELIVERY New Service Cleaners OSHAWA L ground. Output 4 at ATF odo Twenty-two tons of shelled peas in 11 hours -- that is the record of the workers at the pea viner station on No. 7 Highway, just east of Locust Hill. This will be part of the 250-: 0 tons of shelled peas which will come from this particular station. These peas, early, medium and late varieties are being grown on some 250 acres of land running through Markham and Pickering Townships, by 50 farmers. Here are some of the men at work. On the truc' load at the right is Ernest Hutchings, On the next machine to the right are David Pugh and 7Villis Turner. John Scott, former Pickering farmer, now residing in Stouffville, stands at the right fore- =--Photo Courtesy Stouffville Tribune Boat After Of Spare 'Launch 9-Ton Fishing Two Years Time Work "It's the largest boat that I have ever had, but I have been wanting one like it for years", J. P. Stevens, well known local fisherman, said in an interview yesterday, in com- menting on the launching of his new fishing boat last week, The boat, is named the "Shirley 8" in honour of his grandaughter, Steveas said, and it is 40 feet long with a 12 foot beam, and weighs about nine tons. At present, Stev- ens, with the help of his son, is put- ting in the decking, but the boat will not be completed for another three weeks, because they cannot install the motor until they obtain some more parts for it. Shortage of materials has been the big hold- up in building the vessel, Stevens added, and it has taken more than two years of working in spare time to ready it for launching. The boat is built of white oak and white pine, and so far simce the launching, it has hardly leaked a cupful, the vet- eran fisherman said. Commenting on the height of the water, Stevens sald it is now the highest that it has ever been, and although it has caused him con. siderable inconvenience in his work- shop, it made the launching oper- ations for the "Shirley S" much easier. The new boat will be a big im- provement on his present fishing boat, Stevens said, because it is much larger. It will permit bigger loads to be carried, and they will be able to go farther out into the lake while laying their nets, and this should bring a bigger yield. Cards of Thanks Mr. W, A. Donnelly and family wish to express their sincere thanks and ap- reciation to all friends and neighbors, or kindness and sympathy, extended at the time of their recent sudden bereavement, in the loss of a loving wife and mother. New Zealand Buys Big Coal Company Wellington, N.Z.--(CP)--Con- tinuing the policy it has followed for 11 years of introducing so- cialism gradually rather than by wholesale legiglation, the New Zealand government has reached tentative agrement for the pur- chase of the assets of the West- port Coal Co., the largest coal undertaking not yet under state control, It is alsp reported to be prepared to purchase another larce group of mines in the Wai- kato district of the North Island. If these purchases are comple ted there will be only three coal- fields in the Dominion not own. ed by the state apd political ob- servers predict that; they, too will soon be bought by the gov- ernment, Throughout its period of office the government has been gradu- ally acquiring mines at prices ne- gotiated with the coal owners. The process will be completed by a bill nationalizing all coal de- posits. known and unknown throughout the country. It is like- ly that the bill will be introduced later this year, BIGGEST DODECANESE The largest 'island in the Dode- canese group is Rhodes. CEMENT -- GLAZE TILE and other Building Materials American Cement -- Delivered $1.20 95 1b. Bag E & U Building Supplies R.R. 2, Maple, Ont. Phone 24r24 Maple yA NORTHERN SERVICE NORTH BAY PORQUIS JCT. KAPUSKASING | ALL FLIGHTS ON STANDARD TIME For full particulars "telephone Adelaide 5231 Toronto OR YOUR TRAVEL AGENT In Brief Accounts of social events and of visitors to and from the town are appreciated by this department [ TELEPHONE 703 Miss Georgina Ridgley is spend- ing a week's vacation at Minden, Ontario. * R * Mr. and Mrs. Bud Dilling and Mr. and Mrs, Bud Heard are holi- daying at Fenelon Falls. * XB * Mrs. W. C, Town and daughter, Mrs. Pat Neale, have returned from Brockville Ontario, where they at- tended the funeral of the former's niece, Mrs. B. Haggarty. * 2 * Mr. James C. Marsh is visiting Mr, and Mrs. J. Ewart Carruthers at their summer cottage, Ambas- sador Beach, on Lake Erie, 4 Mr. and Mrs. W. rH MacCarl and Mr. and Mrs. Roy MacCarl, of To- ronto, are on a motor trip to Hall. burton and Muskoka. * RB 0» Miss