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TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD CUT-IN AT BROOK Residents of the Brooklin area are assuréd of improved tele- phone service following the open- ing of a new exchange in the village on Thursday afternoon. The upper picture shows opera- tors Miss V. Parkin, Miss Leone Smith and chief operator Mrs. M. Stephenson putting through nd the first call. In the lower pic- ture Ontario County Warden Heber Down of Brooklin is put- ting through the first call to Toronto to inform T. A. Gibson, chairman of the Ajax Hospital board, that the hospital will re- ceive a grant of the county council. : Photos by John Mills. Blind Advisory Committee Meets The annual meeting of the Osh- awa Advisory Board of the Cana- dian National Institute for the Blind took the form of a dinner and business meeting in the library at Adelaide House Thursday evening. R. W. Beath, chief librarian and director of research and recreation at the Institute's Toronto headquar- ters, was guest speaker. Born in 1898 in southwestern Manitoba, Mr. Beath has been totally blind since he was six years old. That has not deterred him from becoming a university graduate and later a lea ent in making the lives of the blind full and useful. GREATEST ORGANIZATION In his address Mr. Beath stressed the fact that the CNIB is the great- est organization for blind people in the world. He also pointed out the difference that Christianity has done for the blind. Before Christian times, he said, the blind were either allowed to die at birth or lived the lives of beggars' slaves. Not until the Christian Church came into boing did any light shine on the There are, continued Mr. Beath, three basic parts that form the success of the blind institute. There are the courageous, intellectual blind persons, -- Canada has 20,000 blind. There is an understanding: and generous citizenry -- the CNI is depending on the people of Peel, Simcoe, Haldimand, York and On- tario counties to contribute the lion's share of the funds for their $3,600,000 new building to be built soon near Sunnybrook. Third is a well-run business organization -- last year the Institute made more than $8,000,000 through the sale of articles made by the blind. GIVE MUCH TO WORLD Mr. Beath pointed to several out- standing historical figures and con- temporaries to prove that the blind give as much to the world as the world gives to them. John Milton, 18th century poet, writer and polit- ical journalist continued his work when overtaken by complete blind- ness. Sir Henry Fawcett, famous 19th century Englishman, establish- ed the parcel post service that en- ables us to send the Christmas gifts anywhere today. he members of the advisory board, who greatly enjoyed Mr. Beath's talk were much interested in his Braille library. The Insti- tute library he said, has some 20,- 000 volumes in Braille. By way of comparison, stated one of the mem- bers, the Oshawa library has 30,000 ordinary volumes. The library also contains some 50,000 records, or talking books as they are called. Every day over a ton of books is sent to readers outside of Toronto. Paul Kennedy thanked Mr. Beath for coming to Oshawa to speak to the group here. . Jack Motley, representative of the Lions Club, mentioned that the Lions Club Christmas party for the blind will be held today at 6.30 .m, in Centre Street United Church. Another matter Mr. Motley felt should be cleared up was that of Miss Vera Siblock, who operates a magazine and candy stand at the corner of Simcoe and Athol Streets. She pays rent to the Lions Club, who keep the booth in condi- tion and she owns all of the stock. She receives no financial assistance from the Lions Club. EXECUTIVE NAME The executive for the following ear will be: Rev. Dr. George Tel- ord, chairman; Mrs. B. C. Colpus, vice-chairman; Mrs. A. J. Park- hill, welfare convener; P. W. Ken- nedy, social convener; P. W. Ken- Armstrong, secretary; W. G. Mec- Larty, treasurer; Mrs. R. J. Me- Connell, eye service committee con- vener. Present at the dinner and meet- ing were all of the executive apart from Mrs. McConnell and Mr. Me- Larty. Also present were Jack Mot- ley, president of the Lions club, and Mrs. Motley; E. G. Brown, district field secretary of the CNIB; Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Beath; Wallace