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PAGE FOUR « THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 194] LATEST NEWS OF THE COUNTY TOWN OF WHITBY. Business Office, Miss G. Macpherson; Wm. T. Williams, Editor. Phone 703, AD Departm ent: FORESEES WHITBY TAX RATE OF ONLY 20 MILLS Canning Produce Here Town Clerk Believes It Definite Possibility If Toronto Carries O "If Mayor Robert Saunders and the Toronto City Council actually go after - federal and provincial governments for payment of a tax on property the governments hold there, it might be the forerunner of a movement that would see the tax rate for the Town of Whitby cut in half," said Town Clerk Jack Frost in an interview with The Times-Gazette today.. Mr, Frost was speaking on a recent report from Tcronto that the city council was endeavoring to collect a' business tax on railroad-owned property in the city and also that they might go after the federal and provincial governments to pay taxes on their holdings there. The situation came to light re- cently when it was announced in Halifax that they had been award- ed a claim for $300,000 against the Canadian National Railways. Mayor Saunders stated that Toronto had been after the same settlement from the railways for some time and "notwithstanding our lack of success in the past, the Halifax de- cision should change the picture." In the same interview in Toronto, Mayor Saunders said that the To- ronto City Council was seriously considering seeking tax payment from the governmental bodies. "If and when they succeed in their quest," said Mr. Frost, "it should set a precedent that all munici- palities will be able to benefit from. They can't make flesh out of one and fish out of another." "If the precedent setting Halifax decision against the C.NR. is re- peated in Toronto, it would mean that all municipalities in which there is railroad-owned property could levy a business tax against the holdings. The Town of Whit- by, for instance, would benefit to the extent of about $215 a year, "However, the section of the re- port that I am most interested in," said Mr. Frost, "is that about col- lecting taxes from government-own- ed property. If and when this was possible, the Town of Whithy would benefit to a very terrific extent. Whitby, unlike most other centres, would have a partigilarly good claim on the government in view ut Plans Better Average Than Rest Of Province & A 4 Commenting on the over-all pic- the fact that the province oper- ates a large hospital here. The County Court and County Home gnd Farm are located here as well as a large post office and federal gov- ernment-owned dock." "This is by no means a recent |, suggestion. It has cropped up at every assessor's convention held In recent years and in addition the Dominion auditor-general recently made this highly significant pro- || posal to the public accounts com- mittee of the House of Commons." Mr. Frost pointed out that the present total assessment in the town was approximately five and a quarter million dollars but that of this amount only slightly in ex- cess of three million could be tax- ed. He said that the Ontario Hos- pital with all its sprawling grounds and buildings is only nominally assessed at about one and a half million dollars and that if a true square foot assessment was made the total would jump to about two and a half million dollars. "If by any chance the Assess- ment Act was changed in man- ner so that the government would have to pay the municipality taxes there is a possibility that all other buildings, now exersst such as schools and churches, would also have to pay. That too would make a big change in the present tax rate. The possibility of getting the Assessment Act changed so that these institutions would pay taxes has also been a subject thoroughly discussed at the assessor's conven tions and to me it looks as if the change might be brought about in the near future. However, the only thing we can do is to sit tight and wait for the City of Toronto offi- cials to make the first move." Continuing, Mr. Frost said: "If by any chance the provincial gov- ernment was forced to pay taxes on the hospital here it might be an added burden to the town insofar as the