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The Oshawa Times, 20 May 1959, p. 5

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' WHITBY Whitby Bureau Office: 111 Dundas St. West and DISTRICT Manager: Lloyd Robertson Tel. MO. 8-3703 May Ask Voters To Approve Arena Work Whitby voters may be asked whether or not they -approve a renovation to the Whitby arena which would allow it to accom-|000, debentured over 2 vears, modate 1800 persons In theatre|would cost about $12,000 per type seats and standing room for|year. He suggested that if the another A committee of present arena is earning about members of the arena board, the $6000 per year, an arena with a 8r. A hockey club and Interested|larger capacity should be eapble citizens on Monday night asked| the town council to put such ajcarry most of the debenture load. Juestion on the ballot in Decem-| He noted that the present build- general noted that an expenditure of $150, cost an estimated $150,000, would town of Whitby and now was not only Include greater fan|valued at $180,000, A renovation capacity but would also include a|of $150,000, he said, would provide heating system and a larger icelan arena which would be ade surface, The present building quate for years 2 would be torn down, leaving only Speaking of continuity of the the present entrance, and com- hockey club, he pointed out that pletely rebuilt, Dunlop Canada, the team's spon- Speaking to council first was gor, had just agreed to a itwo- Donald Wilson, treasurer of the year extension of that 'sponsor. arena commission, who reported ship and there was no reason to that since 1953, the Whithy arena suppose that at the end of that has shown an operating profit of time, they would not continue to $32,364. The arena here, Incident-| sponsor the club, ally, is one of the few in Ontario} "0 0 of the town's newest citi- which has been able to show an, 2" also a member of the operating profit, he sald | Whitby Dunlops Bobby Attersler, WORTH $180,000 noted that a town needs schools Mr, Wilson cited capital ex. and sewage disposal plants to penditures which had been made 0P€! at the arena since its construc. be omitted tion for $100,000 in 1053, which Mr, Wilson reported that the would bring its present value up present fice plant will easily to $180,000, handle a larger ice surface Speaking on behalf of the Whit Thomas Norwood, plant mana- i WHITBY SPORTS SPOTLIGHT By WREN A. BLAIR Two weeks away from the sports beat, during which time we visited the Oshawa General Hospital, and journeyed to Clinton, N.Y. and we return to find things ready to assume summer activities. The report from the hospital was good, saying that we're ready for another few active years, while the final picture out of Clin- ton was equally gratifying, showing that the club made a profit on the seasonal operation, while also claiming all the laurels in the United States Eastern League, While mentioning hospital days, we'd like to thank all those who sent thoughtful cards, etc., also those who dropped in for visits, and with that behind, now back to business. Junior "A" lacrosse opens it's 1058 season here at the arena tomorrow night when the Whitby "Millers" take on Long Branch. The Whitby Club is vnder the sponsorship of Doug. Miller Construction this year and will take the floor to- morrow night clad In new green and white uniforms. Ivan Davis is team General Manager, with Jim Cherry handling p hor Whi in last a year a - h or X 3 that they won't BEANICE the V see. However, It's a safe occu cellar this season. Many new faces will dot the lo: oal including the following: Charlie Grandy from Brooklin, Harold Stephenson from Peterborou, Murray Jacke son, (Brooklin); Bill Biggs, (Brooklin); Da rist, (Weston); Ken Ross, (Brooklin); Mike Gray, (Brooklin), Back with the again are experienced Junior players like Elgin Luke, Nell Wilson, Gerry Luke, Glen Lotton, Dave Gibson, John La- by Dunlops 8r. A Hockey Club, ger of Dunlop Canada, but speak- 4 manager Wren Blair|ing as a citizen of Whitby, re-|g . {ing had been erected with the | Plans for the renovation, toad of a $40,000 grant from the [called the night the Dunlops had| {come to Whitby a few years ago| {with the Ont, Sr. B. champion-| {ship. At that time, he sald, if the | {Dunnies had asked for an arena| addition with the promise that | they