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dt as be i dna td \ 2 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesdey, November 19, 1958 Fire Fighters Testify About Woolworth Blaze WHITBY Oshawa's Fire| The five, he testified, seemed {CHief and a captain on the Fire Department both told a jury in Whitby on Tuesday that they had been able to find the origin of a fire which swept through the Woolworth Co, store but starting the fire which on Suggestions end caused $300,000 damage to store on King street west, Osh- He had notified the Ontario awa, and sent 34 firemen lo the pio' yiarshal's office. Captain William R. Murray, the Fite Brerento. Officer hy the a Fire Department, sald that he had also assisted in the investigation of the ruins. "I felt that the fire had start- 34 Special Prices for Woeek-end Nov. 20, 21 end 22nd. 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Two firemen the picket fence surrounding |donned air-paks to enter the base-| compressor units had been ment. slightly burned. He sald he eould ! 34 INJURED find no burned wiring in the build- Firefighters, he sald, remained n¥- on the scene all night and into| GAVE STATEMENT |the next day. He reported that 34| He also stated that he had in- |firefighters had been sent 0|terviewed Beverly Black on {hospital as a result of injuries|Sept. 5, She had given a state and nine had been detained there ment he said, In which she re- i i : g i ie +! tl x 188800000 s ged 2 E i - bin. In eross-examination by Ter ence Kelly, he told the court that he was aware that Miss Black was king employment in the GM plant and knew she had visit- ed the Unemployment Insarance Office during her lunch hour, Vickey Jarvis, anoth loye who worked in the stockroom, told | the 'eourt that Sept. 2 was her first day back to work after a lay-off, She sald that 'Beverly Biack told her that she did net like the idea of working in the | DURING THE NEXT few weeks members of the Oshawa Fire Department will be mak- ing an appeal in the city to raise money to make pessible Fire Fighters To Assist Children the Muscular Dystrophy Asso- ciation of Canada, Caught by the camera with J. Garrett and G. Brady, twe Oshawa fire habitants of Oshawa, as they|department has been carrying make their daily rounds of shop-/on the main job of supporting ping and business will be seeing MDAC in Oshawa for the past a new face. This is the face of two years. This year they will Kirk Clouthier, a four-year-old have the strong support and en- vietim of muscular dystrophy. |couragement of the Whitby Dun. The boy has been chosen by (lops hockey team who have en- The Muscular Dystrophy Associa- dorsed the aims and activities of | ally tion of Canada to appear on their| The Muscular Dystrophy Associa- posters and canister cards. The tion. the next few weeks in- awa Fire Department. The fire canisters are plastic hourglass-| Muscular dystrophy has so far| fighters, are Carl Roote, 15, In wheelchair and Glenn Jackson, 11, two of the boys they assist. --Oshawa Times Photo | from 24 to 48 hours for further treatment, "Before the debris was cool", he told Judge W. S. Lane and the jury of 11 men and one woman, "we were inside the Willan Night - njoyable | "Willan Night" was the name given to the evening of music presented Monday night at the Ontarie Ladies College under the sponsorship of the Oshawa Cen- tre, Canadian College of Organ- ists. The entire program was de- voted to works by the internation- famous composer, Dr. Healey Willan, of Toronto. Members of the Oshawa Centre were hosts for the evening to |the fire". {ruins trying to find the cause of ported that she had heen working at the marking table when she noticed the fire. The signed statement, he sald, stated that it could not have beem more than a couple ef minutes after she left the cosmetic bin until she saw the flames. basement that ddy. Miss Jarvis said that she had been called | upstairs about 2.30 p.m. that day| and knew nothing of the firc until those people who meticed it iu the basement Jove the alarm. The trial continues today in Whitby. Woodview Park Honors