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men WHITBY AND DISTRICT NEW PHONE 703 # THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Tuesday, September 22, 1953 WHITBY'S NEW ARTIFICIAL ICE ARENA TAKES SHAPE With the old arena torn down and moved off the site, workmen have now begun the construction of a new artificial ice arena. Shown above in a view looking towards Green Street are work- | men pouring the foundations. Chairman of the Rink Committee, grr | Francis J. McIntyre, states that the contractor, the T. A. Wilson Lumber Company, of Cannington, has set December 15th as the date of completion. Mr. McIntyre states that if weather conditions are favourable the building | new building will cover the area | used by the old arena ande addi- | tional space to the south. It is being constructed now at a cost | of $97,000 following a drive for | the year in | funds earlier in | which Whitby residents and busi- nesses pledged over $60,000. Fol- | lowing the destruction of the Osh- awa arena by fire last week, | Mr. Mcintyre offered the ser- vices of the new arena to Osh- awa whenever the ice was avail able. Photo by Scott Studio, Whitby. With a heavy agenda om tap, Ontario County Council will meet at the Court House on Wednesday September 30th. The session is ex- pected to last several days. Several Important Questions On County Council Agenda struction year in the county with the laying of 25 additional miles of asphalt pavement, giving the county now 75 miles of permanent roads. This work is nearing com- One question to be discussed, and probably disposed of, is that ef capital hospital rants. The special committee considering this question met on Monday and will present ilts report. This has long been a contentious question. Another question likely to come up is that of superanuation ofr county employees. At present the county, has no superanuation scheme and in recent years it has become a fairly large employ- er of labor. This has been a very heavy com- Whitby Rotarians To Conduct Safety Campaign For the d year in sion, Whitby Rotary Club is pro- viding a safety measure for boys dnesday afternoon, on and girls who ride bicycles. A |Hillcrest and Dundas on Thursday committee under Art Crawford | afternoon, and the High Schopl at 'has completed arrangements for |a later date. Friday had been taping with Scotchlite tape which planned but this is field day. has the effect of a light in the| Anyone who can bring their darkness, and which was last year bicycles to the High School on successfully used. | Saturday afternoon between two or The scheme has the blessing and (three o'clock can have them co-operation of Chief Constable taped. There is no charge, just | | Charles Fletcher and the members an obligation fo play safe on the | | of his force. The Chief, incidentally, | streets and highways when riding plans shortly to visit all schools bicycles. tenden E. Sims and his men, and will done before the frost sets in. The Roads and Bridges Committees will therefore have in- teresting reports to present to the Council. Of course there are other sub- jects that may come. The Reach assessment appeal has been dis- posed of so that it will not likely {raise its head at this~session. There will be repotrs from the various committees. All in all it promises to be an interesting session. pletion, ycler county road super- & to gpeak on the question of safety. embers of the Committee will be at King and Brock Street h should be up by that time. The JOINS WHITBY POLICE DEPARTMENT Beginning duties on the Whitby Police Department this week was Constable James Quinton, a form- er Ontario Provincial Police Con- stable. Constable Quinton was ap- pointed on Thursday afternoon by the Whitby Police Commission and fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Constable Pet- er White. Photo by Scott Studio, Whitby. whitby briefs. . . Justice Kelly To Preside For Supreme Court With the advent of autumn, Ontario County's Court House be- gins to stir with activity again. On the agenda for the next few weeks are a meeting of the Ontario County Council, County Court, and Supreme Court. A tentative date: has been set for the next meeting of the Ontario County Council late this month. Council niembers state that a meet- ing will be called on the last day of September, which is Wednesday of next week. On the following week, October 5th, His Honour Judge F. J. MacRae will preside over the County Court Sessions. Heard at that sitting, besides civil | actions, for which dates will be | set, will be appeals from decisions { handed out in Magistrate's Court. | Later in the month, October 26th. the Supreme Court will sit. The Honourable