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116th. Vets ete Pearkes " The Osharon Times 'SECOND SECTION Memories and emotions mingl- Last Post" many memories were OSHAWA, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1960 PAGE ELEVEN t the Hotel Genosha|brought to the fore. Jim Wilde A ee lioturs of the of Saiby, Jo joaght Vin ve : 116th in the First Wor ar, 116th Battalion, ("The Umpty and spent 4% years with the Umps") greeted their command-| Royal Canadian Engineers in ing officer of the First World War| the Seco World Wer, Tecaneg 4 inis .» |playing the last post, with an- the Federal Mivister of Defence. loiher bugler for 12 Canadians who Major® Fred 5 Mo a "trom | ere brought back from the Die- Majo rec . Moody, i Montreal, the commanding of.|PP® ra 4 I ? ficer who brought the battalion Shorty" Lemon, was home from overseas, after Mr, [first battalion i Pearkes was wounded, was greet- his comrades adn ea warmly, since 17 yy : N Ini tpr arkas Paul (Dutchy) Logarman, from ro oie Minister Tearies, vol wiithy, recalled that he came to at his many of seen him We Must Be Loyal To Allies-Pearkes from his former comrades, re.|Canada from the Netherlands in called the old days, "when we ip, ue sad at Te Vo! v1 suffered together, in trenches [PTOU hs to re a sergeant Jno marches on the road, and how we |Canadian Army and s 2 i . » |the Canadians in the front line in suffered in the attack of battle". He said, "We can look back,| rey" hen seni ana|Col Fitzgerald, past president of i i Canadian Legion, Orange- we lived up to them, and we the Cana & "| cherish the friendships made". |Ville; Major Fred H. Moody, for mer CO of the 116th Battalion, OLD COMRADES [from Montreal; Major E. P. § There were many veterans Allen, Toronto; Herb Cook, from, from distant points, some from New York, Montreal, and else-|ford; W. L. Pierson, chairman;iand Vocational Institute, Central| where made the journey to greet|Defence Minister G. R. Pearkes; Collegiate, Dr. F. J. Donevan| their old comrades. There were Col. M. C. Finlay, CO of the On- Collegiate and Whitby and Dis-| 147 former members of the bat. tarfo Regiment; Captain Fred trict and Ajax High Schools had talion at the dinner. Palmer; Col. Wes Dunlop, To- 3 chance to show what they can Memories Were: Tecdlled.. and ronto; and Col. Edward Pearson, do outside the classroom Friday Oshawa. ' ig] scenes that could only be discuss- 4 night. Big Talent Night Held For Schools Those at the head table were: | New York; Mayor Lyman A. Gif: Students of O'Neill Collegiate] = For Missile Defence Mnster Pearkes told a|nations was to support the other reunion of his former comrades| side, we could be plunged into of the 116th Battalion here Thurs-| World War Three." day night that there is no defence] Mr. Pearkes continued: "We at the present time against a|must be loyal to our allies and missle attack from an enemy. do nothing to attempt to drive | Speaking at a reunion of the(aWay our Allies, the NATO Battalion--members were present| Powers. We must be aware of the |from many distant points, includ- Subtle workings of those who ing New York City--Mr, Pearkes|don't see things the way we do, [said that once missles have been|Who would separate us from our launched there is no means at allies. He said the Western ed with former comrades were] The committee who planned Jt was Talent Nite. The audi- present to stop them. powers, must work as a team. We brought forth the evening were: Everett War- torium at OCVI was filled with ren, W. T. Sargeant, A. G. Cop- students from all five schools. | 'THE LAST POST" pin, Al Penfound, W. L. Pierson There should have been six but | When the bugler played '"Theland Ed Pearson must take a role on the team, He said, as on a team, we need, a forward, a back, and a defence- man. We can't be trying to do everything. We must accept a role, and play the game. We must maintain the spirit to keep the western powers together. | manding of the