town would probably have to pay for the upkeep of the hos- pital roads and lighting facilities. However, even if this happened, the tax rate in Whitby would be in'the jleighborhoog of 20 mills or even ess." Yuill's Grand Slam Wasted As Fittings Tame Tigers 18-11 Shorty's Tigers lost another game in the Junior softball league last night' 11.4, and for four innings, it appeared that another shutout would be registered against them, as they had got only two hits from the offerings of Welsh of the Fit- tings. However in the fifth, they came up with some hidden power, and after two hits and a walk filled the sacks, Len Yuill slammed a mammoth grand slam home run over the right fielder's head to spoil Welsh' shutout, and give Whitby four runs. The remainder of the game was the same old story, The Tigers again were helpless at the plate, their pitching was weak and incon. sistent, their infield loose, and their outfield showed their usual tend- ency to field the ball on the bounce, rather than catch it on the fly. Sundin got off to a shaky start, having difficulty finding the plate at times. He walked the first bat- ter on four straight balls, and then an outfield error and a single into left field by Dervent sent Fittings into a 2-0 lead, This was increased to 5-0 with three runs in the second inning. Singles by Ford, Welsh and a double by Keeler were the payoff blows. : In the third inning, the Tigers again were unable to stop the Fit. tings, who increased their margin to 7-0 with another pair of runs. Arnold drew a pass to start the rally, and F. Smegal and Brooks each contributed a two bagger. Whitby came through with four runs in their half of the fifth, by virtue of Yuill's bases loaded home run, after they had held Oshawa scoreless in the top half of the fourth and fifth innings. However, Oshawa once again increased their margin in the sixth inning, as F. Smegal delivered a long triple after singles by Locke and Tippett, and Smegal scored easily after a putout. Oshawa"s final tally came in the seventh inning, when Locke slam. med a home run into deep left field. Locke and F. Smegal paced the winning Fittings team at the plate. Locke had a single in addition to his home run, and a pair of walks, and Smegal hit a double, a triple, and drew a walk in four appear. ances at the plate. Yuill paced, or rather was the whole Whitby attack with his eir. cuit smash, and no Tiger batter was able to collect more than one hit, against the five hit performance of Welsh. Lineup: FITTINGS--Locke, cf; McIntyre, ¢; Dervent, 3b; Arnold, rf; Tippett, rf; F. Smegal, 2b; Ford, ss; Welsh, p; Keeler, If; Brooks, 1b; S. Smegal, 1b. WHITBY--Hoar, cf; Fletcher, ¢, If; Sundin, p; Martin, 2b; Turanski, 58; M. Adair, If; Yuill, ¢; Burt, 1b; Hatch, rf; Corner, cf. EATRE NCW PLAYING l| peculiar to French railways, they {| are similar to "6080" class engines Two Shows at 7.00 and 9.00--Saturday Matinee at 1.30 ) WALTER LANG Produced by WILLIAM PERLBER S » ar > Claudia and N David - The New Picture About The World's Most Lovable Woman...And Most Loving Man! Ty, A 'Whitby News In Brief Accounts of social events and of visitors to and from the town are appreciated by this department TELEPAONE 703 Judge D. B. Coleman and family leave this week for a holiday at Big Bay Point. * ® Friends of Mrs. Roy Stirtevant will be pleased to learn that she is progressing favorably from her re- cent operation in Oshawa Hospital. * + » Donald Wilson, son of Mr, and Mrs. D. A. Wilson, has returned home after spending a month at Camp Onondaga, Minden, * @ ture of canning produce in the .| county, William Forbes of Stokely Van-Camp told The Times-Gazette | yesterday that the average in this district is much better than in thé rest of the province as a whole. "Although the pea crop is a little later than normal because of the late start in planting as a result of continued wet weather in the month of May, and the crops are not as good as they have been in this district in the past three or four years, the yields are much bet- "| ter than those in either Eastern or Western Ontario," he continued. "The crop is of good quality, and in some cases there have been good yields reported." the capning offi- up with the pea crop next