Mr. Justice Kelly will preside. Dockets are being prepar- ed. SET TOURIST RECORD TORONTO (CP)--August tourist business set a record in Ontario. | The provincial travel and publicity | department announced Monday that 355,617 tourists entered the province during the month, 17,000 | more than during the same month last ear. WHITHY HONE 6138 BROCK . EVENING SHOWS AT 7 P.M. LAST COMPLETE SHOW 8:20 The screen's funniest lover...In a comedy you'll love... with that "Lavender Hill' mobster again..! - ALEC GUINNESS xs THE PROM wii GLYNIS JOHNS -VALERIE HOBSON PETULA CLARK 1 Cod I Wild-Ani ! Jungle Perils! White Killers! Secret of The Diamonds! a rzans Savage Fury By J. T. GRAY Canadian Press Staff Writer TORONTO (CP) -- The coming ability of the United States to use the oceans as bomber bases ling changes in military Strategy | since the invention of the atomic | bomb," a report to the American Association of Port Authorities says. The report, drawn up by a com- | mittee on harbors and shipping, also predicted "a near-revolution" in transport operation because of the development of a jet hydro-ski | delta-wing seaplane. "Currently on the drawing board," said the report, "is a Dutch Folk More than 100 new Canadians | from Holland meet every Sunday in the Whitby United Church for services. Those oming, to the weekly services of the Dutch Re- formed Church are part of the great number of Dutch families | who have moved into this part of the province in recent months. One year ago, the number of Dutch meeting at United Church for their own services was ofl about 75. As an indication of the further influx of immigrants from | Holland during the past year, this number has now increased to 125 in recent weeks. The services are conducted by Rev. Mr. Tinklen- berg, Toronto, a pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church. Sunday | School is held in the afternoon and {on Saturday evenings, the Young | People of the Church meet. Only a few Dutch families are now settled in Whitby, establishing for themselves homes. Some attend- ed the night school here last winter. Until a few weeks ago, a Dutch consul was stationed at Whitby, residing on Colborne Street. In recent weeks he has left and has not been replaced. FIND MURDERED GIRL HALIFAX, England (Reuters)-- A country-wide search for six- year-old Mary Hackett, who dis- appeared Aug. 12, ended Monday with the discovery of her body in a church only 40 pards from her home. Police said she had been murdered. TING TO KOREA LONDON, Ont. (CP)--Merle R. (Ting) Tingley, cartoonist for the Free Press, has loft on a six-week trip to Korea. In addition to Free Press, he his work for the will be drawing cartoons for the special edition of the Tokyo News, published for Commonwealth so'diers. "'promises one of the most start- | Hold Services jm: coud sl sve i bute | need to commit enormously-expen- Revolutionary Seaplane May End Carriers' Use | sketch of what may be the ultimate in air transportation: A gigantie delta-wing airliner with hydro skies, fast as sound or faster. {Seated in a water-tight hull, high above storms, its passengers will ride in a sound-free cabin, {able to fly to the ends of the | earth with the comforting thought that boundless 'runways are ac- | companying them down below." The hydro ski, a development of | set of knives. the water ski, can be let down and retracted and is designed to enable the plane "to land and ake off in seas far rougher than | anything an old-time flying boat {could handle." handicapped because of their de- pendence on overseas bases which could be destroyed in event of war. But a water-based bomber, which could meet submarines or surface | | ships for refuelling and taking on bombs, could not have its base sive carrier task forces to help out in strategic bombing.' WHITBY LADIES' CANDY LEAGUE The Whitby Ladies Candy League is now all set for the season, with opening roll off Wednesday, Sept- ember 23rd. All eight teams are complete. For the information of the bowlers we are listing the per- sonnel of the teams. LOLLIPOPS -- M. Kadwell, A. Hewis, C. Dragomatz, M. Chatten, J. Burns, D. Yates; HUMBUGS -- F. Lott, I. Farn. | dale, W. Brinning. D. Moore, G. McDonough, F. Beaton; LIFESAVERS -- N. McCarroll, F. Kalar, E. Thrasher, D. Mel rose, A. Patts, R. Yates; JELLY BEANS -- M. Pogson, S. Atkinson, C. Loyst, L. Stevens, J. Webb, L. Myers; MAPLE BUDS -- .G. Wiles, J. King, 1. Ross, E. Yates, T. Allard, Mrs. Shields; +GUMDROPS -- L. Peake, M. McGahey, E. Cook, L. Correll Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Strong; ALL SORTS -- W. Wilkinson, A. Mickecel, F. Missett, R. Peleshok, A. Vallant, Mrs. Mussn; PEPPERMINTS -- H. Moore, W. Law, B. Courtney, D. Whitney, H., Whitney, M. Goode. CARD OF THANKS I wish to express my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to each and everyone who has helped in any way during our recent bereavement, especially W. C. Town and Sons for their kindness. Mrs. Allan Sheepwash. (221a) Long-range bombers now were | { Akey's room Ww! | day 'evening, |8 o'clock, fi Lady Forerhan Thinks Unions WHITBY DAY BY DAY Accounts of social evenis and WHITBY'S FIRE BELL IS LOWERED Break The Law TORONTO (CP) -- Mrs. Jean Ironside, first woman foreman of a OR ounty grand jury, sug-, : : | geste onday that an antiquated | Vimy Ridge LOL by he | section of the Criminal Code en- |a social on Saturday '| courages unions to conspire to- Winners of prizes were Janice | gether and break the law. Sawdon, 38 Avenue Street, Oshawa, After Teading he grand Jury's | ilkins report criticizing @ practice of a doll, and Mrs. S. W + Whitby, |femaning mentally-ill persons to | the Don jail, she said: | Rev. A. E. Kemp, rector of 8t.| Is it not time to amend the | John's Church, Port Whitby, an-|18th-century law, passed in 1892, nounces that harvest thanksgiving encouraging the largest group of | services are to be held at his conspirators? The law allows them | church on October 4th. |to conspire for their own reason- | | able protection, but have they not | Executive members of Hillcrest | gone beyond this point and are they | |Home and School Association held |not therefore breaking the law?' | {an Afternoon Tea last Friday for | 'In an interview later, she said news items of local interest and names of visitors are ap- preciated. PHONE 708 | the mothers' of Grade 1 pupils and | she was referring to unions. upils whose families | have recently moved into the school district. Mrs. J. M. Hird | welcomed the guests. Refreshments | | WHITBY LEGION i in Mrs. | The Executive committee meets aud _ Joumger Shilares, mothers' | at the Hall on Thursday evening visited in Mr. Catherwood's class | With a heavy business agenda. room. Mr. D. Catherwood, princ- ipal of the school, addressed the | mothers' with pertinent remarks | on school discipline and introduced b of the teaching staff. mothers' of It is announced that Leo Cun- ningham, chairman of the Provine- ial Command of the Canadian | Legion, will be the guest speaker ; at the annual Remembrance Day | Friends of Charles Baker, Kent banquet to be held on November Street, will be glad to hear that he | 11th. ahd reutrned home from the Tor- onto General Hospital, and is much imporved after an operation. Miss Jean Margaret Creig, VON nurse in Whitby for the past year, left on Sunday to take on her new post in York Township. Her succes- sor, Miss Margaret Smith, who came from York, has assumed her duties here. Miss Joan Fallaise, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Fallaise, has entered the Sick Children's Hos- ital, Toronto, as nurse-in-training. urray Fallaise is taking an in- dustrial course at the Ryerson School of Technology. The Dundas Home and School Association" will hold their first meeting of the season on Wednes September 28, at the school. This is to be an open house meeting, re- freshments and a social hour will be enjoyed. S Plans are under way for the annual Poppy Day to be held on the Saturday previous to Remem- brance Day. The funds from the sale of the Flanders Red Poppies 0 jo Een Welfare work. In connection with Remembrance Day, there will be the usual Sun. day service the previous Sunday evening, in which the churches of the town join. Shuffleboard may be said to be the order of the day at the Legion Hall. A popular game all the year around, it is being started now with nearly all members back and fall and winter activities in the offing. MOB FIRES STORES DURBAN (Reuters) -- Mobs of Scuth African natives set fire to eight Indian-owned stores and dam- aged agd looted at least six others in a wave of rioting in a native shanty area near here Sunday night after an Indian bus killed a native boy. Police fired on loot- ers and one native was shot dead in the act of setting fire to a shop. SALLY'S SALLIES Whitby Classified NOTICE: Classified advertisements for this column must be in the Whithy office by 5 p.m. the day preced. ing publication. ROCKWOOL INSULATION, FIRE . Cool in summer; warm in winter | estimates. Walter Ward, Insulation Contractor. 