regiment, in the First World War, received a standing ovation, , The event attracted 147 mem- left, chats with a group Friday | bers from many distant points, night at the. reunion of 116th | including New York City, Mr. Battalion at the Hotel Genosha. ' Pearkes, a former officer com- DEFENCE Minister Pearkes, Mr. Pearkes, who was officer commanding of the 116th Batta-| lion during the First World War, told his former comrades that the only means of preventing a war is {to be able to say to the other NAMED PROSECUTOR "'o": "If you start this row, we are Pickering High School had to withdraw. "Exam fatigue" was {the reason given. ' Dave Gray of OCVI was master of ceremonies. Each school was allotted 20 minutes to show their Whitby Men Clubs Dedicated Hospital Welfare Work Explained | A forme prof mal enter-) tainer, now member of the sales department at General Motors, Mel Smith told members of the Oshawa and Ontario Coun ty branch of the Canadian Men tal Health Association something about his work with the children in the Ontario Hospital School in| Orillia at a meeting Thursday! night It is five years ago since Mr. Smith was invited to the Hospi- tal, and started the children sing- ing. Today, he reports, there are four choirs and jt has been neces- sary to appoint first a music di- rector and later an assistant the branch is looking for used magazines for the pa- tients in the hospital. A large number is required. Oshawa resi dents who can donate magazines are asked to deliver them to the YWCA, Centre street, where the branch secretary, Miss Irene Corbyn, is collecting them CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the following resi- dents of Oshawa and district Already Pay Fines Two Whitby men, volved in accidents pleaded guilty in Oshawa Magis- trate's Court Friday to failing to recently in- To Aid Crippled | Like brigades of soldiers -- Help the members of the 222 On- unconditional surrender of dis- keep this vital program in opera- ton was a great success. To firm prevent tion until every crippled child in judge by the applause she was all Rot ' ease and deformities that talent for entertaining and com- pete for the three trophies. Donevan set the ball rolling. Bob Souch was their master of yo tion with a $500,000 fire on the ceremonies. One of their artistes, in Oshawa, dedicated tc nothing short of theltario Easter Seal service clubs| Jeannie Kellar doing the Charles remain at the scene of an acci-|jittle children from running and|this province has the opportun- set for the solo trophy. dent John Verkuyl, 18. of 100 A Byron St., was fined $50 by Mag- istrate F. S. Ebbs. He told the court did not stop after he was involved in an acciden March 20 because he thought the damage was not serious. The court was told he was in another accident later the same night. William F. Laycoe, 23, of 105 Craydon Ave., was fined $100 The court was told his car struck two cars March 28. He was not apprehended until the next day he t annual playing with their brothers and ity of a happier life and the sisters a veritable army of chance to achieve independence thousands of service clubs mem- That way they will grow to as- bers rally every spring for their sume their rightful place in so- assault. ciety as a self-sustaining and con- The weapon they unleash on tributing citizen -- not a liability. the general public is the Easter|™ SHEL Seals a symbol of hope and opportunity provided by The On- tario Society for Crippled Chil- dren. You will have already re- ceived your Easter Seals and this year a target of $850,000 in vol- untary contributions must be rea- Talent Night Fine Event Central followed. Eileen Medd was a dignified mistress of cere- monies, and introduced a varied program: an accordian solo, the recitation of the tragic story of Albert and the Lion, Ukrainian dances, a trumpet player, and a boy vocalist. Then it was Their master Whitbhy's of turn. troupe started with an ceremonies, | branch Barry Gostlin, also provided a/ment of Agriculture sales of fluid solo. A pair of dancers in their, milk and Irish| commercial dance and later appeared doing|awa Zone climbed to new highs Alex C. Hall, Q.C, Crown able to hit back. devastatingly. 