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es ---- ET -- ------ ne ees ea SI Sr mi -- & pln By 0 0 0 A HE Pn - ss COURT Charlene TRIBUTE PAID TO FALLEN OF MAJOR MARSLAND RANK- in, Salvation Army, (top pic- ture) who placed a wreath Memorial Park cenotaph Tues- | day during the service to com- was one of the dozens | on the | Inemorate the dead of three | wars. Below, Archdeacon H. D. Cleverdon, padre of the Osha- gion, (in beret) addresses more than 700 people who at- wa branch of the Canadian Le- | THREE WORLD WARS w BY | tended. Standing behind is | Rev. Ronald Sharp, of St. Mat- | thew's Anglican Church, who read the lesson. Archdeacon Cleverdon urged his listeners | to "take up the torch" left by | the fallen to ensure principles of freedom righteousness, jus- tice and honor throughout the world. --Oshawa Times Photos oe A date that will undoubtedly be long remembered by E. J. (Jeff) Umphrey, vice - president and director of sales, General Motors of Canada Limited, was| Monday, Nov. 10, when more than 700 GM dealers gathered in the Roral York Hotel to pay trib- ute to him for outstanding serv-|phrey, President Gordon said that tracing Mr. Umphrey's history ice in the development of sale of General Motors products in Canada. It was a gala gathering were representatives of dealer organizations from every prov- ince and part of Canada, It doubtful if a fellow employe in any industry in Canada ever re- ceived a more sincere and warm- hearted tribute. It was as though a family had gathered to pay their respects and affections to one who had won acclai distant land and ". Vv receiving the heartfelt congratu- lations from his own folk, people with whom he had worked for many years and who were anxi- ous to let him know that they «were full of appreciation for the =Job he had done and was still do- ing as sales boss of General Mo- tors of Canada. GMC PRESIDENT SPEAKS C. Douglas Taylor of Montreal was chairman of the evening, Following 'the reading of tele- grams of good wishes from many who could not be 'present, he in- troduced John F. Gordon, recent- ly appointed president of General Motors Corporation,' Detroit, who said that he was honored to be invited to .come to Toronto and on behalf of the Corporation, he was delighted to pay tribute to "Jeff'" Umphrey who has done an outstanding job as sales man- . There is Umphrey Honored Dealers At Banque ger of the Canadian Corporation.| "It is indeed fitting," he said, in addressing the audience, "that vou should recognize his leader-| ship over so many years his} has been 38 years of hard ,work and faithful attention." In referring further to Mr, Um he was a manifestation of a great man and a great salesman, "I believe," he said, "that we and you fre heading into an out standing year, one of the great- est that we have had in a long time. I have every confidence in General Motors of Canada." Chairman Taylor then called on Col. R. S. McLaughlin, whom he termed "Mr, General Motors of Canada, himself," who was ac- corded a standing ovation. Mr. McLaughlin referred to the early days when he himself was a designer of automobile prod ucts. He said that he had caught from the General Motors Corpor- ation in Detroit and New York, "This is, family gathering," he said. "The {gracious things that you have |said and the gifts you have made i will cherish as long as we live." |CITES GM GROWTH clally-designed set of cuff links| Mr, Umphrey referred to the and tie pin to match and a set of | growth of General Motors sales in china which was to go to Mrs.|Canada and to the splendid job Umphrey as a token of respect done by the dealership organiza- from the dealers of Canada. [tions and paid tribute to the peo- E. L. Dubois, Hamilton, paid|ple who build the products. tribute on behalf of the gathering, | "1 have every confidence in their ability," he said, "to make the finest automobiles that can with General Motors from the be built -- the road that we have time that he had joined the Cor-|travelled we have travelled to- poration in Winnipeg in January, | gether and the honors that we 1920 have received we will share to- . | gether -- mine have heen happy, In 1925 Mr. Umphrey became eventful and fulfilling years, rich district manager for Southern | with humility but rich also with Saskatchewan, he said, and in 1927 Teturned to . Winnipeg asgaiq, "there