204 Chestnut West, one 2563. (Oct21) WELLS DUG AND DEEPENED. SEP tic tanks installed and cleaned. Phone 2961. Don Ferris, 639 Brock St. North. Whitby. (Oct12) CUSTOM BUILT FLOORS, LINOLEUM, rubber mastic tiles, also inlaid ' lino- leum, also plastic wall tile. Free esti mates. Phone 2215, Whitby. (Sept29) FOR RENT -- FOUR FURNISHED rooms, suitable for single gentlemen. Phone 2594, after 6 o'clock. (2200) FOR SALE -- 51 CHEV. 4%-TON pick-up truck, fully equipped, low mile- age, George, 210° Trent West. (2210) FOR SALE -- BABY CARRIAGE. | Phone 427 evenings. (221a) GARAGE FOR RENT -- 207 BYRON | North, phone 2933. EMPLOYMENT WANTED --- SEC- retary, receptionist, age 22, requires part time work, preferable mornings, 3 years' experience, Post Office 415, Whitby. (2218) (221¢) | \ [7 3 Nr c/ ee TE = The CO a-22 JK Whitby's Fire Bell, atop a tow- er at the rear of the Town Hall, gave away to old age on Sat- urday morning. Earlier in the, month, the members of Council were advised that part of the tower had dropped to the side- walk, fortunately at a time when no one was standing there. Coun- cil authorized the tower to be removed and this operation was carried out on Saturday. The | above photo caught the bell just | as & had been swung clear of the tower. Note the two werk- men still standing on the weaw ing tower. Latey the tower was lowered to rest on. one side. Works Foreman John Rae and | Caretaker Ernie Clarke, right | and left, are shown in the fore- | ground, Mr. Rae states that the | tower and bell will be sold. {--Photo by Scott Studio, Present Mothers Of St. John's W.A. Lite Membership The WA of St. John's Church, Port Whitby, held their regular business meeting Thursday even- ing, in the Sunday School room. Miss Olive Goldring, president of the WA, opened the meeting with the singing of a hymn. Mrs. T. Rea read the scripture. The reports of the secretary and Dorcas Fund were given. Miss M. Sleep gave the | Mission Studies "Africa Steps Out" At the close of the business meet, ing Miss Goldring was completely taken by Surprise when she was presented with a life membership to the WA from her family, in honour of her birthday, which Miss Goldring had celebrated the pre- vious week. Miss Adelaide Gold- ring presented her sister with a certificate which was inscribed with the scripture "Be Thou Faith. ful Unto Death and I Will Give Hhee A Crown of Life." Miss Em- ma Goldring, sister of president, presented her with the gold cross pin, and Mrs. C. S. Evans (Bertha) presented her with a nosegay of flowers, on behalf of Miss B. Mec- Kerracher of Oshawa. Miss Goldring thanked them in a few brief words. Refreshments were served and a birthday cake was the highlight of the refreshments. An hour of fellowship was enjoy- | ed. The cotton manufacturing indus- try in Lancashire, England, dates from 1641. TOWNSEND SALES and SERVICE DURHAM STREET AJAX Telephone 654J PROMPT, EFFICIENT 'Rirmen Guilty Of Stealing Public Funds | MONTREAL (CP) -- ROAF | court-martial has found two al { men guilty of stealing publie funds |and sentenced them to discharge | and varying terms of imprisonment {and detention, | A™ franenort headquarters said Monday that LAC. J. BE. | 30, 0: wiontreal, was sentenced #0 discharge from the service and two years imprisonment less one day, anl LAC. J. J. Lamberte, 3, of Grande Riviere, Que., to eight months detention. The men were arrested three others at Lachine nead station in July following an audit of accounts. Two other airmem were arrested later. It was re- ported at the time that about $4,500 was misappropriated. Most of the money was recovered. The others are still to be tried. Washington, D.C., has more tele- phones per capita than any other city in the world; San Francisco Sstond and Stockholm, Sweden, ird. W. C. Town & Sons FRIGIDAIRE AUTHORIZED DEALER: WHITBY PHONE 410 ILECTRIC MOTORS Rewinding - Repairing Soles and Service PORT WHITBY ELECTRIC 1600 Brock Street South REG BRYANT ELECTRIC Gopr. 1933, Ring Features Syndicate, Ic., World rights reserved. HONOR WORKER The W.A. of St. John's Anglican | Church, Port Whitby, honored a | very faithful member and work- | er when a life membership was presented to Miss Olive Goldring. ANYONE WISHING TRANSPORTA- | tion from Whitby to new G.M. plant, 8 "W's your blind date. He says h 'seeing | tn 4:30 or 5, phone 345 between 5 and § pm. é «an ob e"ll come over if 'N be his eye" BIRTHS | WELLS--Don and Maureen Wells are MS oy) | happy to announce the arrival of their son, Saturday, September 19, 1953, aty Oshawa General Hospital, a brother for Kathryn and Christopher. CATS Py W Re Pop ! 5 BER yrpyg ant SO Wiring & Repairs 213 BYRON ST. SOUTH TELEPHONE 628 T-V SERVICE ALL MAKES TIM-BER-LOX 4030p ¢ Recommended as a PAINT MIX for new or repaint job. WHITBY PAINT AND WALLPAPER 135 BROCK ST. N. PHONE 408 First Class Painting, Decorating, Paperhanging Color Schemes and Interior Finishes a Specialty Authorized "Pittsburgh Paint' Dealer Empire Wall Papers ESTIMATES FREE T. €. MYGLAND S. ¥. RUTHERFORD w