would bring two Allan Cups| of rising more money and thusiand a world title to Whitby, the|,.o ag follows: President Kinette town would have jumped at the chance. FOR TOP HOCKEY | "However," he said, "If we {want the calibre of hockey we| are getting now, it is unreason-| able to expect a top Sr. A. o operate under Sr. B tions." Attendance at the games this year, he said. had in-| erensed by 11 per cent and a larger arena should bring out more hockey fans, In reply to a question about a proposed arena in Oshawa, Blair told the group that he hoped that the town of Whithe would shorily have a population wh could, support a Sr. A, team. He sald that there was one report that! Oshawa would seek a Sr. A team club condi scheduled ate but recreation should not to spark rivalry between the two gies Auxiliary held their mor ly centres Col., Arthur Welsh, vice-presi- dent of the hockey club, told the council that the youth of the town | is #till the greatest asset, Fe asked that they submit the ques tion to a vote "This Is an opportunity pr Whitby we may not see again lhe sald. "We can be assured a good attendance with a geod {hockey team and good accommo- | dation." % In discussions later, council ap- pointed a committee, made up of chairman John McAvoy and Coun- |efllors John Wootton and Alex |Scott, to probe the question and {report back to council Students Council Remarks | | A group of students at the | Whitby District High School will have an expression of regret from Whitby council about their com- ments about the dress of teen agers, providing the group cares to identify themselves. At a meet: ing of council on Monday eve ens 1 T4 at WHS and & mo. i - 's regrots § last week was passed before council noticed it was not signed. The letter, coming over no sig- nature other than "12B students," said: "We, the undersigned, would like a retraction of certain remarks made by members of vided by Mrs. M. Derkin, |division blew wp in a blaze of glory Monday evening amid flaring ground displays. Sylvia Snelgrove 400 cars and hundreds of people Kinette Prexy | flocked to the area to watch the| The Kinettes lib i 1s celebrations. monthly dinner meeting last | t th in en- nesday at the Spruce Villa Hotel. race iuto the area stated that President Mrs, Joy Rich they counted 400 cars coming the meeting with the "Queen and Kinettes song, Guest speaker| trough their section while still or the evening was Mrs, Flo] Donald, of Oshawa Kinettes Club, | who addressed the group briefing them on the constitution and by- laws of the Kinettes Club, Nomination and election o ficers with Mrs. Rich took place. The officers for the coming year ing into the field where the fire- works were being set off, via the |back way off Craydon road. Still| lo'her cars were lined up on sur-| { of. rounding hillsides with other peo.| |ple standing on all sides and as| far as the 401 highway watching the display. Sylvia Snelgrove, vice-president] To the casual observer perhaps Kinette Doreen Gimblett; secre-|it wa« just a good show of ex-| tary Kinette Doris Spollen; regis-|Ploding gunpowder, but to | trar and treas., Kinette Dorothymen who were actually involved Schatz: director, Kinette Wilma|in setting off the many rockets STON { " I nette| and ruch it was a lot of work. The Heron; bulletin editor, Ki {crews of men began layirg the Bobbie Heron. | , The Kinettes accepted an fnvi- Pattern of fireworks in their re- tation to attend an inter-club| meeting in Port Hope on May 28. The June meeting will be a so- cial when the members will at- tend a dinner party and theatre in Toronto, Scout Mnthers Discnss Camn The 2nd Whilhy Boy Scouts Va- Brock St. H&S Nominate Exec. The Brock Street South Home| and School Association held their last meeting of the season with their annual meeting last Thurs- day evening at the school. The president, Mrs, J. Sheedy opened- ed the meeting with the Lords' Mrs, Praver. All annual reports were { meeting with the president, 54 Locke, presiding, The meet. Sven. ing opened with the Lord's pray-| Mrs. K. Perry was in charge and the mother's promise, for the nomination of officers. Locke introduced discus. Mrs. Sheedy thanked all the «ions concerning their present| members for their support dur- Cubs. ing her two-year term. Installa- The president has been invited tion of officers will take place