week." Turning to the corn and tomato crops, which are still nearly a month from harvesting, Forbes stated that much will depend on the weather in August. "In spite of the lateness of planting, which reduced the acreage planted, good weather this month, with lots of sunshine, will do much to bring on cial said, "and we expect to wind | Be leaves on Saturday for a holiday il and bumpers ill | oil and the remainder coal. 1 A | could Rev. Charles Malcolm and Mrs. Malcolm. are returning this week-~ end from a month's holiday at Bruce Beach, Kincardine. * DX * Miss Irene Moore, on the staff of the Empire Life Insurance office, in New Brunswick. the crop," he said. ways a critical month for canning produce," is lots of moisture in the ground, and if we get enough sunshine and warm weather, before the frosts in September, then there an excellent crop of both corn and tomatoes." "August is al- Forbes said, "but there should be Union Services In United Church On Sunday Commencing this coming Sun- day, union services for the Whitby United and Whitby Presbyterian churches will be held in the United Church during the month of Au- gust. This move will carry out the last phase: of the annual summer holiday program for the two churches, : During July, Rev. Charles Mal- colm, United Church minister, has been spending his holidays at Bruce ach, Kincardine. He will be back in his own pulpit on Sunday and will conduct the joint service while Rev. David Marshall, Presbyterian minister, goes on' his holidays. The United Church choir under the direction of Mrs. Vernon Rowe, will take part in Sunday's service, while Mr. Malcolm will take as his sermon "The Family of Nations in a New World Order." LONG WAY TO GO TIMMINS, Ont, -- (CP) -- A junior reporter hired for the sume mer months shuddered when he was told that the telephone num- ber at the accident admitting ward of St. Mary's Hospital here is No. 1, Whitby Girls Undefeated In Six Games ---- The league leading Whitby girls softball team continued 'their win. ning ways last night and ran their undefeated streak to six games as they downed Ajex 18-11. The Whit- by girls came. up with their best performance of the year, and held the lead all the way, although Ajax Electrical Electrical Engineering and Con Electrical, Industrial, Commercial, Domes Vhitby and( District. Let Us Solve Your Electrical Problems J. W. VICKERY Electrical Contractor Oshawa, Whitby, Ont. ting. d Rural Installations. Phone 531 . Offer Thanks To Residents From LM.C. Mayor William Davidson is in receipt of a letter. Rev. Nor- man Goodall, Lond England, Secretary of the In Mis- Council, which recently concluded a three-week conference at the Ontario Ladies College here. In the letter, Mr. Goodall extend- ed the gratitude of the council and delegates for the courtesy extended to them by the citizens and offi- cials of the town. The text of the letter is as fol- | lows: ; His Worship the Mayor of Whitby, (W. Davidson, Esq.), Dear Mr, Mayor: S At the close of the rece, mee!- ings of the International n- ary Council, warm expression was given to our appreciation of all that Wwe owe to the friendliness of Whit- by and its citizens. This was sym- bolized for us at the outset of our proceedings by your presence and that of the Lady Mayoress, and throughout these last weeks we have had daily evidence of the goodwill of the local community. All this has contributed greatly to the high purposes on which we have been engaged and we should be glad if you would take every opportunity of passing on to your fellow citi zens this expression of our appre- ciation, For many years to come "Whitby, 1947," will constitute a landmark in the history of our movement, and we hope that something of its rich significance will continue too in the recollections of the Whitby folk, With kindest regards, Yours sincerely, (Signed) Norman Goodall. Kindergarten Closing Said "Unfortunate" Gordon F. Osborne, well known Whitby businessman and member of the Whitby Board of Education, told 'the Times-Gazette yesterday that "it is unfortunate that we must di tinue the operation of the put up strong opposition. Whitby started off with four runs and added three in the d in. ning to take a commanding