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A LEE SERRE i - - - = By DON CROSSLEY The telephone, like the electric ht, the gas jet and the water p, is a household utility that wmost people take for granted. "They never give it a second "thought, unless its insistent ring wdisturbs a hard-earned nap, an winteresting conversation or causes "dinner to grow cold, or when the phone bill appears. = But the telephone, that domestic "outlet to the world, has saved many a life and prevented as many +more homes from burning down. "It has been the means of welcome "relief from burdensome household .chores to the housewife, who can «forget the domestic routine for as "much as half-an-hour at a time, by simply lifting the instrument from «its cradle, dialling a number and "comparing notes with another "soul with the conversational] urge. +The same has been known to hap- «pen in hectic business offices. "INVENTOR WAS RIDICULED "It's interesting to reflect that . when the telephone was invented by a phonetics professor named "Graham Bell, at Brantford, On- . tario, in 1876, the new device was "received with incredulity and ridicule, and Bell was called "a . crank' who says he can talk « through & wire." It's rewarding to recall, too, that the inventor of "the telephone was a great patron ~of early aeronautical efforts in + Canada, that he and J. A. D. Mc- % Curdy, tht first Canadian to fly "an aeroplane, experimented with .tetrahedral man-carrying = kites + over the Bras d'Or lakes, near © Ball's summer cottage at Bad- . deck, Nova Scotia. But to get back to the telephone. the word is derived from two reek words, which, put together, «mean "to speak from afar," And, + providing you have the means, Zand the urge, you can call up.a friend or business associate at « Hongkong, Capetown or Oslo with » remarkable ease, and hear him as ¥ clearly as on a local call in Osha- - Wa. « TECHNICOLOR TELEPHONES e Technicolor telephones are the latest novelty for The House Beau- COMING EVENTS RUMMAGE SALE -- CENTRE STREET Church Friday, 2 p.m., auspices Junior Group, Northminster W.A. (65b) RUMMAGE SALE, SCOUT HALL, ATHOL St. West, Friday, March 20, 1:30 p.m. spi of 8th C Guides and Brownies Mothers' Auxiliary. (66a) Technicolor Phones mong Refinements Of Bell's Invention tices with a sample of drape or wallpaper for a new decoration scheme, and say, "Match me that" And the courteous and pleasant of- ficials in charge will show a varie- ty of smartly modern hand tele- phone sets in such shades as Ivory, Pekin Red (or Mao Tze Tung), Dark Blue, Grey Green and Old Rose. There have been quite a few of them sold in the Motor City, too, in spite of a moderate additional charge for the service, Besides this colorful innovation, many local business offices are equipped with six-button 1-A key system. There are at least 100 inter- communicating sets installed In Oshawa. Another rather interesting service, of which a dozen have been put in locally, are the so-called "deaf sets," for those with impair- ed hearing. A knob set in the cra- dle allows the user to turn up the volume in the receiver according to need. CUTS OUT NOISE A different development of the same principle, for use in factories and other places where noise reach- es a high range of decibels, allows the user to cut out most of the ex- traneous noise with the aid of a foot switch. A very specialized instrument is the "explosive atmosphere _tele- phone," some of which were doubt- less installed in laboratories and store-rooms at the great ammuni- tion plant in nearby Ajax during the last war, It is sheathed and in- sulated in such a fashion as to pre- vent any spark from the instrument escaping into the danger-laden air. Such a telephone would also be useful in oil refineries, chemical plants and other similar installa- tions. Other useful variations are the portable hand set (which can only be installed where there is already a permanent telephone), outdoor sets such as are used by point pol- icemen and taxi companies, and elevator telephones--to- call the building superintendent when the lift gets stuck. MOBILE TELEPHONES The mobile telephone network is extending itself across southern and eastern Ontario and into west- ern Quebec. This arrangement al- lows the telephone = subscriber to have a telephone in his car, and, providing he is within reach of one of the 16 new relay stations strung across the south of the pro- vince, he can call his home, his of- fice, or anywhere in the world. There are ten more stations being Jaden to the central Canadian sys- The Toronto-Ott Montreal mi- Still Hope To Use Meters For 12 Hours Although the idea was rejected by city council the local traffic advisory board still hasn't given up hope of having parking meters operated inthe downtown area for 12 hours per day. "Poor publicity at the outset led to the rejection of the plan," de- clared Ted Middlemass, chairman of the traffic council. "The way it was written up In the Press it look- ed as if we were getting a cut from the drug stores for suggesting 12- hour operation." In the original stories it was re- ported that the plan was being con- sidered so that motorists coming in to town to make purchases after 6 p.m. could find a parking space. The only businesses open after 6 p.m. are drug stores, restaurants, poolrooms, tobacco shops, theatres and