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Historic Old Theatre Now Grab Government Office WASHINGTON -- A drab gov- ernment office building here many 'once again become the famous theatre it was on April 14, 1865, when Abraham Linclon, attending a play, was shot and fatally wounded by John Wilkes Booth. Congress is inquiring into the cost of restoring Ford's Theatre on downtown 10th street just as it was on that tragic night, reports the National Geographic Society. The intent of the legislators is not to produce plays at Ford's again, but to. make the entire building a national museum. The government already oper- ates the Lincoln Museum on the first floor. Approximately 150,000 visitors a year see the mementoes of Lincoln's career, and try to imagine the scene on the night that great career ended. BUILDING "DISSAPPOINTING" Proponents of the restoration bill say the old theatre building now is risappoin ngs despite its exhib- - its, They contend it should be made as authentic as the Peter- sen House across the street where Lincoln died and which has re- mained substantially unchanged in appearance. There has been opposition to the restoration on the ground it would a 'monument to an assassin'. But National Park Service offi- cials in charge of the museum feel that the theatre, restored, | would permit visitors to visualize | the dramatic tragedy of Lincoln's | death and hence to review his | life in sharper focus. | At the present time, only dia-| grams drawn on the museum floor and a diorama of the theatre | as it originally looked show vis- itors how Booth entered the Presi- dent's box, shot him in the head and escaped by leaping to the stage. Ford's was considered one .of the finest theatres in the country at the time Lincoln sat in one of four private boxes to see the comedy, "Our American Cousin". Rebuilt in 1863 after a fire, it seat- ed nearly 1,700 persons. Outstand- ing actors and productions of the period appeared there. Following the assassination, how- ever, guards were posted af the doors, and all performances were ordered canceled. Later, plans to reopen the theatre for plays met with such strong public disapprov- al that the Government again step- ped in, first renting and then buy- ing the building for $100,000. USED BY WAR DEPARTMENT The theatre was remodeled into a three storey office building long used by the War Department. In 1893, 22 persons were killed and 68 injured when part of the building collapsed. but it was re- built and continued in use for of- fices. In 1932, the famous, Oldroyd col- lection of Lincolniana, previously exhibited in Springfield, Ill., and in the Petersen House, was moved to Ford's. Selections from this col- lection, plus more recent acquisi- tions, compose the museum ex- hibits now on view. Although restoration would be hampered by lack of exact plans, old photographs show accurately the appearance of the stage and boxes. Any remodeling program would probably include improved exhibition facilities in the base- ment. National Park Service officials say the seats and stage would be | 4 | gramme on the following Parks: | useful for holding anniversary ob- servances and for giving talks to school groups visiting Washington. Sentiment against using Ford's Theatre for plays, however, seems as strong today as it was among Lincoln's mourners 88 years ago. GREENWOOD Service Of Induction For New Minister MAY E. BROWN Correspondent GREENWOOD -- The induction service for the new pastor, Rev. He Moore, from Transcona in the Manitoba conference of the United Church, was held in the Greenwood Church on Friday eve- yg of last week. The Rev. Lackey of Claremont was in charge of the service with Rev. S. C. H. Atkinson of Albert Street, Oshawa, and Rev. McLach- lan of Ajax assisting. After the service a reception for Rev. and Mrs. Moore was held and a social hour enjoyed in the church Sunday | School room. Mrs. H. Dawson and daughters | are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Connor, at Tweed. | Lloyd and Mrs. Pegg of