Athletes Honor was pald to its teams |and athletes by the Woodview | Park Neighborhood Asseciation at the annual softball banquet last|ogly st his Brooklin | Friday night. | 0. C. Eagle made the presenta Ition of the Best Girl and Boy |Award for summer playground |activity to Miss Pam Shobrook |and Tom Mitchell. / | Suitably engraved silver trays |were presented by the associa- OBITUARIES JOHN SAMUEL JEPHSON John Samuel Jephson, formerly and later owmer of a Brookl {hardware store, died t (police magistrate in Pickering Five Teams Are Honored The Fernhill Park Association | home Tues: |day, Nov. 18, at the age of 85. ra in Goderich, Ont., Mr, Jephson also lived at Seaforth, Norval moving to Pickering. At Streets- ville he mill. He was mill superintendent and Streetsville before was superintendent of "%- | the Toronto Milling Company's| This year the association was| tly honored its five gofthall teams at a banquet held in the CRA. There was 8 fine turnout of parents who helped in bringing| the total sttendance to close to| fortunate in having as guests 11-02. 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Spink Company at Pick. ering Mayor and Mrs, Gifford, Ald.) He moved to Brooklin 20 years| yon Brady, LB Pini Ro {ago and opened his hardware |g 00. who repr ted oi UAW store, retiring in 1947, | Credit he presen ei tel Mr. Jephson was three times| oC 7 "108 ¥ sponsored the past master of the Dorle Lodge, ™.08¢¢ boys. AF and AM, Brooklin, and a| Mayer Gifford commented on| member of the I00F. He was athe arena project and the position member of Brooklin Unite d|of Oshawa in the number of teams Church. it has in playoffs each year. His wife predeceased him. Sur- Even though Fernhill did not viving relatives are two daugh-| TOMATO SOUP COUNTRY FRESH--GRADE "A" MEDIUM EGGS ONLY SPROULE'S GIVES YOU VARIETY AND VALUES LIKE THESE [recital was planned as special en- 4 .. 45° 2..85" organists, have their jackets ready for Dr. Willan was present and, ecentation but they will be re- made the evening particularly en-|cejved later. This team was joyable by introducing and com-|poached hy Stan Brooks with menting on each work prior to its Fred Kitchen as manager, The performance. atom boys were in the charge of The recital began in the lovely Walt Dowe and Susie Twaltes, chapel in the College and was de- {pee wee boys by Ruddy Andrews voted during the first half to|and pee wee girls by Ross Mills. liturgical music for choir and| The summer supervisors and organ. Lembit Avesson, organist|art instructors were each present. of St. Michael and All Angels|ed with a travelling bag for the Anglican Church in Toronto was (exceptional job they had done in guest organist. He played first the the past year, Covell The Great Prelude and Fugue in G minor|displayed his feats of Magic much placed at strategic locations in|year, it is hoped that a break- Oshawa by the men of the Osh-|through may be near at hand. High TV Aerial have any cham ship teams Douglas (Bea) Nor-|every team m its presence known and there is always next man, of Peterborough; and Mrs, Grant (Mildred) Sine, of New-|year, market. Also surviving him are three grandchildren and five Al Re i 0d Jom purs Debate great grandchildren, ; a 100-foot high television ers known of the proposal for the | Funeral services will be con-|y ony thanks. STORE HOURS SPROULE'S -- King at Ritson THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY OPEN TILL 10 O'CLOCK SPROULE'S--Simeoe ot Mill OPEN THURS. AND FRI. NIGHTS SPROULE'S--Simcoe at Colborne ® Best value for your food doller ot SPROULE'S ® AMPLE FREE PARKING ® DELIVERY AT NOMINAL CHARGE FUNERAL OF MRS. FLORENCE CURTIN High requiem mass was sung in St. Gregory's Roman Catholic Church at 10 a.m, today for Mrs. Florence Curtin, who died at St. Michael's Hospital last Sunday. Dean Paul Dwyer sang the My Love" and as well 'Hail Gladdening Light'. hy . tower in advance, th would | : . aerial be erected legally in a resi-| lowe! pcvalce, taey |preludes on "Ecce Jam Noctis" |dren and adults. This was follow (Chapel, Brookiin, by Rev. 8. J.