beverage rooms. The traffic council decided to write to other Ontario cities to hear their views and experiences with the 12 hour operation of parking meters in business areas. The local chamber of commerce is to be contacted to obtain the merchants' views. "If the merchants don't want it then we don't want it," said Mr. Middlemass. To Elect New Trustees At Pickering PICKERING -- The ratepayers of Pickering will go to the polls for the second time within two weeks on March 25, when they elect six trustees for School Section No. 4, West Pickering. Voting hours will be from 12 noon to 8 p.mm. When Pickering became an in- corporated village, the school sec- tion became an urban one, having previously been rural. The law re- quires six trustees for this section, compared to the three on a rural school board. Chairman of the, nomination meeting, held last night in SS No. 4 school, was Charles Sterritt, who will also be returning officer on election day. Two of the former trustees, A. R. Irwin and W. T. Gresham will run as candidates. Others nominated are: Robert R. Ruddy, W. D. Johns, Mrs, Jack Bryant, H. A. Richardson, James Coach and Mrs. John Ashton. Dr. T. J. Loos was also nominat- ed, but declined to run. This is the first time, as far as is known, that election of school trustees will have been held by ballot. Previous- ly it was by show of hand. Scottish Rite Guests Of Temple Lodge Temple Lodge, AF and AM was host Tuesday evening to the Osh- awa Scottish Rite Club. Wor. Bro. pohn Pugh, Wor. Master of Temple Lodge, extended a warm welcome to the visitors who were headed by Bro. Maurice Hart, President of the Oshawa Scottish Rite Club. Those participating in the work of the evening were Wor. Bro. H. Palmer, Bro. Fred Harris, Wor. Bro. Robert Coppin, Bro, T. L. Wilson, Bro. Douglas Storie, Bro. Harry Gay, Right Wor. Bro. Gordon Bun- ker, Right Wor. Bro. George Hart, Bro. Maurice Hart, V. Wor. Bro. H. S. White, Wor. Bro. W. L. Pier- son, Wor. Bro, Ross Murison, V. Wor. Bro. B. Edmondson, V. Wor. Bro. W. Pascoe, Wor. Bro. S. F. Everson, Right Wor. Bro. E, Far- row, Wor. Bro. C. Wallace. Following the work in the lodge room, everyone gathered in the banquet hall where Wor. Master John Pugh of Temple Lodge, AF and AM acted as chairman. The speaker of the evening was A. E. O'Nill, former principal of the Osh- awa Collegiate and Vocational In- stitute, who was introduced by Bro. Robert Argo. Bro. O'Neill, as his name L..plies, claimed some connection with the Emerald Isle and, since the meet- ing was held on the 17{lwof March, the speaker gave a very timely and interesting discourse on the life of St. Patrick and many other promi- nent Irishmen. Bro. O'Neill's ad- dress was pointed with humor and his audience was extremely appre- ciative of his contribution to the success of the evening. Wor. Master John Pugh on be- half of those in attendance, tender- ed a very warm vote of thanks. Robins Delay Repair Work Although repairs to the verandah at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. McNeill, 75 Nassau Street, were scheduled for the early spring the family has decided that the domes- tic life of a robin comes first. A pair of robins have built their nest in one of the verandah posts. Now that the nest is there, the Mc- Neills would not think of taking it out and so will postpone the re- pairs until after the nesting season. Mrs. McNeill said this morning that the robin is extremely friendly and has accepted. crumbs from members of the family. Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE VOL. 12--No. 66 OSHAWA-WHITBY,. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1953 PAGE THREE Joint Political Action Group Set /A joint CCF and labor union elec- tion committee was formed last night to direct the party's bid for Ontario Riding's seat in the House of Commons in the coming federal election. Held in the UAWA Hall, the meeting was attended by the party's riding association execu- tive, representatives of the Oshawa and District Labor Council, Local 222, UAWA, Locals 1817 and 2784, United Steelworkers of America, the UAW Ladies Auxiliary, youth and farm groups. "We can win the seat back into the CCF fold if we get out the vote," emphasized James M. Lown- ie, party riding association presi- dent, "The CCF has always won in this riding when the number vot- ing was high. Our job will be to encourage voters, particularly in Oshawa, to exercise their fran- PROSPECTS BETTER Lownie considered the party's prospects for victory in the general election were far better than in last year's by-election when Michael Star won the seat for the Progres- sive Conservative party. "In the by-election, the two old- line parties had money and high- ranking speakers available without limit,"" he explained. "They won't be able to repeat such a concentra- Yen of manpower in a general elec- ion." Lownie attributed Michael Starr's victory to a personal appeal to the electors in which the Progressive Conservative candidate "did not emphasize his Tory affiliation." "Mike's voting record in the pre- sent session of parliament shows he {does not intend nor can he carry {out his promise to vote independ- ently," the CCF leader charged. "He is going down the line with George Drew who never pretended to be friendly to labor." At its next meeting the commit- tee will form sub-committees to