to attend the Men's Group Com-|at the fall meeting, mittee meeting when Summer, Lunch wag served by Mrs. H. Camp will be discussed. This Mace and Mrs. A. Bergstrom. camp is situated on Roblin Lake. ---- . -- and it is hoped that a good num-| ber of Scouts and Cubs could at- tend. Gregan Harrison, 24, of Kings- Mrs. Zwicker closed with the court Apt, Ajax, was fined $50 Mizpah. Refreshments were pro-iand costs or one month in jail by Magistrate Frank Ebbs in {Whitby police court on Tuesday |for having liquor in a place other {than his residence. Whitby PC Willlam McCormick said that he had found two bottles of beer in accused's car, It was Harrison's second offence under the act. Vrs FINED $50 Rap Two Fireworks Display In Whitby The Park Vi Garden sub- specth Wa | o'clock in the afternoon while the rope holding back the crowd and the supports for the pin wheels shooting sky rockets and bright|had been set up much earlier. more cars were seen to be com-|groorke and all in all it was {reported that the assembled chil- dren both young and ol", behaved | assembled people. I I AGG AW To Make Award 4 At Dunlop Dance The man chosen by fans as the most popular on the Whitby Dunlops hockey. player' lineup ve firing posi was a St. John Ambulance atten- dant with two traine" nurse as-| sistants as well as the fire de-| {partment who were watching for| {any trouble from fire, year by the Dunlops and bears the name of Burns No injuries were reported aris} from the demonstration of {to the ice in Whithy. The most |popular player of the present {lineup was chosen "v the hockey themselves, not throwing any orifang at the last scheduled game few fireworks around the ¢ 1.0 year by ballot. f On Friday night, an envel The Whitby police were also on .ontaining EY name of the ope hand fo handle the large jam of oo chosen will be opened by cars that descended on the area.| Charlie Burns and the award willl Posing quite a traffic problem at|pa presented, - | first, the police were able to get, Booster the problem straightened ont in\have tickets for the dance and| no time, with the cars moving n they will also be available at the spaced in'erva's in and eventual- door on Friday evening. ly out of the area. No traffic accel.' -- eee dents were reported. FAILED TO FILE | AT NORTHERN dEIGHTS | George Munns, proprietor of | Northern Heights subdivision Munns Press, Whitby, was fined| also blew up Monday evening/§10 and costs for failing to file] much like the area in the south|an Excise Tax return, when he east of Whitby, with rockets and appeared before around shots snlitting the darken. prank Ebbs in Whitby police ing hours with brilliant colors of court on Tuesday. A clerk from | all descriptions. the department said that his re-| "It is a night to be remember-/ turn should have been filed by| Donald Travel CIRCLE TOUR FLORIDA OSHAWA . .. 14 DAYS . .. $160.43 WHITBY . . . 14 DAYS . .. $169.18 ® Return fore. Alternate routes going ond return. ing may be arranged. ® Hotel room, 10 nights. ® Seven sightseeing trips including Marinelond, St. - Augustine, Glass ' Bottomed Boot Tour, 'Gulf Beaches Tour, Cypress Gardens and Water Ski Show, Coral Gables and Hileah, South Bay Cruise and all day trip to Key Wset with lun- cheon included. No Service Charge ® No Parking Problems 7 300 DUNDAS E. WHITBY Located at Harry Donald Ltd. . PHONE MO 8-3304 OR RA 5-4831 ed," one member of the Northern|April 30 but was not received, Heights subdivision stated, *"'and until May 8. it will no doubt let the rest of| 5) -------------------------------- town know that we are here." | The celebrations started earlier than expected due to the cold breezes 'het were whibpine around the area, chilling specta- tors to the hema, Fivicc officer fn the display was a fireman who works mm the Tapa) fivp denart. ment, Setting off the fireworks in ranid sucee sion, the firing offi cer and his crew of assistants bad little trovh'e, with every- thing moving like clockwork. Some firecrackers ere set off in the surrounding area but it vag renorted th t no one was hurt and no damage inflicted. | TIMES SUBSCRIBERS IN WHITBY FOR MISSED PAPERS AND WHITBY'S FINEST TAXI SERVICE PHONE BELL TAXI AO 8-311 If you have not received your | He's gone fo buy \ the honeymoon ar al... h Times, phone your carrier boy first, If you are unable to con- tact him by 