1f NEED ALLIANCE Attorney for Ontario County, has|you give us a black eye, you will The former CO of the 116th {been appointed to prosecute three|certainly be beaten back your-| Battalion, said an alliance is the men charged with arson in con-|self." only way to preserve peace. "We Mr. Pearkes continued: "It is| may have to give up a certain premises of Gill Interprovincial not pleasant, but our peace de-{a@mount of sovereignty to play on Lines Attorney General Kelso western powers to hit back." berts announced recently. | MUST BE LOYAL [ General Pearkes "Suppose in a local Sales Climb Ltd., a Malton trucking pends upon the ability of the the team". warned) alone. ® ™ |against the *'outspreads of local partners." ui 1 |war in Europe, or anywhere in| the rest of the world, He said: | anxious to have war at the J war one| present time. I don't believe she group of nations was to support|is planning a war in the near one side, and another group of! future." He said, "We all were a battalion, and united as a | battalion, that is what gave us victory in 1918. We can't stand We must be united as He continued, "Russia is not statistics Depart- to the the Ontario According of fluid cream by the dairies in the Osh- Ontario Beef Producers music director Mr. Smith has made it possible for the choir to go on the air and says it has given both them and their parents can listen to them a great deal of pleasure UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS Using different sizes, s of rubber hose, an ordinary saw, a wash tub, and] other everyday objects, Mr Smith has been able to produce music for the children. A 14-year-old girl who sang on one of the programs that he ar- ranged to have broadcast was such a success that the hospital] was asked if she could appear| on television Mr. Smith says, and| the final result was that the whole choir went on television The choir makes regular broad casts and can be he in Osh awa Sunday at 10.05 a.m. SING It Sn we adn by police, who were aided by in- lized or some of the more than/ formation supplied by Donald 14,000 handicapped kiddies across Henderson, the driver of one of the province will be neglected the cars VARIED SKILLS during January. BY DONNA HOWARD ./the Charleston The report shows sales of fluid Last night, Talent Night was Irene Wagner introduced the held at OCVI. Various acts rep- talent from Ajax High School./milk totalled 669,349 quarts com- resented Central, Donevan and They provided a rousing number pared with 644,702 quarts in | Mr. Henderson testified . he O'Neill Collegiates and Bowman-| "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?"|January of last year. Sales dur- chased the Laycoe car after the| The hands of a Rotarian, for gjje Ajax and Pickering High and in contrast, a Grade 9 ing December, 1959, totalled may hold the sur- gohogls "Dave Gray, our Master fautist. ? 683,449 quar accident from King St. through example, i the Oshawa Shopping Centre and geon's knife in a vitally impor-| of Ceremonies did a very fine Last came OCVI. The Tramp ales of fluid cream totalled ap sh! Las t: operation which job. 19,623 quarts compared with who are celebrating birth- days this weekend Those who celebrate today are: Allan Hutcheon, 421 Gib. gon St John Procher, 158 Easthaven St.; Helen Kk, 60 Cedar St., Ajax Karen Coles, 615 Finucane: Sheila Yule, 206 Verdun road; Hilda Stephenson, Burketon, Ont.; Winnifred Gauer, 134 Bald- win St.; Joey Hood, 276 Jar- vis St.; Norman Nesbitt, RR 4, Oshawa; Grant Irvine, 8 Frederick Ave., Bowman- ville; Sandra Lesenko, 104 Cc Si Gerhard Buch. stalle 3 Eastdale St.; Con- rad Reginball, 130 yler Cres.; Stanley Howard, Bow- manville; Lilly Mosier, 148 Warren Ave.; Albert Quenn- Vote