Oshawa visited Greenwood relatives on Sun- day. n Tuesday evening 'a large crowd held a charavari for W. E. and Mrs. Clark and Nelson and Mrs. Cole. Congratulations to the local High School students who did so well on their year's work in their respec- tive ades -- namely, Barbara Brooks, Shirley Wardle, Dorothy Closson, Dennis Togerson, Joann Morden, Bill Maxwell, Pat Brooks, * David Pegg, Joyce Closson and Marie Maxwell. All will be happy So kriow that Miss Gertrude Corbett is steadily improving from a tonsilectomy which she underwent last week. SCHOOL REPORT The report of Greenwood Public School is as follows: SENIOR DIVISION From Grade 8 to 9 -- Ronald Webb, hon.; Rita Mason, hon.; Margaret Ann Togerson, 3 Ken- neth Robertson, hon.; June Tweed- ie; Greta Hicks; Carol Maxwell; Allan Pascoe; David Robertson; Ivan Titterton. From Grade 7 to 8 -- Patsy Wardle, hon.; John Griffin, hon.; Neil Pascoe. \ From Grade 6 to 7 -- Carolyn Webb, hon.; Ina Robertson, hon.; William Hicks. From Grade 5 to 6 -- Steven Jackman, hon.; Gary Disney, hon.; Carol Blake; Nancy Wardle; Barb- ara Hicks; Harold Titterton, rec. Jerry Stachon, teacher. JUNIOR DIVISION Names in order of merit, Edna M. Green, teacher. From Grade 4 to 5 -- Sharon Clarke, hon.; Curtis La Fontaine, hon.; Teddy Degeer, hon.; Grant Pascoe. From Grade 3 to 4 -- Shirle: Gastliner, hon.; Fred Brickell, hon.; Verna Closson, hon.; Verna Closson, hon.; Wanda Moore; Ken- neth McTaggart; Bob - Balke; Wayne Eison; George Tweedie, re- oly mended. 2 rom Grade to 3 -- Bobb McTaggart, hon.; Gayle Disney, hon.; Ramon La Fontaine, hdn.; OSHAWA'S TELEVISION 5 Servicing 2) Centre To All Makes of Television Barons' now have the lat- est and most modern tech- nical equipment for ser- vicing and repairing of all makes of TV regardless of where obtained. Our ex- pert technicians are your guarantee of complete satisfaction. Fast, dependable service is yours by Dialing 5-4822 BARONS' 426 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa Ramond Brickell, hon.; Beth Hill, hon.; Gary Titterton; Lynn Jack- man; Hazel Closson; Douglas Webb. From Grade 1 to 2 -- Janice Clarke, hon.; Marion Titterton, hon.; Bernard Togerson, hon.; Sharon Blake; Bonnie Moore, rec. Mrs. Douglas Morden and little son arrived home from Oshawa General Hospital on Sunday af- ternoon. Mrs.. Tait of Toronto is visiting her daughter Mrs. Ross Jackman. munity took in the garden party nig. iss Glenna Minaker is spending Quite a number from the com- | at Cedar Grove on Saturday eve- C.R.A. MONDAY Recreation office open all' day. Lions Club Room for the Blind 9:00-5:30 p.m. Supervised Recreation Pro- gramme on the following Parks: North Oshawa, Fernhill, Valley- view, Connaught, Woodview, Ra- dio, Rundle, 'Sunnyside, Bathe, | Eastview, | Alexandra Park and Thorntons Corners. 9:00-11:45 a.m. Supervised Recreation Pro- ramme on the following Parks: North Oshawa, Thorntons Corners, Fernhill, Valleyview, Woodview, Radio, Rundle, Sunny- side, Bathe, Eastview, Harmony, Storie, Victory, Harman, view, Alexandra and SS. 1:00-5:00 p.m. TUESDAY Recreation office 'open all day. Lions Club Room for the Blind 9:00-5:30 p.m. Supervised recreation Pro- gramme on the following Parks: North Oshawa, Fernhill, Valley- view, Connaught, Woodview, Ra- dio, Rundle, Sunnyside, Bathe, Eastview, Harmony, Storie, Vie- tory, Harman, Lakeview, SS No. 6, {Alexandra and Thorntons Corn- ters. 9:00-11:45 a.m. No. | Supervised Recreation Pro-| |gramme on the following Parks: [North Oshawa, Fernhill, Valley- | view, Connaught, Woodview, Ra- dio, Rundle, Sunnyside, Bathe, | Eastview, Harmony, Storie, | tory, Harman, Lakeview, Alexan- {dra and S.S. No. 6. 1:00-5:00 p.m. | WEDNESDAY Recreation office open all day. {Lions Club Room for the Blind. 9:00-5:30 p.m. Supervised Recreation Pro- Thornton5s Corn- Valleyview, Connaught, Woodview, Ra- dio, Rundle, Sunnyside, Bathe, Eastview, Harmony, Storie, Vie- tory, Harman, Lakeview, SS No. 6, Alexandra and Thorntons Corn- ers. 9:00-11:45 a.m. Supervise- Recreation Pro- gramme on the following Parks: North Oshawa, Thorntons Corn- ers, Fernhill, Valleyview, Con- naught, Woodview, Radio, Rudle, dle, Sunnyside, Bathe Eastview, | Harmony, Storie, Victory, Har- man, Lakeview, Alexandra and S.S. No. 6. 