is never a final sum. sales promotion manager for mit when we reach the heights western Canada. Subsequent ap-|0f 1958, lo and behold, there will pointments included management be new horizons." of the Calgary Zone, followed by| At the conclusion of the meet- other responsible positions, field|ing, C. Douglas Taylor, chairman positions in Montreal and Toron-|thanked those who had been as ¢ sociated with him in the organiza- presents, However," he said, | |Oshawa for the necessary funds ! Imajor surgery, 27; minor sur- | |gery, 54; eyéyear,nose and throat, Plan Appeal For School Beginning Nov. 28, the Oshawa Association for Retarded Chil dren will appeal to the people of to build and equip a new school Retarded Children. The training of retarded chil- ed that adequate training is dif- ficult. It is for this reason that 3 new schov) 33 W be' construct: The total cost of this new building will be $75,000. HOSPITAL REPORT Following is the report of the Oshawa General Hospital for the week ending Nov. 8: Admissi 255; births, male, 34; female, 22 44; treatments, 61; casts, 30; for the education and training of|? meeting of the Association at Hotel ened, Lyesday night, "Mornin " s of . left to right, are: Eldon South PICTURED ABOVE IS the executive committee of the Oshawa Downtown Merchants' physiotherapy treatments, 128, Association, at . the regular Five Candidates Re well, chairman of the assess- men' committee; A. H. Dan- cey, chairman of the parking committee; Don Brown, gen- Labor Will Back Downtown Merchants ject Chamber Move The Oshawa and District La- |mobile Workers, currently being bor Counci' went on record Tues-| held in Toronto, indicated that a day night as supporting Oshawa strike could be called next Tues- |eity council candidacy of Mrs. day. |C. Thomas, Mrs. A. Reardon, C.| It was expected that a com- |Stark, C. Gay and J. Brady. {pany proposal would be handed H. Andrews will be nominated down in a few days and M. Wil The Oshawa Downtown Mer- merce has been an asset to the |chants' Association held its|downtown merchants, People liv- {monthly dinner at Hotel Genosha|ing in outlying areas must come | Tuesday night here in Oshawa.|to the downtown district of Osh- | After the dinner a general discus-|awa at least once a year even if |sion was held. indeed, an intimate| everything that this gathering re-| for the Board of Education and; "IR. J. Fleming for the Public Utilities Commission, Candidates in Oshawa munici- pal elections, who are supported | br the labor council, are agreed that labor's candidatea will urge speedy completion of the pros- pective dwelling for elderly peo- ple to be located in the Hills and Dales area. | Also, as ice time at the Chil- dren's Arena is exhausted, an! alternative must be found in or-| der that our children benefit from such activity. Support in, providing the City of Oshawa] with a suitable place for skating| activity will be given with the| aim that erection of such a building should begin as soon as possible. REPORT ON TALKS A report on contract meetings between General Motors of Can-| ada Ltd, and the United Auto-| son reporting for Local 222, UAW said it was hoped the un-| ion didn't have to take "econo- the details were not given but mic action. : bh {the executive announced that the _ John Amata, of Nigeria, ih members of the association (store is in Oshawa in comertion Yim owners and managers) would today's SHON Pl od Thea. | Present a prize to some lucky Freedom" at the aza 4 | shopper this Saturday who hap- tre, spoke briefly to the assem- pened to be in the right store bly. at the right time. QUOTES BUCHMAN Most of the stores in the down- Describing himself as a social-|town area will be contributing to i |this program. A specific moment jst, Mr. Amata expressed Seliof ill be chosen for each individual A proposal for a "Lucky Shop- per" program was discussed. All it is just to obtain a motor ve- hicle licence. It is inevitable that once they are downtown there are a few things they will remember to pick up. In a sense it helps promote business. A petition is being drawn up by the members of the Down- town Merchants' Association which will be presented to the chamber of commerce in Spe that it may be influenced to stay. The members of the association do not know whether this will have any effect on the chamber y . Frank Buch-|Wi ach 