lead, while Ajax were limited to a single tally in the same two frames. Ajax threatened with four runs in the third inning, and actually held a short lived lead by virtue of four more runs in the top half of the fourth, However, Whitby came right back with a five run rally topped off by C. McGuire's home run, Ajax were stopped cold in the fifth, and although they added single runs in the sixth and sev. enth, they fell far behind, as Whit- by scored four runs in the fifth, and added five more in the sixth, Joyce Cowling started on the mound for Whitby, and then was relieved by her sister, June in the fourth inning. Besides pitching a fine game, Joyce paced the Whitby team at the plate with four hits, while C. McGuire, R. Church and I. Moore all contributed . timely blows. B. Booth hit a home run for Ajax to lead the opposition, with L. Hill and G. Pettit also strong at the plate. Lineup: AJAX--Q. Wilson, J. Howard, M. Berney, B. Booth, L. Hill, G, Pettit, J. Luke, J. Pettit, A. Boden. WHITBY--R. Church, ¢; C. Mc. Guire, rf; J. Cowling, 2b, p; I. Moore, 1b; M. Woodrow, cf; B. Emorey, 3b; A. Briidley, If; M. Smith, ss; J. Cowling, 2b, p. "Peanut Whistle" Trains For France OTTAWA--(OP)~Canadian fac- tories produced 140 locomotives for the French railways between: Dec- ember, 1945 and May, 1947, it was learned here. Contracts, valued at $18,913,000, were placed with the Montreal Lo- comotive Works, Ltd, and the Ca- nadian Locomotive Co., Ltd., King- ston, Ont, The engines are the first ever to be built in Canada for France. Apart from a few mechanical detalls now in service in Canada. Chief differences are in coupling devices Instead of normal Ca- nadian bells and headlights. they have the French "peanut whistle." Eighty. per cent of them will burn NEEDED 6,000 FOES resident of ancient Athens be exiled for five or 10 years if 6,000 citizens voted for his re. USE OUR TIRE SERVICE TO SAVE MONEY EXIDE Batteries You are always SURE of your CAR when you install an EXIDE BATTERY --Dealers for-- CARS and TRUCKS ~ McColl Frontenac Products DESOTO [REPAIRS TO ALL MAKES OF CARS Stiner Motors « Whitby 209 Dundas W. Phone 653 | PI¥ Box 61, Times-Gagette, kindergarten at the King St. school." Mr, Osborne was speaking of the Board's recent. decision to close the kindergarten here because of the lack of space in Whitby public schools, "The only sound solution it seems to me" he continued "is the im- mediate construction of a two- roomed -addition to the 'King St. school. It is my understanding that at the time the King St. school was built it was erected with the thought in mind of expansion at a later date." Continuing, Mr. Osborne sald that he felt that the long term public school needs could be met by the erection of a four or five.roomed school in a central location to be built when the present day building costs are lowered. He suggested that the time to build such a school might possibly be in two or three years time, "This" he said, "along with the addition to the King St. school would in-my opinion be in the best interests of the ratepayers." | Cards of Thanks Mr. J. Dare wishes to thank the many kind friends who remembered him dur- ing his recent stay In hospital. He would thank the ladies of the Oshawa Auxiliary, of the Legion, (Sgts. Mess), for books and cigarettes, also the mem- bers: of the awa and Whitby Branches of the Legion, for visits and cigarettes and Doctors and Nurses for thelr great kindness and attention, Whitby Classified GARAGE FOR RENT -- TWO BLOCKS north on Brock. Phone 707. (Augb) Missed Bus, Instantly Killed By ild Is Truck "If we only had been in time for the bus, it probably never would have happened," Mrs. Winnie Wil- ton, eyewitness to the death of four-year-old Lynn Marie Sinstead, at Green River, at 1255 p.m. yes- terday, told a Times-Gazette re- porter. 