Reidt fund-raising campaign man- ager for the Jorthéoming new build- ings; H. Armstrong, Kiwanis re- presentative; Miss Gertrude Tuck- er, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lambert, Mrs. T. C. Worden, Mrs. J. P. Man- gan and Mrs. P. Kennedy. BOY SAVES HORSE BRISTOL, England (CP) -- The friends of Bristol Horses Society has awarded a membership card to David Terbin, 8, for buying a horse to save it from slaughter. Use CROWN INFLATIONS for Bert Milking Efficiency ees kO : TIE Life 54 CHURCH ST. No matter whot make of milking machine you use, we ean supply you with the finest Th PRY NATURAL RUBBER, ad: lar prices. Be sure to ask for CROWN Rubber Ports -- in flations, tubing, gushels, ole, MASTER FEEDS design ond , of popu. OSHAWA LIN | ® A 4 | 1 | Ask Trustee To Continue At a meeting of Darlington Town- ship Council at Hampton a letter was received from T. M. Chant of Hampton, tendering his resigna- tion from the Durham District High School Board. In view of the excellent service Mr. Chant has given, council instructed the clerk to write Mr. Chant urging him to remain as municipal representa- tive on the Board. Council passed a motion to give themselves the following honorar- iums for 1953: Reeve, $200; Deputy Reeve, $175; Councillors $150. A letter was read from Camp- bell's Soup Company pointing out that roadside spraying had dam- aged Allan Metcalfe's tomato crop. H. F. Crown addressed council on the topic of tree conservation, touching on representation on Con- servation Commissions and point- ing out the substanial provincial aid which can be obtained. The * | municipalities of Bowmanville and Clarke 'are to be contacted to see if they are interested in joining in conservation proposals. Three payments were made to the Bowmanville Fire Department $1,000 for stand-by time; $100 for | a call; $135 for a second call. ,000 from | Two Tied In East Whitby A recount of the ballots for coun- cil in East Whitby Township has been ordered following a tie vote between two candidates. Carl Avery of Raglan and Rus- sell Down of Columbus each polled 255 votes, accdrding to the Deputy- returning officers. On election night, it had first been announced that Mr. Avery's count was 256 but at a second count of the polling booth officials, the error was detected. HANDSOME CARD LONDON (CP)--Members of Par- liament this year are sending Christmas cards bearing a photo- graph of the Queen. e picture was taken at a pre-Coronation luncheon of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Pulp and paper spends almost 400 million a year on wages. COMING EVENTS "THE STONES CRY OUT" AN ILLUS- trated lecture by Mr. G. Wills, British- Israel meeting, Sunday, December 13, 3 o'clock, Orange Temple, 15 Bruce St. Everyone welcome. (De 10 19) 4th OSHAWA SCOUT MOTHERS ASSO- ciation Rummage Sale on Friday De- cember 11 at 1.30 in St. Andrews base- ment. (2882) LYCEUM CLUB---MONDAY, ' DECEM- ber 14, 3 o'clock, St. Andrew's Church. Special Christmas program by choral group of Toronto club. Guests 50c including tea. Members 25¢c. (289b) MASON'S BERTINI BAND IN ST. John's Hall, Simcoe and Bloor, em Sunday, December 13. 7:30 p.m. (289b) Radio Park Plans Party Plans for a Christmas party for all children in the Radio Park area were completed at the annual meet- ing held the clubhouse Wednes- day evening. e party will be held in West- mount school on Friday, Decem- ber 18, at 7 p.m. There will be films shown, then ice cream and cookies for the children, and Santa Claus will climax the evening with a gift for everyone Notices have been sent to each home, so the Association expects a large num- ber to be present. The election of officers was con- ducted by Doug, Rigg and Wes. the CRA staff with the following elected for 1954: Clyne Goldsmith, president; Irv. , vice - president; Mrs. March, secretary; Mrs. R. D. Thomas, treasurer; Mr. R. March, Sports chairman; Mrs. E. Fegan. bingo chairman; Mrs. C. Gold- smith, social convener. Joan Ross Is Best Orator Joan Ross of Beaverton won the annual Ontario Public Speaking Competition held in the Uxbridge High School recently. She will re- present Ontario County at the pro- vincial Junior Speaking Competi- tion to be held in the King Edward Hotel on January 5. Others in the contest weré: second Sandra James of Port Perry; third Norm Lyons of Ux- bridge and