direct various phases of election activity. Among those attending the meeting were T. D. Thomas, MLA, the party's member in the Ontario Legislature and Rov Scott, the CCF federal candidate. REPORT FROM PARLIAMENT By MICHAEL STARR, MP Member for Ontario Riding I was very pleased indeed that after my speech on March 10, in which I urged that the Govern- ment consider issuing medallions to. commemorate the Coronation of our Queen to school children of the Honorable Mr. bott, Minister of Finance, arose in ommons the next day, March 11, and announced that the Government had decided to inaugurate the sug- gestion that the medallion be struck and will be distributed to school ment proposed by the CCF and the amendment proposed by the Conservatives. Both amendments were, of course, defeated by the Liberal Government and a motion which was sponsored by the Gov- ernment of course carried because of the majority that the Govern- ment has in the House. Over 90 members took part in the Budget Debate which lasted over three weeks. The House is now settling down to other business which is before them and which is quite heavy. The Prime Minister introduced a Plan Publicity To Direct Drivers One-Way Streets Help Congestion A publicity campaign is to be started to educate motor- ists in the proper use of Albert and Celina streets which have now been made one-way streets for a trial period. HELPING CONGESTICN Meeting last night the local traf- fic advisory council expressed the view that the one-way plan was helping to relieve congestion in the downtown area. Maps are to be drawn explaining the advantages of using the streets to funnel out of the city without using busy Simcoe Street. Ald. Cephas Gay said people liv- ing on Albert Street had expressed satisfaction with their road being made one-way only. Previously heavy transports rumbled north on that street and shook the houses. Now the transports had to use oth- er streets. Sgt. Ernie Barker thought the public needed education in the con- ducting of themselves at intersec- tions where there were stop signs at each corner. People looked con- fused when they arrived at such junctions. He thought more traffic {was now using Celina Street to get north. 60-DAY TRIAL Norman Millman, chairman of the planning board, said the publi- city campaign would have to start soon as the one-way streets were only on a 60-day trial basis. The reaction of some people was that the scheme hadn't been carried far enough and should have extended to Olive Avenue instead of just to Elm Street. The council decided to put a stop sign on Albert at Elm to give mo- torists a chance to see the 'do not enter" signs. Arrow signs are to be put up indicating that motorists can drive east on Wilkinson. FAVORS LIGHTS "It would be a big help if we could put in traffic lights at the corner of Simcoe and Gibb," said ONE-WAY STREETS (Continued on Page 5) including March 28th, OSHAWA POLICE DEPARTMENT Applications for the position of Constable on the Oshawa Police Force will be received up to and QUALIFICATIONS: 1953. The big government printing of-jchildren of Canada, : fice at BE aa no yng o Provincial Government and the Io- | motion, which was passed, that the ' cal School Boards. This will, no House will recess for Easter from doubt, relieve the many School April 2 to April 7. This short re- Boards who had been contemplat-|C€SS is because of the amount of ing some suitable gift for the chil-|Work that must be disposed of dren and will save many dollars in | Prior to the Coronation, expenditure in purchasing these mementos. During the 1952 season 26,322 On Monday, March 16, we saw |vessels locked through Canadian the end of the Budget Debate with |canals, about 800 more than in a vote taken on the sub-amend-1951. AGE: Between 21 and 30 years of age. HEIGHT: 5 feet 10 inches, bare feet, minimum. EDUCATION: At least two years High School. OWEN D. FRIEND, Chief Constable, RUMMAGE SALE, SIMCOE ST. CHURCH. | crowave radio-relay system, design- TINY HEIFER Friday, March 20, 1:30 o'clock. Group §& | 04 for the transmission of long dis- |. HIGH RIVER, Alta. (CP) -- A tablished in 186C. tance calls and television , | heifer that weighed only 23 pounds BI CO, STONDAY ana oun. Club, | 18 close to-completion. When bn ser. at birth now is thriving on the Avalon Hall, 424 King West. Clubs | vice, it will greatly increase the va- | Gardner farm near Pekisko. At BIRTHDAYS Congratulations are extended to Mrs. Ada Wickett, 211 An- riety and scope of TV programs birth, the calf stood 19 inches BRITISH-ISRAEL TING, SUNDAY, | March 22, 3 Clock. Orange ToUNDAY: | available to local viewers. high at the shoulder. 1 S. derson Drive, Whitby, who is celebrating her birthday today. Spark. Sub-| Graham Bell of Brantford would | the system which has developed be amazed, were he alive today, at | from the first simply operated tele- J eet ' 11 (XX ; ! t = o * - » » - - » » " » * Rr ® - - - - 3 wv * - > » » - > * » - - * " » - 1 8 » . » » - » - (Mar19,20 | the extent and the ramifications of | phone which he devised in 1876. Yes Sir-e-e-e! , . . The BOSS told us to toke over for - CHARLIE'S SPECIAL 1 the weekend and we have. If we lose our jobs it will be because we're going to sell meat so cheap . . . but what do we care, it doesn't belong to us anyhow. 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