Doris Smith, of Toronto, is holidaying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, V. M. Smith, Brock street south, * * and Mrs. Harold Chick and daughter Barbara, of Brockville; and Mrs. George Allen and daugh- ter, Bernice, of Toronto, have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Town and family. * % » Friends of Dr. R. Craig Hutchison, who was recently injured in a seri. ous motor accident, will be pleased to know that he is rapidly recover. ing at his home in Toronto. His in- juries were not as serious as at first believed. ® * The Whitby branch of the Empire Life Insurance Company recently had a picnic for the staff and their families in the Beaverton area. About thirty persons attended the event and from all reports a very good time was had by all. * 2 * : Previous to their marriage of Aug- ust the first, Miss Mary Cowie and Mr. Jack Whitefield have been honored with a variety of enter. tainments including a garden party held at the home of Mrs. Fred Marsh and Mrs. D, E. Carruthers. Pouring tea were Mrs. Charles Cowie and Mrs. Gordon Whitfield, assisted by Mrs. C. Freeman, Mrs, Hugh Baillie, Mrs. Russell Hatch and Mrs. G. P, Lynd. On Saturday evening Miss Bar. bara Hatch and Mr. Bill Hatch gave a party for the couple and friends, at their home at Heydon- shore Park. Mrs. Whitfield and Miss Marion Whitfield, of Whitby and Mrs. Stewart, of Richmond Hill, have given showers for the bride-to-be. Also a tea and presen- tation was held at the home of Mrs, Geraldine Wettstein, of Toronto. * No» All Saints' Parish Guild held a very successful Afternoon Tea on the Church Lawn, on Friday after- noon last. A Hotch Potch table, with various articles was well pat- ronized. The small tea tables were nicely decorated with bronze and white flowers, supervised by Mrs. F. Erskine. vener, Mrs. Thos. Richardson, with Mrs. Jack Town and Mrs. Brady, assisting. Pouring tea from a large table were Mrs. James Sleightholm and Mrs. Cassels. Those waiting on tables were--Mrs. Lear, Mrs, Vick- ery, Mrs. O'Dell, Mrs. W. Luke, Mrs. Strowger, Miss Fletcher, Mrs. James and Miss L. McIntosh. The presi- dent, Mrs. F. Marsh received the guests. Refreshments were served by the capable iadies in the kitchen-- Mrs. F. Murray, Mrs. H. L. Pringle, conveners, with Mrs, Agg and Mrs. Patterson, assisting. Deaths READ--At the family residence, Whit- by, on Sunday, July 27, 1947, James Milton Read, Superintendent of On- tario County Home, beloved husband of Kathleen May Sanderson, and dear of Whitby, Hotch Potch table con- | Dredge Here Since Fall To Leave For Fort William Friday i! Free Library Cards To Local School Children Boys and girls may now obtain free library cards, at the Whitby Public Library, it was announced by the librarian, Mrs. H. Bracey, yesterday. All that is necessary is to return the old card, and receive a new one free. Many new books for boys and girls which should add to their reading pleasure in the holidays have recently been added to the stock, including mystery books, adventure stories, and books about animals and nature, Included in the list of new books are the following: The Secret Camp, Mystery of the Missing Wallet, Connie, Theatre Director, Ma Carstens, M.D, Granite Harb§ur, Nancy Naylor, Visiting Nurse, Green Garnet Mys- tery, Uncle Remus, Pat--Seeing Eye Dog, The Secret of Baldhead Moun- tain, Billy Topsail & Company, Cowboy Boots, The Owen Boys, Spurs For Suzanna, High Country, Whispering Walls, Signal in the Dark, The Feet of the Furtive, Practical Encyclopaedia, Brooklin MRS. C. DAVIES Correspondent Brooklin, July 20--Misses Joan Nesbitt and Jean Duff are spend- ing three weeks as leaders at the Kiwanis Camp, Columbus. John Medland and Ron. Ormiston spent a week at the Y.P. camp at Oak Lake, returning Saturday with Mr. Fisher who has been a leader at the camp. Misses Alice and Lucy Clock of Kent N.Y, are holidaying with Mr. and Mrs. Norman White. Mr, Joe Thompson has been on an enjoyable trip to Nova Scotia and Quebec. Among those having their tonsils removed by Drs. Baldwin and Orton last Saturday were Billie Biggs and Bobby Bell. Due to the torrential rains on Sunday morning only a very few were out to church and thus many missed a fine talk on mperance by Mr. Johnston. Mr. Johnston illustrated the work of Alcoholics Anonymous and was loud in his praise of them. Shirley and Phyllis Blight added to the. enjoyment of the service with a delightful little song about "Our Heavenly Home Sweet Home", Next Sunday service will be taken by Rev. Gordon Mac- Kenzie. The Brooklin Public Library will be closed for two weeks following Tuesday, July 29. A shower was held on Tuesday night in honour of Mrs. Winston Wilson. Many friends gathered to welcome the Belgium bride to Can- ada and a number of very lovely gifts were presented to her. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dingman and daughter Sally and Miss Jean Du- vall left on Friday for a week's vacation at Atherley on Lake Sim- coe. Mrs. Alberta Kanmacher, Preston, is spending a week with her niece Mrs, L. Cragg. Mr. and Mrs, W. Jewell and daughter Jean and Mr. Vern Dancey of Woodville spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jewell's daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Roy Walls. Mrs. Roy Walls and infant daugh- ter Sharron Ann returned home from Oshawa hospital on Wednes- day. . Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hawksley and daughter Norma left on Sunday for 'Winnipeg and other points in Mani. toba via U.S.A. Announcements SCOUT AND CUB MOTHERS' AUXILI- ary Tea and Home Cooking Sale on Wednesday, July 30th, at the home of Mrs. Vernon Disney, 111 Trent St. West. . The dredge "Manseau No. 108", belonging to the Consolidated Dredging Company of Toronto, which has been tied up at the local harbour since last fall, will begin a trip to Fort William later in the week, Harbour master Jack Watson told the Times-Gazette yesterday. Already the dredge has been moved from in front of the yacht club, and at present is tied to the Jetty in front' of the Argo Petrol- eum office. A considerable amount of work has been done on the dredge since early spring, with the engine room being cleaned and re. painted, and other repairs being caried out to the decks. W. Campbell, Bobcageon, head of the nine man working crew on the vessel stated that he couldn't say definitely when the dredge would pull out, but all that remains to be done is securing the dipper arms and anchors on the scow that will Sgtompany the dredge on the long rip. The tug that will tow the dredge is coming up from Sorel, P.Q. and is expected to arrive today or to- morrow. Harbourmaster Watson also stated that following the heavy storm early Sunday morning, the water reached the highest point that it has ever '| reached in his memory, and at one time, it covered a portion of Brock Street, opposite the town dump to a depth of four inches, Whitby Classified FOR SALE--3-PIECE CHESTERFIELD, and Quebec Heater for sale at once, Apply 610 Athol St., Whitby. | FOR SALE--ONE HUNDRED HYBRID Pullets, Rock-New Hampshire, started to lay. Thos. Gordon, Town Line, Phone 828 itby. (J1y30) FOR SALE--SLIGHTLY USED 3-BURN- er Perfection Oll Stove, with oven, Ap- ply W. E. Redman, Myrtle Station, Ont. (Aug.2) FOR SALE--COOK STOVE FOR SALE, excellent condition Apply Fred Mikicel, 423 Perry street, Whitby. TO § acres, with house, town of Whitby or vicinity, northwest section preferred. Must be reasonably priced. Give full fefticulan in reply to Box 27, Times- azette. (Jly31) TO BUY, § OR 6- modern Co Must be in riced. Ape thy. (J1y31) SALE---THOR WASHING MA- 3-plece xile, bunk youtlf bed, and TE | WANTED--WANTED roomed house with fences, in town of WLLL good repair and reasonably ply Box 61, Times-Gazette, FOR chine, beds, boy's bicycle, other items of furniture. Apply Winter, 12 Oak street, Ajax. LOST--A HOUND PUP, § MONTHS OLD white with dark markings, lost north west of Whitby, Phone 979 wane or 3203R, Oshawa. (171b) WANTED TO BUY--ALL KINDS OP Poultry, also new and old feathers. Highest market prices. Apply J. Parker, 321 Brock St. N. Phone 486 WANTED TO RENT--SMALL APART. ment or rooms. Young couple getting married in August, Box 583 ie) RADIO SERVICE BUTT RADIO & APPLIANC 130 Brock St. N, Whitby Tel 700 KELLOGGS FOR ASTHMA € HAY FEVER Let Us Solve Your Whitby, Ont. Electrical Electrical Engineering and Contracting. Electrical, Industrial, Commercial, Oshawa, Vhitby and District. J. W. VICKERY Electrical Contractor Domestic and Rural Installations. Electrical Problems Phone 531 305 Dundas St. W. WHITBY ELECTRIC Electrical Insta.dations and Repairs FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES Have your home wired the Phone 650 nry S. Read, Lillian F. and Louise A. of Toronto, in his 58th year. Resting at his late residence, for ser- vice on Wednesday, July 30th, at 1 p.m. followed by service in Atherley United Church at 3.30\.p.m. Interment in | Atherley Union Cemetery, (J1y28,29) /! MAIL . Al EXPRESS Lc PASSENGER . AIR Red Seal Way RANS-CANADA Phone us for Information on Adequate Wiring TI. me. SNE --_------------ JOHN LITEL - JOAN WOODBURY B0B STEELE - MADGE BELLAMY PHONE TUCK SHOP - WHITBY 541