For Marketing Plan TORONTO (CP)--Members of producers concerned although the the Ontario Beef Producers' As-|board had the power to call such scciation voted Friday in favor ofa vote. a marketing plan which would] He and the resid mar i sident, And give them control over negotia-| McTavish, Ay the - major ov who harmonicas of OUTSIDE is not too long Mr lied, that children who ted to the hospital in Orillia were regarded as incur- able and not allowed outside the hospital. Now, he said, the choirs] are invited to sing by churches and service clubs "Don't estimate youngsters can do by looking at them," the advice that Mr. Smith always gives to new volun- teer helpers. Recently Mr. Smith has start- ed work in the insulin wards at the Ontario Hospital in Whitby In time the Oshawa and On tario Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association hopes to enlist teams of volunteer help- ers for the hospital in Whitby ago, what the is other R. the | 4 Pr -- wv Caomeonms Envi Yo Boowin rs ¥ : . : A sso Ti tions on grades, weights, shrink-|{noe on Park Rd. S. He was not able tant corrective € 3 y {pose of the proposed plan, to be t p Laycoe 1 btained his allows +hild t alk alone and : 5 . ,.. |Champs gave the evening's en- " C4 4 age and selling charges to pro-|fjp v iv Bd rn lis iin nitty ms "The. en al he fist Pe nor ot ar: tertainment a new twist, in fact| 1 Hk ans nm Sanya of He vide money for promotion, but|, Lol Jovy af ve cents rn -_-- -------- Lion may hold the steering wheel {ty aE ei Quxrtet which| several, on the trampoline, There pe ro , " i Qua Sihave nothing to do with prices or| cattle, was to promote beef sales, | - - [L.2 car or station wagon that| consisted of Jerry Sorochan, Chris| 3S 2 Some calypso trio and al "yy Lo also reported that sales Sales, i but other powers had to be in Kin side Par [takes crippled children to clinics.| pateson Gerry McAdam and Pete 1322 quartet. of skim milk totalled 57,840] ¥ven this reduced approach to|cluded to bring it under the pro- baseball games, picnics and/n,y Other personalities which! Ten minutes after the last act, quarts compared with 49.300 producer control was not without|vincial program. . Christmas parties. The hands of also represented O'Neill were the judges, teachers from each quarts in January, 1959. Sales|"S opponents at the association's| Ni ht of Cards a Kiwanian may hold od paint| Anne 1a Rush, Gary Gales, the! school, announced the winners of in December of last year totalled Meeting, observers said. PLAN 'TOO INNOCENT' g [Brush hat hele lo decorate ane Maniacs and the Gymnastic Ex- the three trophies. 57,297 quarts. "We have our freedom yet,| "The only freedom I have ever . | camps in readiness for hundreds tion. da Jeannie Kellar Jom Denevey Sales of buttermilk were also let's be careful we don't lose it," |lost under marketing plans is the Fine Success lof cheering youngsters who arel,, The Mushball game, the high-|did win the trophy for the best yp A total of 6973 quarts were|said John Van Raay, of Chatham, (freedom to be exploited," said {eligible nowhere else in the hot L2ht of Variety Night, was won solo performance, Central yop sold in January. The figure for|chairman of the Ontario Sugar|Eigin McCutcheon of Porton Sta- ville, 220 Johnson Ave.; Don- | The members of the Kingside|summer months. by 13B with a score of 7 to 2. the trophy for the best school january, 1959, "was 6,600 quarts|Beet Growers' Marketing Board tion. "This plan is so innocent it J A ey re 2 tote J 3 is On Tuesday, April 12, the Lake. group. Eileen Medd, Roy Clarke, 1 sales i ae : .|is practicall id ald Lynde. 