fourth, Maustyn Mec- night of Uxbridge. embers of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club who made up the panel of judges were Dr. George Werry, Frank Raylor and Mr. McNab. Recommended Christmas Books The following Christmas books are recommended by the staff of the Oshawa Public Library: FOR MOTHER The Tudor Rose, by Barnes (Nel- son); The Heart of the Family, by Godge (Musson); Desiree, by Selinko (British Books); A Man Called Peter, by Marshall (Mec- Graw); The Whiteoak Brothers, by De la Roche (Macmillan); King Harry's Sister, by Glenne (Mec- Graw); Renown at Stratford, by Guthrie (Clarke Irwin). FOR FATHER The Rommel Papers, by Liddell Hart (Collins); Digby, Walker (Collins); Cabbagetown Store, by McAree (Ryerson); Seven Years in Tibet, by Harrer (Clarke Ir- win); Vagrant Viking, by Freuchen (Copp Clark); Triumph and Trag- edy, by Churchill (Allen); Russian Assignment, by Stevens - (McClel- land). FOR SISTER The Silver Chalice, by Costain | (Doubleday); The Heart of a Pea- cock, by Carr (Oxford); Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain, by Ir- win (Clarke Irwin); Pardon my Parka, by Walker (McClelland); A Shropshire Lad, by Housman (Nelson, Foster and Scott); Fun with Ballet, by Freeman (Ran- dom); Northern Exposures, by Harrington (Nelson). FOR BROTHER Jungle Lore, by Corbett ¢Ox- ford); Hockey Night in Canada, by Hewitt (Ryerson); Bandoola, by Williams (Clarke Irwin); White Wings Around the World, by Green (Ryerson); The Silent World, by Cousteau (Harper); The Scarlet Force, by Longstreth (Macmillan); Your Trip, into Space, by Poole (McGraw). FOR THE CHILDREN Puss in Boots, by Marcia Brown (Saunders); The Biggest Bear, by Lynd Ward (Allen); Curious George Rides a Bike, by H. A. Rey. (Allen); Madeline's Rescue, by Ludwig Bemelmans (Macmil- lan); The Talking Cat, by Natalie Savage Carlson (Musson); Mary Poppins in the Park, by Pamela J. Travers (McLeod); The Stars: a New Way to See Them, by H. A. Rey (Allen); Spiderweb for Two, by Elizabeth Enright (Clarke Ir- win); The Ark, by Margot Benary- Isbart(McLeod). BIRTHDAYS Congratulations are extended to Bobble May, 200 Celina Street, who is celebrating his birthday . today, December 11, 1958. CITY OF BAGOT STREET METCALFE STREET. LLOYD STREET. McGREGOR STREET. ' MONK STREET. SIMCOE ST. SOUTH, from N POWER INTERRUPTION The Power interruption scheduled for last Sunday, in the area of the City shown below, could not be carried out due to inclement weather. If possible, the work will be carried out on Sunday, December 13th, 1953. AREA AFFECTED ATHOL STREET, West of Simcoe Street. JOHN STREET, East of Oshawa Creek. QUEEN STREET, South of Athol Street. CENTRE STREET, North of Rotary Park. b OSHAWA N ' 52 inclusive and of the City S. J. BABE, Chairman, to from Number 134 to 190 inclusive, KING STREET WEST, from Number 38 to Number 88. TIME OF INTERRUPTION 2:00 p.m. to 3: The Public Utilities Commission 30 p.m. ES.T. of Oshawa G. F. SHREVE, AAAI AVVAAAAARNAAAVAAVARAAAAARAAAAAXXN OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETT WHITBY VOL. 12--No. 289 OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1953 PAGE THREE N é 2 4 BEHIND THE BARN-DOOR By ROBERT F. CLARKE A broadcast of special interest to Canadian farmers will come ov- er the stations of the CBC's Dom- inion network next Monday at 8 friend stopped there and used that ragraph as a basis for criticiz- g the situation which exists in Canada. All I want to say to the p.m. On that night the CBC Press Cr will originate in Rome and among those to be questioned by an internatinal panel 'of cor- respondents will be H. H. Hannam, President of the Canadian Federa- tion of Agriculture. The CBC people, in their notice of the broadcast, say they also hope to have the Rt. Honourable James G. Gardiner, Canada's Min- ister of Agriculture, on the pro- gram, Both he and Herb Hannam are in Rome at this time to attend the conference of the United Na- tions Food and Agricultural Or- ganization. NO WORLD FOOD BANK The first news to come out of the conference reported that the FAO had refgused to establish a World Food Bank as had been proposed years ago by the Cana- dian Federation of Agriculture, . Instead of pooling the resources of all nations in such a bank, the FAO prefers to leave the distribu- tion of their surpluses to the in- dividual countries: Mr. Gardiner took the stand that Canada would need the assistance of other coun- tries to get rid of her surplus of wheat. a HOME MARKETS A short while ago, in the House of Commons at Ottawa, the mem- ber for Queens, PEI, Mr. MacLean, had contrasted the precarious sit- uation of farmers with the bouyant conditions of industry and com- merce, quoting from Current Re- view of Agricultural Conditions in Canada: 'The continuing high lev- el of economic activity is reflect- ed in the income components of gross national product. Labour in- come for the first seven months of this year was 10 per cent higher than in the corresponding period of 1952... At July 1 of this year, average weekly salaries and wages stood at $57.58 compared with $53.96 at July 1, 1952." A few days later Mr. Gardiner replied to Mr. MacLean: "My House is that we have surpluses only in Wheat and cattle... all other products, including dairy products, must be sold to con- sumers in this country." "I cannot understand," Mr. Gar- diner continued, 'why a represen- tative of any agricultural consti- tuency should get up in the House and criticize the fact that the people in the only market he has for most of his products, and the best market he has for most of them, are doing fairly ,well and Jre therefore consuming Canadian "I think the only way the aver- age Canadian can be a good cus- tomer or a real purchaser of Cana- dian products in a good market is to have good wages, to be em- ployed all the time, to be doing the things which he is capable of doing, and to get good returns for doing so." "When I have said that," the minister concluded, "I know if he gets too much it is going to in- crease the ocst of production on the farm. But I am quite satisfied that with the prices we are get- ting at the moment we are not being materially hurt on the farm, and if we can keep the other fel- low getting the same return and are able at all times to sell to him all we produce at presgnt prices we ought to be able to carry on." District Men Enroute Home Two soldiers from the Oshawa district are among the 400 Cana- | dian veterans of Japan and Korea | who will arrive at a west coast port on Monday, December 14. They are Pte: J. Burgess, RR 3, Oshawa and Craftsman D. A. Dav- idson, 8 Mary Street, Ajax. The men will leave Seattle by special train for their home destin- ations. Open New Brooklin Phone Exchange Warden Down Places First Call After Cut-Over By JOHN MILLS BROOKLIN -- It took make the change-over from 15 seconds on Thursday' to the old Bell Telephone ex- change in Brooklin to the smart new building and its up- to-date equipment. W. J. Anderson and N. H, Gemmell, PBX repairmen, stood holding the strings to pull the plugs as the moment for the switch over approached. At 2 p.m. the signal was given. The plugs were pulled, two operators slipped into their seats and the new board was in operation. The first call was placed by On- tario County Warden Heber Down: Mr. Down is also Reeve of Whitby Township. Circumstances connected with this particular call are of special interest. It was made by Warden Down to T. A. Gibson, chairman of the Ajax and Pickering General Hospital Board of directors. The call to Mr. Gibson was not merely an exchange of sentiments, but to inform him that only an hour or two previously County Council had approved a grant of $25,000 to the Ajax and Pickering Hospital. This was a message of prime im- portance, as at this moment the- hospital directors. are currently en- * gaged in trying to raise $60,000 to | open a new hospital in Ajax. | ONCE DOWN LAND By a unique coincidence the new hospital is located on land in Ajax which from 1920 to 1941 was farm- ed by Heber Down. Forced to move when this land was expropriated in 1941 as a site for the shell filling lant, Mr. Down located nenr rooklin. The change of residence compelk ed Mr. Down to resign his seat on Pickering Township Council where he had served long and faithfully Since moving to Whitby Township Mr. Down has continued his muni- FIRST CALL (Continued on Page 14) Annual Community Carol Service at Simcoe Street United Church Next Sunday, Dec. 13 at 8:30 p.m. North Oshawa United Church. --Mrs. J. C. Rundle Oshawa Missionary College Choir Alex. Yakavenko --Mrs. AAR ORGANIST -- MR. KELVIN JAMES, A.T.C.M. 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