1:00-5:00 p.m. North Oshawa, ers, Fernhill, The 400.000 inhabitants of Hel- sinki, Finland, made an average of more than 500 phone calls per | person last year. {the summer at Sudbury with her | sister, Miss Helen Minaker, RN. Ross Disney and Andy Morden |are each sporting new cars. Harmony, Storie, Vie-| | tory, Harman, Lakeview, SS. No. 6, | Connaught, | Lake- | 6. | Vie- | Total Attendance WINSE B Special prize for DANCING 9-12 1,000 Mark This Week "A SUMMER GET-TOGETHER" -- AT == Will Go Over The RADLEY'S Every Saturday Night the 1000th person ADMISSION 50¢ wou WARNER BROS. sranninc CORNET KAR BAALDEN 10 Binion STARTS MONDAY THRILLS! That Zig-Zag Across the World ! STEVE GOCHRAN se... ©) EYEFUL OF EXCITEMENT! I> i UOREY PAULA TIER RAYMOND Hey Kids! TWO THRILLING SERIALS! : "James Bros. of Missouri" & "Federal Agents" Added to Matinees Only ZION Decoration Day Service Draws ' Many Visitors MRS. RUSSELL STAINTON . Correspondent "ZION --The Decoration - Day | service was very well attended on | {Sunday afternoon. The Reverend | F. J. Reed, our new 'pastor, was the speaker and Mrs. Lloyd Ayre, | | Bowmanville, was soloist. | The cemetery was beautiful with | the many bouquets placed there in | loving memory of those who have | passed on. ! Mr. and Mrs. Wes Cameron open- {ed their home for a family picnic lon Sunday. Those attending were: {Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Coverly and isons, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown | and sons, Ebenezer; Mr. and Mrs. { Morley Flintoff and family, Mr. | and Mrs. Percy Flintoff and fa- | mily, Maple Grove; Mr. and Mrs. | Ivan Cochrane and daughters, Mr. | and Mrs. William Preston, Jim and | Ralph Burgess, Courtice; Mr. and {Mrs. Lloyd Flintoff and family, | North Oshawa; Mrs. Delbert Flint- off and Brian Aitkin, Miss V. Mec- Kellar and Johnny McKellar, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Flintoff and family After supper, Mrs. Ada Flintoff, and Don Flintoff, Kedron. Miss Ruby Flintoff, Mr. Wilfred | Fenton, Oshawa joined the gather- | ing for the evening. | Mr. and Mrs. Harry Poloz, Mid- | land, spent the weekend with Mr. ! and Mrs. R. C. Stainton. | Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Cameron, | Johnny and Brenda spent the week- | end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Storms, Oshawa. { Grant Williams is building a new | | house across the road from Cecil | 59 | Pascoe's. | | Miss Gladys Mouron, Ajax; John | | M'Etrailler, Hans Geissberger, Jr., | {went to London for the weekend. | | Hans visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack | | Arnott at Byron; also Jesse Arnott | Jat the Sanitorium. i | Ivor Gerry, Toronto, was with | | nis sister, Mrs. F. B. Glaspell, for the weekend. Mrs. F. B. Glaspell and Mrs. Alex | McMaster attended the funeral of | their. cousin, Joseph Hynd's of | Bolton, at Bowmanville last week. {| Mr. and mrs. L. McKenna, Osh- awa, visited at Percy Davidson's) on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Knapp and family, Mr. and Mrs. Percy David- son and family went on a picnic to Port Perry on Sunday. { Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Chapman, | Pickering, visited Alex McMaster's | on Friday. | Miss Marilyn Glaspell is holiday- | ing with her aunt and uncle, Mr. | and Mrs. Vernon Powell, at Col-| umbus. Mrs. Ray Cameron attended the | funeral of her uncle,- Ed. Court- | ney, at Port Hope on Tuesday. Mrs. Helen Down and Mrs. Jean Osborne, Ebenezer, called at Percy Davidson's on Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stainton were pper guests at Clarke Moore's, shawa, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Glaspell and | family, Tyrone; Mr. and Mrs. Ray | Scott and family, Oshawa; Mr. and | Mrs. Genny Glaspell and family, Mrs. F. .B Glaspell