'The child was killed in- stantly when struck by a Toronto Star paper truck, ' driven by F. Peters, Lakeview, Ontario. Mrs, Wilton, and her 18-month- old daughter, along with Mrs. Wil- liam Sinstead and Lynnie, had walked up to the highway to catch a bus to Toronto, but had arrived in time to see the bus pulling away. Mrs. Wilton had then decided to wait for a friend and Mrs. Sin- stead had crossed the road. "I didn't notice 'the truck until I saw Lynnie start across the road to her mother," Mrs," Wilton continued, "and I screamed 'Lynnie, come back' The. driver swerved the truck and applied the brakes, missing the child with the front wheels and fender but the child was struck by. the side of the truck, and died instantly. The truck swerved off the road into a drive- way and then back onto the road to avoid hitting a pole. It hap- pened so fast there was nothing I could do but call to the child to come back." Mrs. Wilton said that. she had remarked only a short time before how safe it was for the children, because the cottages were away from the highway. This was onlv Newspaper the second time that they hal taken the children up to the high way, the other time being for ai ice cream cone The fair-haired little girl was : friend to all and well known to oc cupants of the other cottages at-th park. "I don't know how they wil ever tell Billy, her five-year-oli brother," Mrs. Wilton added. "The; were almost inseparable and IL. was 'always talking about Ly and he was worried because h would be starting*schoo! this fal' and Lynnie would not be able t go along with him." . Mrs, Wilton said that the child' mother, Mrs. Willlam Sinstead wa involved in a near tragedy th night before, when she had to b rescued whilg s . "I jump ed in with my clothes on to pul her out," the witness stated whe: Quesiione further about the inci ent. Both the Wilton family and th Sinstead (family are from Toront and are spending the summer a Soliage in the park at Gree ver, RADIO SERVICE GUARANTEED -- IMMEDIATE | BUTT RADIO & APPLIANCE | | 130 Brock St, N. Whitby Tel. 107 i i [| i i i 305 Dundas St. W. WHITBY ELECTRIC Electrical Insta.lations and Repairs FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES Have your home wired the Red Seal Way Phone us for Information on Adequate Wirin Hb -- Phone 650 D I ---- GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY WHITBY SERVICES AUG. 3 All Church Services Will Be Daylight Saving Time THE BAPTIST CHURCH | F. Darnell -- 'At Your Service' -- Phone 453 MRS. W. E. G. SUMMERS, AT.CM. -- MUSIC 10° AM. THE BIBLE SCHOOL mn AM "THE LIMIT OF THE LAW" 7 P.M. "DO THESE DAYS OF UNREST INDICATE THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST" F. DARNELL, Preaching. FOR SALE--CREAM ENAMEL COAL and wood stove, warming closet, like new, used only 11g years. Apply 319 Centre street north, Whitby, after 6 p.m. FOR e HOUSE, 3- fece bath, sun porch, lovely garden, rult trees. Apply x 68, mes= Gazette, Whitby, (Aug.2) FOR SALE--1934 DODGE SEDAN, GOOD condition throughout. Apply J. Stell, Kinsale, Ont, (Aug.2) WANTED -- GOOD GENERAL, TWO adults, no washing or waxing. Wages 32 a month for capable help. Appl: mes-Giazette, Whitby. (Augd FOR SALE-KNECHTEL KITCHEN Cabinet, black and white trim, modern apartment style, with enamel, draw table top. APY 229 Brock street north, Whitby, (Aug.2) WANTED--BY DAY, MAN FOR ODD fo a od, house and Barden, 30 woman y for clpaning and mend- ing, for farmer, Apply Bo Gazette, Whitby. WANTED--WANTED TO BUY, POUL- try, highest market prices paid, also feathers and horse alr. Apply 'N. Lembe: Brock street south, Whitby. Phone or 992 Whitby. FOR SALE -- KROEHLER CHESTER- field suite, 3 pieces, year old, reason- able price, Apply 25 Beech street, Ajax. (Aug.2) TRANSPORTATION -- TRANSPORTA- tion available .to and from Toronto dally, with man driving own car. Leave Whitby at 6.30 a.m. Apply 121 Byron street north, Whitby, after 6 p.m, FOR SALESLIGHTLY USED 3-BURN- Perfection pu Stove, with oven, Ap- y W. B. - an Myrtle Station, Ont. (Aug.2) WANTED--WANTED TO BUY, 5 OR 6- roomed house with modern conven- lences, In town of Whitby. Must be in £00d repair and reasonably roe. Lp= (yan) WANTED TO BUY-ALL KINDS OF Poultry also pew and old feathers nse Toarkes on We og By Parte; UNION SERVICE | Presbywerian and United Churches, Whitby in THE UNITED CHURCH : 11 AM. "The Nations as Neighbours" - Story--*"A Filipino Fable" THERE WILL BE NO EVENING SERVICE PICKERING GOSPEL SERVICE SUNDAY, AUG, 3, 1947 7:30 +.M.--GOSPEL SERVICE . "BACK TO THE OLD. PATHS" Rev. H. McEwen STREET MERTING -- fivery Saturday at 8:00 CHURCH STREET CORNER speak,