1 i the Words oh Ty pby|store, by the association. A list God, will lead the world." {of schedules and names of stores He described how the story|will be placed in The Oshawa "Freedom" came to be written| Times later on this week. ¢+d later, why the film was OPPOSE MOVE made. The story presented jh ine esents the aspirations C pr A gt rine people a var-| Shopping Plaza where it has Heth jous parts of Africa. Mr. Amata|said the rental cost per mont was one of the principle writers/would be approximately $250 pet of the story. square foot, whereas the renta |cost in the downtown area is ap- oifice may be moved from the downtown area to the Oshawa See Opportunity | proximately $1000 per square foot per month. Till now, the Chamber of Com- 'To Remove Tracks Auto Tossed Oshawa is known from here to California as the town where rail- way tracks Tun down the street, "according to W. Ruther- ford, vice-president of Local 222, United Automobile Workers. Mi. Rutherford suggested at the monthly meeting of the Osh- awa and District Labor Council Tuesday night since the CNR had indicated it would definitely not ian due to not knowing how efficient- ly the other systems are run," He noted that private ownership might mean control by persons thinking only of profit and not of service to the people. There was also the possibility that a private owner could run the buses into 130 Feet By RR Shunter |track, at the R | intersection, reduced a car to a city's lap. This could mean in-|8.30 p.m. Tuesday. creased taxation in the future, he| Neither Daniel McCarthy, 36, of operate the city transit system after the end of 1959, "Now would| be a good time to put the heat| on the CNR to remove the| tracks." The disposition of the city| transit system has been a cause of concern among employes of Local 1255, Amalgamated Asso- ciation of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach employes, since the CNR announced its intentions. A labor council committee, in a| meeting with city council traffic| committee, requested that council either take over the system and opergle it or, that whoever took over be required to respect pres- |ent AA of SER contract condi- tions. NOT GOOD COMPARISON the automobile fever in 1906 and was, therefore, in a good position In 1937, with headquarters in to appreciate the outstanding Oshawa, Mr. Umphrey was made qualities in salesmanship of E, J. assistant general sales manager Umphrey. "In fact," he said, "no for all General Motors car and tion of the testimonial dinner. It was noted by Keith Ross, One of the associate committee secretary - treasurer of Oshawa members was Stewart R. Alger, and District Labor Council, that of the Alger Press, Limited, Osh-/the city council committee had! sales manager in Canada has done a finer job than has 'Jeff'|he became directot of sales, was|!¥ Py the chairman for services that city-owned Umphrey." A GREAT DAY E. H. Walker, president of Gen- eral Motors of Canada, said: "This is a great day for 'Jeff' and for us. I am glad to be a part of this demonstration of affection in doing honor to 'Jeff' Umphrey During the 18 months that I have been in Oshawa as president of General Motors I have learned to love him too. 'Jeff', God bless vou." Jack Sangster, Regina, pre- sented Mr. Umphrey with a spe- COMING EVENTS in 88 Simcoe November 15, at ed by Mrs. Mich and @ancy Everybody 263¢ Canadian Order of ** Foresters, annual bazaar In aid of Cerebral Palsy, Orange Temple, Wed nesday, November 12, at 8 p.m 263b | BAZZAR will be held re 4 work. Tea will be served welcome BINGO Union Hall, Bond Street, Wednesday, November 12 Twenty gomes at $6 ond $8 Six $40 jockpot wealth. | Share-the- 2640 NOVEL BINGQ THURSDAY EVENING, 8 P:M At St. George's Hall, Albert ond Jackson St. Gomes $6, | $12, $20. May be doubled or tripled anytime. Door | prize $15. | | | 13 | Nov. 5, 6, 12, 19, 20, 26, 27 £ Ukrainian | BINGO -- Bathe Park, Thursday, 2 p.m., 14 regular games, Specials, two jackpots. 264a LADIES Auxiliary of Tannery, Local 205, Bingo at the Avalon, Thursday, No- vember 13, 8 p.m. Six jackpots. Reserve Thursday, November 27, for BAZAAR -- fie Courtice United Church Ps 2 64a Y.W.CA. MERRY-GO-ROUND FAIR Saturday, November 15, 2:30 to 5:30 P.M. Afternoon Tea, 35¢; Cookies and Milk for children, 10c Serving 3 to 5. p.m Nov, 12, 14 truck lines in Canada. In 1042, |2Wa, who was thanked particular- {appointed vice-president in 1952/rendered, J and in 1958 was elected a direc-|, MONE the guests introduced by tor of General Motors of Canada. 