| key dinner capably prepared by Council Monday -- but that was| Asked by the Mayor if the tower| The Canterbury Singers of Osh-| Church, Friday at 2.30 p.m. In-| | George Drynan, sang two groups| mittee meeting on Nov. 26 in the|it hard to give a direct answer. A dance was held afterwards If it were constructed as an| et group included the evening Brady, summer supervisors for th " E y | signed by 19 residents of e area' it was permissible. |#O King To Whom All Things pol Ssir in ; T | 1 7 3 merial in their neighborhood tol np. waieh noted that no formal|liest motets, "I Beheld Her '/Roy Cornish, vice chairman of DISTRICT these grounds -- it would be aj City engineer F. E. Crome al a noise nuisance; it would depre-| "We notified the owner that| ercial ent ise © s commercial enterpris dwellings and accessories. This| lower assessments, but in the|, J" 0 ence in council: "That would be anyone who lived within a radius Can |and in a later group the chorale|to the pleasure of both the chill, oo "or bo" p bu con Funeral u ol tne | lveryone el - dential area? This question was|never have bought their respec- ie Jroce Jam Noctis" Clo Mr. Jack Towns ot the ery: njoyed the fine tur i tive properties and "Mit Freid Und Freud". |6C bY (Hillier, of Brooklin United open to Interpretation in City . piano who rounded out the even) [the ladies of the park who were as far as it went, The issue was would be legal, G. A, Wandless,|@¥a, under the direction of Mrs, |In& with a singing and deuce. terment will follow at Erskine @ssisted by some of the young . | ,» G. A, ) Seated at the head table were non iors "by inharton girls from the district. referred to the adjustments com. planning director, sald he found ; |J. Maj rk treasurer; Miss ' ' |of unaccompanied motets from Aa i and Miss "Donna hope of settlement. [the gallery of the chapel. The|, anne. hid in the spacious clubhouse. Discussion centred on a petition| accessory use to a residential | io; "Preserve Us, O Lord" and 1s a >: Woioig p CI AND Glengrove street area objecting «pf Id erect a 100-foot Lk teat . y {1 TY to the proposed erection of an on geo ia Sh sald. tower Live oi Be, second Broup ean- for Woodview Park; O. C. Eagle, ie 4 ned three of Dr. Willan's love-|40,0r of Best girl and boy award; perve several homes nearby ' { y request for the tower's erection 'Fair in Face" "Rise Up,| They based their objection on ha yet been made, | Fait in Face and "Tig Up hazard to children; it wonld cre- a # hoi ate wind resistance and become|™ application was | ciate the value of the petitioners' |such a tower was not permissible homes; it would be in the nature under bylaw. The only uses per- The petitioners said if it were erected they would appeal for clusively for the use of one lot," words of J. E, Walsh, leader of| the group who was granted audi-| Mr. Wandless observed that little recompense." |of 200 feet of any proposed con- | struction could object before the Mr. Walsh pointed to other as-| peets involved. |adjustments committee. Considerable of| 2ITied. the rapidly deteriorating steel| The Mayor believed the ques- ; tion of commercial use was open would be required, he claimed. A! privy-type hut, for the control to intarpratation, His own opinion panel, would have to be built Was, ial if ie tower were to be re was nothing in the bylaws |t* a TIS a) ous property to insist on camouflate for the,' "oud Prova ly be contrary slructure. An aircraft warning yians. Mght would have to be installed | Mr, Wandless agreed that if the af its tip. vomiies Sa interpret it a a commercial structure the applica- Te id slgesen "nie gett off tion for its erection would have to mes IB er dy hoped |, "eluted. The committee could hat even if zoning bylaws could NCt make any changes in the by- mot be carried out to the letter they would be carried out in| " spirit. : [until after the adjustments com- 'Otherwise we might wake up| mittee had reported was defeated one foggy morning and see a hy gix votes to five. service station which has been| "A|d E, F. Bastedo's motion re- overnight," Mr. Walsh ferring correspondence om the remarked. ) | Issue