542 Gibbon S Neighborhood Par Association | He : : and sales in December of last and a member of the beef organ pi ally useless. gi LL Bg 2 Si Sigh hl Nei orion a . i 2 Prom His simple act of licking wood Concert Band will play at Tom Wrikht, Richard Dibick sear were 7,071 quarts ization. He asked for a more ex-| Alfred D. Hales of Guelph, in a x Shackleton, 8¢ 4 I a most success lghts ofa stamp and mailing you a cam-|the OCVI Richard Atkinson, and the Uk-|" 'my CY ig TPE " : : » : WH Ho: 2 ) ards las ari 2 ia : gf : ps : ~ ! . ie report states sales of|plicit outline of the promotional St + B manville; pndrey | e are rns b Wedrie Sday night, in paign letter and a sheet of Eas-| CVI has again won honors for |rainian dancers, Natalie Rudy, Phd drink in January Pe being offered P 000g Juncheon address, urged more at- Jong, 321 Gliddon Ave.; Stan- the Woodview Park Clubhouse./ter Seals, to the important busi- School Boy Curling. The Dr. F.|Helen Vancheysky, Irene Thac- last totalled 26.235 y thi : lon to consumer standards in ley Harding, Brooklin 7 There was a capacity crowd and|ness of the formation of the so- I. Henry Trohpy was w ; Bill zuk, Pat Hraynyk, Bill Blasko, ! as ota ed Pei od quarts. This J beef rather thdn show ring stand- Those celebrating Sunday the event was - whaling bina A 0-/ L. Henry Trohpy was won by Bill , ynyk, :|compared. with 25,100 quarts in| KENT CAUTIOUS ards re: R Td Stapley, 218. 12 Yon. Was a great success. ciety's policies in expansion pro-| Holden's rink, consisting of Dan Dan Cherkas, Bob Porayko and| january of last year and 24,223 Mr. Van Raay said producers 5 ; Bu a Vint Nes A Ken Robiison acted as master grams, the service club members| Smith, Tim Day and Gerry Gar-|Bob Hraynyk, were all respons. quarts in December, 1959. |i Kent County Bs ost us b pine association voted down a Tena 15 2 o 5 Judith Cut. of ceremonies. : (take a keen interest and active rard. The Ontario Motor Sales ible for the success. The commercial dairies pur- callse. some marketing ous | Proposal that it consider operat- Jer. 140 "Tyler "Cres Eliza- The ng Cg a part. {Trophy was won by Bill Holden's| OCVI's Three Maniacs won the chased 2,169,776 pounds of milk operation today posed a tote its own slaughter houses or 1 3 all ners 2 rs. Bertha Tr sink © i arl C p , , a Pur » J joini vi i beth Maycut, 316 Walmer [xis wore M IS orhe Trine, SEE ALL TREATED rink consisting of Carl Campa, trophy for the best group per- fiom district producers duringothers that had started in his| C ning With the hog producers in heoth avetty BS An a irs. Eva McMillan and Evelyn Brenden Calder and Bill Cox. formance. The Three Maniacs|ina month at a cost of $102 489. area. Such pl h id [such a move but asked that all I i 1 , Brown. High men were: Joe| They take pride in assuming The S. H. Jackson Trophy was are Dennis Taylor, Mike Fair Of th ilk hi: B pan. . DUC pans, he sald, ab-imeat sold for human consumption ooderest Ave Tallon, Larty. Ambrose. and ] Ri asl ' i te hyp il 4 , he milk purchased 1,835,830 peared to be successful only : The firs tive persons to in et mbrose and they are the official liaison be- won by Ken Bate's rink consist- and Lee Wesley. They had been pounds were of standard fluid where there was control of be inspected form The Oshawa Times of Kate Glover. Low man was F |tween the local health authorities ing of Mike Yearsley, Dan Smith responsible for the comic calypso and special fluid calibre tucti e 5: con'ro.- Pro - -- I 40g USiaw, Sb and low lady, Shirley and the society, making it their|and John Arnott. turn. and Sp. hobennidiing 00 jouetion, ; i their birthdays each day will peer Quiv 10 See hat every. hardly om -- an INVITED T0 GERMANY |, Gerge Morris of Merlin, who REFUSED ENTRY TO CHINA receive double tickets to The The winners at capped child is treated and pro- A okivo high > been an opponent of On-( VANCOUVER (CP)--A group Regent Theatre good for a |. Shies. woe: . g " . : 5 TOKO (AP) Dokkyo high tar hi ki iti i ; game tables were: * Mrs vided with transportation and the 4 Pers 1 ario's hog marketing program, |of British Columbia business m four - week period. The cur- iS Wi . ; trans 9 a { school which specializes in the|said he w i is | 1esS men Beharrell and Susan Gould proper braces and appliances Fudan said he was anxious