06 halman Gr %. 2 rey's two sons, J. D. Umphrey, Mr. Dubois referred to the! . co 4 story of General Motors sales, | ogo" and R. G. Umphrey, of stating that up to World War 2,|__ : ¥submitted information . showing and operated| |transit systems in other centres were costing the taxpayers| Um- money through operating at a|sibility that a private owner could loss. | Mr. Ross said, "We can't com-| Ipare Oshawa with other cities pointed out, 389 Rossland road east, nor Bon. " 3 iG" {ald Moran, 26, of the same ad- To TAKE BEATING dress, was seriously injured. D. Windover, president of Local ~ necarty, unable to get from 1255 AA of SER said he felt athe wreckage by himself, was {local person should take over ifj..oq by two teen-age boys, Bob her home," was the opinion of public ownership was not| Bennett and Jimmie Smith, both possible. | students at OCVI. "Our boys will take a beating STITCHES NEEDED regardless," Windover said. McCarty was sent home from "We'll lose our pensions as the Oshawa General Hospital after city can't take over the plan." |several stitches had been placed Local 1255 has been assessing|in a forehead laceration. His com- members each pay day and will [panion was detained with lacera- continue to do so in order to be in|tions and a broken collarbone. a financial position for any even-| The shunter, driven by Donald tuality. |C. Monroe, 76 Churchill avenue, Mr. Windover said, "In the|Was going south, towing three i in i |boxcars. Moran, at the wheel of event public ownership is not pos:| ir : sible, I know for a fact that there @ convertible, was travelling is a private businessman in the city who has several other inter- ests and would not take over|some 30 feet to the east on to wi aking grass siding. Broken glass from | i te Sole Yong of MAKE the vehicle was found 75 feet Approximately 90 members of ay ay. Local 1255 are concerned about| their future because of the CNR decision to drop the operation. They are concerned with the pos- est. The collision threw the car police report said Monroe blew his whistle 350 from the in- tersection in the normal manner. He did not see the car until after the impact. HEARD WHISTLE | The Chamber of Commerce hcur in the evening. The meeting|23 Want Government Aid 'Mom Whyte A collision with an electric |shunter on the Oshawa Railway namely, motherly love, She said, ossland road east|"I feel the government has |of commerce but feel that it is worth a try. | City bylaws state that certain |types of stores are not allowed {to remain open after a certain was told there are stores that try to get around this by classi- fying themselves as a gift shop or a department store. It has been said that after a store has been legally assessed, a store owner capnot reclassify the title, One of the members of the association said: "You cannot reclassify a store after it has béen assessed, If you open up & millinery store, it is a millinery store, If you open up a cigar store, it is a cigar store. Go bankrupt and then you can re» classify it." Store hours decided upon by the Oshawa Downtown Merchants Association for the Christmas season are as follows: Stores will be open till 9 p.m. on Friday, Dee. 5; Thursday, Dee. 11; Fri- day, Dec. 12; Monday, Dec. 14 to Friday, Dec. 19 inclusive; Mone day, Dec. 22 and Tuesday, Dee. Members of the Oshawa and District Labor Council were un- decided Tuesday night on whe- ther or not to support a resolu- tion asking the provincial de- partment of welfare to aid the self-styled haven for Mrs. Bertha (Mom) Whyte. give a child what a mother can, leaned over backwards for Mrs, the ground and then abandon the twisted wreck and sent its two Whyte. I can't see where thel. operation thus laying it in the occupants to hospital shortly after case should arise. The govern-| ment has laws designed for chil- dren's welfare." "THIRD DEGREE" "Mrs. Whyte has been getting [thé third degree from welfare [officials ever since she started |E. R. Elliott, labor council vice| president. "Not a soul in gov- ernment has ever been fair to her. Legislation (The Ontario Children's Boarding Homes Act) passed in Toronto was directed children of ship # anything happened 69 