7.00 p.m. PHONE BELL TAXI CALLS ACCEPTED BETWEEN 7-7:30 P.M. ONLY NOW! NOW! NOW! Is The Time For FUR STORAGE WHITBY CLEANERS 150 Colborne St. East, MO 8-2345 | I dents that have written council | |concerning the WDHS identify | | themselves, this council advises [the students of Grade 12B,| WDHS, that this council sincere- ly appreciate the interest the students have taken in the affairs the council continu commends, with pleasure, the fact that the students have taken an interest in the council's com: ments concerning t he mode of dress at WDHS but regrets if the generalization has caused com: cern in specific cases." Earlier In the meeting, Coun: council at a meeting held recent-| jl1or Wootton said that he was Jole, Gord Platt and the Tran brothers. Lacross will hold forth ly. Would you please read this|jisased fo mote there were stil | every Thursday night as it did a yer ago with the schedule comprising 22 games. Face-off takes place at 8.45 tomorrow night and the teams from Long Branch, Brampton, Peterbor- ough, Mimico and Whithy are sure to provide a lot of enter. talnment before Fall, On Friday night of this week the Whitby Dunlops Hockey Club will hold their annual spring dance at Club Bayview. This has always provided a great night's entertainment, and this year will be no exception, During the evening, the Charlie Burns award will be presented to this year's winner, Fans voted for this at the final scheduled game, but the ballots were not counted until this week. A special committee will count the ballots and the an- ng | "We feel that the council mem. | bers are throwing insults at their future voters, If they would take time to come to the school and| make a personal tour, thev would | see how very much mistaken they| were in their remarks about the | student body, We do not all dress| alike nor do we all wear jeans and long hair as was suggested by Councillors McAvoy. and Woot- nouncement and presentation will be made Friday night. Ticket sale has been heavy for the affair, but ducats will be available at the door Friday, One thing should be stressed and that is, that this dance is open to the public, Tickets are $3 per couple, | and if you want an evening of good fun and fellowship, with lots ed into the breach with a motion |from girls at f but|all the comments, said that he |was glad to see that there was New York Yankees con: Councillor McAvoy noted that no comment about this sugges of dancing, etc, then be on hand for this annual gala affair, | THE TOWN AND COUNTRY , , . ton, A public apology would be appreciated." Councillors John McAvoy and John Wootton immediately leap: | extending council's regrets before the motion was. aired, letter at the next council meet: (ome students who took offence | | to the long hair and jeans, Mapor Harry Jermyn, recall: ing some capers perpetrated by the zoot - suiters of yesteryear, sald that he knew there were some fine boys and girls at the) WDHS but he was still of the] | opinion voiced by Councillors Mc: | Avoy and Wootton, who two) weeks ago suggested it was hard | to tell the boys from the girls| now because they all wear long hair and jeans. Councillor Harry Inkpen, whose | suggestion that boys be separated | the WDHS caused jon in the letter from the stu. decorating. With the purchase of one or more gallons of house paint DELIVERY Free esimate on expert painting and CONTRACTING Our Specialty! Harry Donald Ltd. 300 DUNDAS ST. EAST, WHITBY ; Where Your Used Car Dollar Goes Farther '51 OLDS CONVERTIBLE -- | '56 STUDEBAKER COUPE -- For Sorefsce Summer '595 A-1 condition. '1195 Real Sharp '57 CHEV. 4.Dr. Deluxe ~~ | '52 PONTIAC -- Clean, de only 19,000 actual miles, Ow: | pendable transportation. ner contacted if 1895 All new tires. 0 NO RI desired ABLE OFFER REFUSED, These are just a few of the examples of the 50 to 58 selection of good used cars at Harfy Donald i = For a of ay GOOD USED CAR DEAL, contact our Salesmen -- GUS BROWN, JOE GALLAGHER OR MGRGAN., PHONE MO 8-3304 or RA 5-4831 * present NEW MODERN DESIGNS FOR 1959 tinue to battle the rest of the American League to get back near the letter from the students borelt the top, but if Chicago and Cleveland continue to show their early! no signature. Accordingly, he al- dents. season form, then it's going to be an interesting season in the|tered his motion to cover the! 