visited Alex | McMaster's on Sunday evening. Ronald Jackson and Miss Pat Shaw, Oshawa; Mr. and Mrs. Jim | Stainton visited Mr. and Mrs. John | Berquist and Susan at Lakeview, | New York, on Sunday and also Niagara Falls on the way home. Gov't Aids Hospitals TORONTO (CP)--Premier Frost | today announced provincial govern- | ment approval of hospital grants | totalling $665,000 for 10 Ontario | hospitals. | Receiving grants were: Niagara | Cottage hospitals, Niagara-on-the- | Lake, $16.000; Espanola General hospital, $44,000; Home for Incur- | able Children, Toronto, $50,000: | Notre Dame hospital, Hawkesbury, | $23,000; Ajax General hospital, $19,- | 000; Willett hospital, Paris, $20,000; | Hotel Dieu hospital, Windsor, $35,- | ; Beck Memorial Sanatorium, London, $50,000; St. Michael's hos- pital, Toronto, $324,000; Port Ar- thur General hospital, $44,000. su O Bring a Picnic Basket ENJOY SWIMMING AND FREE PONY RIDES FOR THE KIDDIES. REFRESHMENT BOOTH AT PUCKRIN'S PARK (Ajex) Get THE SARS | TONIGHT JAGR yr | Regent--"Road to Bali", shown at 1: THEATRE GUIDE :30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30. Last | complete show at 9:00 p.m. Marks. -- "Bad Boy," 1.45, 4.35, 7.20, 10.15. '"'Badmen of Tomb- stone," 12.30, 3.20, 6.00, 9.00. Last complete show at 8.50 p.m. Plaza. -- "Titanic", 1.30, 3.27, 5.24, 7.21 and 9.33. Last complete show at 9.03 p.m. Drive-In--""Lost in Alaska", start- ing at dusk. Last complete show | at 11:00 pm. 3 3 3 { | Biltmore -- "Rebel City," 12.30, | for a full year July 1 and 4,722 3.44, 6.28 and 9.15 p.m. 'Bowery | Battalion" 1.50, 5.04, 7.48 and 10.35 p.m. Last complete show at 9.08 p.m. Brock, Whitby. -- "Moulin Rouge." | shows at 7 and 9 p.m. For this | engagement Saturday evening | shows at 7 and 9. Average farm price of Canadian apples rose to $1.40 per bushel in 1952 from $1.02 in 1951. FOTO- NITE PAYS OFF AGAIN! 5200 FOR THIS PHOTO Last Wednesday night aot the Plaza Theatre, Miss Barbara Me- Mgster, 52 Gibbon St., was a winner on Foto-Nite ond was paid $200 for her photo. BECOME A FOTO-NITE FAN! IT'S FREE! You Could Be The Next Winner RR, | ON OUR STAGE | TO "OUR °F 1 fr Bop Direc "One of ON THE SCREEN ph 0 LL 3 IN ADDITION EATURE FILM England © CI Fd the Most Unusual and Entertaining Shows of the Century Stage Shows MATINEE 2:30 EVENINGS CANADIAN TOUR 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. © MATINEE CHILDREN . . .. L] PRces FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT © 25 CHILDREN .... 25¢ ADULTS ...... 50c EVENING ADULTS "BAD BOY" « plus 2 "BADMEN OF TOMBSTONE" Last av "BOWERY BATTALION" & "REBEL omy" - | THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Saturday, July 11, 1958 17 4,722 Get Disability Pensions TORONTO (CP)--Welfare Min- persons now are being aided im | Ontario. The disabled persons' allowances is the project "which the federal government turned down at the last Dominion - provincial confer- ence," Mr. Goodfellow said in giv- ing a progress report on the pro- ject. "I find it the most satisfying of any of our programs." The $40-a-month pension is pay: able to totally and permanently Sie ister G r sai iday abled persons between the ages of lpi pis Fray be {18 and 65 who have lived in the p pensions for dis- | yrayince for 10 years before appli- abled persons had been in effect | cation and who earn less than $720 | a year. LAST DAY PLAZA STARTS MO "TITANIC", NDAY NNN Donald O'Connor and that Famous Talking Mule in their funniest adventure i 5 3 or DONALD' CONNOR YVETTE DUGAY GENE LOCKHART NANCY GUILD ° "Zr ANC/S pk Son Pukd by LEONARD GOLDSTENY | 1S [0 THE th ty ARTHUR LUG sy OSCAR BROCNEY - bd 8 ho Tower cy od Rearing Out of the Untamed Tall Timbertands Comes This Thrill Jammed Logging Adventure! Cr TRE BLAZING JOHN PAYNE . William Demarest-Agnes Moorehead Richard Arlen-Susan Morrow oN ON THE SAME PROGRAM HISTORY'S MOST SEDUCTIVE WOMAN! Starring Claudette Colbert wo Warren William « Henry Wilcoxon Jan Keith + Joseph Schildiraut Aubrey Smith Gertrude Michae! A Paramount Re-Release