to the adjustments commit. "He added that had the petition-itee was carried unanimously. Motion maint A motion by Ald, Ernest Marks tower would not be devoted ex-|Piercey M s and guests moved during the intermission into the mitted in the area are family| Sonata in E major accompanied |bhy presentations of crests on the piano by Mrs.. William of Peterborough. Mr. Hamburg now lives and teaches in Peterborough but is well known to Oshawa audiences. The singers took the stage to [sing two of Dr. Willan's secular works, 'Make We Merry' and "In Youth Is Pleasure". These | formed an interesting contrast to the previous groups of choral works, The evening's recital ended in a burst of fun with the presenta- tion of the "Suite for Rhythm Band' by members of the Osh- awa Centre. This suite which con- tains some lovely music for piano duet was conducted by Reginald Geen and the piano parts were layed by Kelvin James and atthew Gouldburn, Drum, cym- bals, triangles and tambourines were played respectively by John Robertson, John Smart, Margaret QC, to have the matter tabled Drynan, Ronald Kellington and| | David Smith and these enterpris- ing players were rewarded at the end of the suite with a huge lolli- pop each by their conductor, Mr. |Gesn. He also presented the com- poser with a similar reward. John Smart, chairman of the Centre, welcomed the guests from Peterborough, Toronto and park; Miss Theresa Starr and Miss Mayrene Branton, art in- structors for 1957-58 season and {A. E. Salter, president of Osh- lawa Minor Softball Association. |concert hall of the college and| An excellent meal was served | Klemi Hamburg played the Violin|hy the ladies auxiliary followed to ban- |tam girl champions for 1958 by |{R. J. Andrews. ~~ WEATHER | TORONTO (CP)--Forecasts is- |sued by the public weather office at 5 a.m. EST: | Synopsis: Much cooler air [swept into Ontario Tuesday night in the wake of the gigantic storm that racked the central sections of the continent earller this week. As this major storm crosses Hudson Bay and northern Quebec today gale - force winds {will be in evidence over most of |the province. Snowflurries will persist In northern regions, with a few showers or snowflurries likely in Central Ontario and as Iftar south as northern Lake Hu. Iron and Georgian Bay. Thursday will see some slack- tures remaining seasonably cool. Southern Ontario will be mainly sunny but northern and central regions will have more snowflur- ries and showers in advance of a minor storm currently crossing Alberta, Regional forecasts valid until midnight Thursday. Lake Erie, southern Lake Hu- mass. Interment was In St. Gregory's Cemetery. The pallbearers were Dr. A, W, Harding, Thomas Driscoll, Sr, Albert C. Love, Joseph Riordon, Sr., Steve Majeher, and Harold Brasley. FUNERAL OF MISS MARY G, SHORT The funeral service for Miss Mary G. Short, 228 Riverdale av- enue, Toronto, who died at the Women's College Hospital, Toron- to, Saturday, Nov, 15, was held at the McIntosh Funeral Chapel at 3 p.m, Tuesday, Nov. 18. Rev. M. A. Bury, minister of King Street United Chureh, con- ducted the services. Interment was in Oshawa Union Cemetery. The pallbearers were L, Short, A. Smith, D. Bonnell, T. Merrill, G. Chesebrough and M. McKay. FUNERAL OF MRS, ROY H. FLEMING The funeral service for Mrs. Roy H. Fleming, who died at the family residence, 214 Arthur street, Saturday, Nov. 15, was held at the McIntosh Funeral Chapel, Tuesday afternoon, Nov. ening in the wind, with tempera-i1g The pallbearers were Everett Fleming, Dongld Fleming, Vie- tor Fleming, Ear] Hall, Thi Hall and Ken Mitchell. The service was conducted by Rev. John K. Moffat, minister of Simcoe Street United Church. Ip- terment was in Riverside Ceme- tery, Lindsay. SLIGHT DAMAGE | Dennis Mackey, 19, 348 French St., Oshawa, told police he was making a left turn from Albert/ St. on to Bloor St. during the late afternoon rush hour Tues. day, when he bhacame involved in a collision with a ear driven by James E. Arnold, 28, of 97 Roxborough Ave. Both cars| suffered slight damage. : | SPEEDER FINED | Frederick William