'We are not apologizing to American League . . . Toronto Maple Leafs Ball Club ran into a situation. those long hair guys are we?" disastrous week-end and when it was all over they found them-| His motion read: | asked Councillor Wootton, when selves on the bottom of the International League, something that| put DODD & SOUTER won't sit lightly with Jack Kent Cooke voted the most outstanding player in the American Hockey Lea- gue this past winter, with Billy Hicks claiming the rookie award + + + The OHA Eastern Hockey League will hold their annual summer meeting in Whitby on June 2nd., with representatives from Kingston, Cornwall, Belleville, Hull and Whitby on hand to declare thelr intentions for next season Something that's in the air these days, is a softball battle between the members of the Whitby Dunlop hockey club and the NHL all-star softball team, Possible date could be here in Whitby late in June. More on that later WHITBY BROC Phone MO 8-3618 NOW PLAYING EVENING SHOWS 7 & 8:20 Last Complete Show at 8:20 a SO IT'S ACTION YOU WANT © VAN JOHNSON MARTINE CAROL | HERBERT LOM . tiger ox A BOY...A DOG...AND A FATHER WH 0 HAD TO LEARN TO LOVE Tuesday. Mrs. Ivan Whalen, of Work. \} The Rank Organization Presents BART 2 GEILD JEAN ANDERSON DONALD PLEASENGE ntraducng RICHARD WILLIAMS Screenplay by Leigh Vance Produced dy Altred Shaurhnessy Dirscind by Clive Doamey | . Steve Kraftcheck was Irish Priests | was certainly more forcible than| she "Providing the Grade 12B stu 'Minister | Travelling all the way from Ireland, Father John McAsey and Father Robert Hudson, well known for their missionary work having preached in four different countries, including Canada and the United States, conducted a mission for men of the Whithy, St, John's the Evangelist Church, on Sunday, May 10 The two missionaries are mem: bers of the Holy Ghost Fathers Order, the same Order of Fathers who conduct the Neil MeNeil High School for Boys in Victoria | Park, Toronto. Preaching on the Mercy of God and Saints and Sinners, Fa- Hngered Wife | Is Fined S10 A Whitby woman who pulled a great quantity of hair from the head of a neighbor because she| had been out riding with her us| band, was fined $10 and costs for assault in Whitby police court on! Dunlop St. W., was convicted and fined by Magistrate Frank Fhbs Evidence in the case was hea on Tuesday of last week. At that time, Mrs. Dorothy Gauthier, who lives across the street from Mrs. | Whalen, said that she had been out 'riding with Mr, Whalen and] was on her way to her home on! {foot when Mrs. Whalen stopped her and pulled most of the hair from one side of her head In convietin® Mrs. Whalen, His Worchin said that there ont. Iv was great nro tion to Ms Whalen but she did not use the right tactics. He said that she, ADD should have ing since' the motion was 107 BYRON ST. §., PAINT & WALLPAPER STORE WHITBY TELEPHONE MO 8-5231 Friday Evenings Until 9 PM. © | | ® Open Here thers McAsey and Hudson will conduct a mission for the women and children of the parish on Sunday, May 17. 'These Fathers are very busy men indeed," Father L. J. Austin stated, pointing out that they are booked up two years in advance for mission work in the various parishes. Father Austin said that the two Irish Fathers will be here for a two-week mission. Vag Is Told To Go Home | A Prince Edward Isiander, | with a lengthy prison record, was | told to get out of Whitby and head for home by Magistrate Frank) Ebbs in Whitby police court on | Tuesday when he appeared on a| vagrancy charge. Lewis Henry | Nickerson, 44, told the court he| had come to this district to get ONTARIO CO- Peter Hollywood, of the Pickering Twp. Police Depart. | ment, said that he had picked the accused up on Highway 2 on] May 9. The accused, he said, had no money and no job. After checking Nickerson's rec-| ord, His Worship sentenced him to 10 days in jail, dating it back | to the day of his arrest, allowing him to leave. He warned him to get out of this district and go home again SPEAKER: T. D. OPERATIVE COMMONWEALTH FEDERATION ASSOCIATION MINATING CONVENTION Wednesday, May 20th IN THE WHITBY TOWN HALL AT 8 P.M. THOMAS, M.P.P. PUBLIC INVITED VIENNA LANDMARK The 210-foot-high "Big Wheel" | at Vienna's amusement park, the | Wurstelprater, has been operat. gos. 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