cause Mrs, Whyte to cease op eration. TEXT OF RESOLUTION and Department of Mrs. A. Reardon was against|fare is taking a *'dog-in-the-man- supporting the resolution on the grounds that no institution eould ger" attitude toward the serve ices provided by Mrs, Bertha Ne children. il pri ed ;" "While the depart of Mre, ment is highly critical Whyte's facilities as inadequate, not meet the department's speci. fications, the department step in and assist Mrs. Whyte to make them so." It was decided to refer the matter to the labor council exe- cutive in order to come up with something suitable to all mem. bers. at Mrs, Whyte and no one alse." M. Wilson of Local 222 UAW, said: "I support the resolution because I feel something should be done. If the government doesn't step in and Mrs. Whyte folds tomorrow, Darlington Township will be stuck with the responsibility of 90 kids." Mr. Wilson, a resident of Dar- lington township, felt there was a need for the kind of home be- ing operated by Mrs. Whyte. However, he stressed the fear of Darlington people that many of the children, having lived at Mrs. Whyte's for some time, HARE OPTICAL JOHN A. OVENS Optometrist 8 BOND ST. EAST -- HOURS -- NAM--6 P.M. Wed. Until 12:30 P.M. Sat. Until 2:30 P.M. PHONE RA 3-4811 For en appointment could become wards of the town- dismiss all the current staff in favor of operating a non-union service. A statement from McCarty stated he heard the whistle three car lengths from the tracks. He the average sale of General Mo-| tors products in Canada was]! about 40,000 cars. From 1946. to| | 1958 under the regime of Mr.|/ |Umphrey that average had in-|: creased to more than 140,000 units per year. In fact, the figure] in 1958 alone could exceed 200, 000. At the conclusion of his re-| marks Mr. DuBois presented all scroll to Mr, Umphrey on behalf| {of the gathering. E IN TIGHT CORNERS In accepting the honors of the evening, Mr. Umphrey said that he was not a novice to tight cor- {ners. "I have been in more tight {corners than I care to remem- ber," he said. "However, I don't recall a corner as tight as the one I find myself in tonight", In view of what had already taken place, Mr. Umphrey admitted {that his emotions were high, but that was to be expected. "I am at a loss," he said, "to understand how you have been able to keep your admirations so well concealed for 35 years. Ser- iously," he said, "this is an over- whelming occasion and if you were in my position I know you| would understand." | In referring to the compliments| that had been paid to him, he said, "Never have I felt so un- worthy, I see dealers here," he said, "from large and small places -- some from very remote | | vast and vigorous Canada." He expressed his warm appreciation to all the guests, particularly re- places from all parts of this ferring to those high aly ro More than 700 General Mo- tors dealers paid tribute, at a dinner in the Royal York Ho- tel Monday night, to the en- thusiasm and leadership of E, 4 ILLUMINATED SCROLL PRESENTED TO GM OFFICIAL J. Umphrey, vice president and general manager of Gen- | eral Motors of Canada, Limit- ed. During the evening an il- luminated scroll was presented ' said he yelled to Moran, who evi- dently failed to hear him. Bob Bennett, 15, of 657 Grierson street, and Jimmie Smith, 16, of 123 Laracor avenue, were at Ben- nett's house doing their home- work when they heard the crash about 200 yards away. They raced to the spot and were in time to assist Moran to the side of the road. He told them another man was in the car. They returned to the wreck and freed McCarthy by raising the convertible top. Plan Inquest For Nov. 25 LINDSAY (CP)--An inquest into the death of Earl Mills of| Oshawa, found dead on a road near Kinmount last May, has been rescheduled for Nov. 25, Crown attorney Lorne Jordan an. nounced here Monday. Provincial police, investigating the possibility of foul play, re-| quested the latest postponement. 12 King E. -- RA 3-3633 Thurs. Only ! STEAKS SIRLOIN AND WING 19 Lean, Sliced COOKED HAM . 85° CUT-UP C BUSINESS MEN'S RENDEZVOUS THE TALLY-HO ROOM to Mr. Umphrey by Emile L. Dubois, of Hamilton, The above picture shows the presentation with Mr. Dubois on the right. Photo by Alex Gray. Wings Backs & Necks Legs, Thighs & Breast ,, 49° HICKEN ! Sliced HOTEL LANCASTER | Breakfast BACON .. 55¢ A RE RE RS I PN GR Se