Nauss, RR 8, Cobourg, was fined $50 and| costs Tuesday in Oshawa Police | Court, Police testimony indicated | Nauss was travelling 80 miles an hour, on Highway 401, between Cobourg and Toronto. Nausg ad-| mitted that he theught at the | time he was probably exceeding the speed limit but that he cer- tainly didn't realize his speed had reached 80 miles an hour, GARBAGE ON FIRE A fire rolled up to the front door of the Cedardale fire station on Simcoe south Tuesday afternoon -- a blazing garbage truck owned and operated by the city. Appar- ently accustomed to these flaming visitations, firemen unlimbered a pressure hose, backed the truck up to the station, and extinguished the flames. Firefighters say city garbage trucks frequently develop fires caused by careless housetiolters disposing of hot lashes. Fruits & Vegetables NO. 1 WHITE MUSHROOMS No. 1 Excellent Quality -- Guaranteed Winter Keepers TABLE POTATOES "119 - You can depend on Sproule's Potatoes for consistent quality, Luscious = Californie RED GRAPES Oceon Sprey Fresh Cranberries Ib. 25¢ Sc OFF Vel Liquid Lege 38¢ SAVE 18¢ Instant Milke Values Galore 10c OFF Red and White TEA BAGS 60's 59¢ 10c OFF Instant Chocolate + 49¢ EL 2» 29¢ Snow White i 3 Marsh Potatoes 5.LB. BAG 25¢ of White or Chocolate CAKE MIX 37¢ 1c OFF FLEECY LAUNDRY LARGE FAMILY SIZE 9c 4¢ OF Makes 24 qrty. Port Hope and conducted a short|ron, Niagara, Lake Ontario, Hal- business meeting. Aubrey Bland, |iburton regions, Windsor, London, chairman of the Peterborough Toronto, Hamilton: Partly cloudy group extended the thanks of the today. Mainly sunny with little Retailers' Rate Boost Foreseen visiting organists. Dr. and Mrs. Osborne threw |change in temperature Thursday. |Wigds west 20 to 40 today, in- , E. Sparrow, chairman of the executives of the retall associa-|open a common room at the col- creasing to 15 to 25 tonight and Ontario Workmen's Compensation|tions in Oshawa met to discuss| Board, told a joint meeting of the °O™mon interests. town: Merchants' Associa: Dealing compensation | tion and the Oshawa Shopping|that at a 25 cent rate, the retail- Gentre Merchants' Association | ers had the second lowest within that the amessment rate for the|the structure of the board. RE he pov ML - In 1957, the first year the retail- Sa Tuesday nigh a Hotel Ge (1, "a, ded nthe proce osha. - , '| h , dents were reported at a cost of The funds you pay to the ssig an) to that industry. | board are ol used for treating "Generally speaking," Mr.| the injured the retail goods In| Sparrow continued, "yours is al dustry, Mr. Sparrow said, and| comparatively safe type of work. | mocording to your accident ex-|But ag the board is a non-profit | perience, your rates may go UP organization, which cannot show or down. a profit or take a loss, it is up Mis was the Miret Gme the(te you to reduce accidents and! » with lege for the reception and re- freshments which ended the eve. ning. Pouring tea at this were Joyce. the subsequent costs in your work Head table guests were D. A.| Brown of Wards Dry Goods; L.| McConkey, secretary - manager, Oshawa Chamber of Commerce; E. T. Adair, Fairweather Co, Ltd. and J. F. Schmitz, secretary! Oshawa Shopping Centre Mer. chants' Association Mr. Sparrow was thanked by M. Wyman, Zeller's Ltd. 4 Thursday. | Northern Lake Huron, Georglan Bay regions: Mainly cloudy with {matters, Mr, Sparrow pointed out| Mrs. E. Elliott and Mrs. Mabel few showers or snowflurries to-| day. Sunny with cloudy intervals land little change in tem perature] |Thursday. Winds west 20 to 40, |today, decreasing to 15 to 25 to-| night and Thursday. Forecast temperatures Low tonight, High Thursday: Windsor 32 St. Thomas .. London ......ee Wingham Toronto . Trenton ivisvisns 32 St. Catharines ..... 35 Hamilton . 35 Muskoka tJ . 2 30 . 3B FOR TH IN DEEPEST RESPECT FRANK JOHNSTON Johnston's (Oshawa) Ltd. WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH E LATE JA PRICE SALE! FAB Lorge size 2 for 59¢ RINSE 32-02. 38¢ York lee Toon Peanut Butter 16.0Z. 39¢ X Big Enough To Serve You--Small Enough To Appreciate You - YOUR NEIGHBORHOO D FOOD STORE.