to keep his have been refused permission t ren) attraction is "The Last The winners of door prizes made necessary by his disability. Kuglish and German languages freedom and asked how produc-|yisit a fair in Communist China, oyage te: Xam ovary. Alice. Cal. 3 ey ie wi ave an opportunity to get ers could be certain how far such | 5 5 J r Reports of birthdays will ors Sewis poverty, lee cdl ore Jrogress in the care and| first - hand information in Ger-|a program would go. [Ste 34 [Dembers of Vencouves be received only between the Dorothy Moise, Fred Wood, Eric ki so Ie ress rang e Tan Cupheelior Kousd Sde| Course MeCague chairman of trade and goodwill mission. will hours of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m, Brock. Mrs. R. Hamilton: znd years. than during the > h ro nauer on his recent visit invited the Ontario Farm Products Mar- visit Japan, Formosa and Hong Russell Hamilton. previous history of mankind.| ? pine Sttidents and a teacher tojketing Board, said no vote had Kong. The Communist govern- ; iL A n as TO S u a visit West Germany for six weeks|been called yet on extending pro- ment has refused visas but no |this summer, grams without a petition from thelreason was given. . "pre TEA i ; HAVANA (AP) -- The revolu-| They are helped considerably | 2 {tionary Cuba of Fidel Castro has by advertisements from govern-| § |become a journalistic graveyard ment agencies. ¢ i or the independent Spanish-lan-| Another paper friendly to the| & guage press. ] 2 government is the Communist { Ten of Havana s 14 independent | party organ, Hoy, which had been | panes yefusiog Jo toe pe closed during Batista's rule. hes PO nt nid olded in the : Tne independents still function- | : oe ing are Prensa Libre, Diario de| | Veteran Cuban newspaper men predict that the remaining four, struggling under constant - gov- {ernment and economic pressures, soon will collapse, The premier has no press op- position in Cuba outside Havana. Independent papers in the prov- {la Marina, El Crisol and Informa- cion. Only Prensa Libre, a hard- {hitting critic of government pol icies, is considered strong enough! {to hold up under the economic pressure. Founded by an old revolution- inces disappeared almost as fast|ary figure, Sergio Carbo, Prensa as ex-dictator Fulgencio Batista's| Libre claims a circulation in ex-| | army. |cess of 85,000. But hanging over| ! American newspapers and the newspaper is the government] | magazines still are available, and threat of seizure on political| | a few Florida radio stations can|8rounds be heard here. The pro-Castro papers have ac- | nn cused the Carbo family of profit |LITTLE EFFECT ing from deals with ln a But these primarily are for- he was in power, Carbo has de- {eign - language outlets and are pied the charge, pointing to |considered inconsequential along-| prensa Libre's record as a de- side the government's vast prop- fender of the Castro revolution in $ |aganda machine most of the|defiance of Batista. {press and 80 radio and television | stations throughout the island. | Havana has two English-lan- In Washington Friday, Presi- guage newspapers, The Times dent Eisenhower says long-time | (bi-weekly) and The Daily Post. |frieids of Cuba feel the ideals of {Only The Times occasionally its revolution are being betrayed {needles Castro, by the Castro government. Even ir normal times there : i : seems Insufficient advertising] His appraisal was contained in money to support more than two (3 iong lette. sent to Chilean stu- or three large dailies in Havana, dents who had criticized United 2 city over 1.000.000. So States polici + toward Cuba. | how, under a continuing business| "Unfortunately, recent incidents | recession, do the revolutionary/in Cuba make it quite clear that papers get by? it is dangerous for anyone there Informed say the Cas. to vhoice opinions which do not tre regime spends $1,000,000 an-| conform with -government pol- nually to keep five Havana pro icy," Eisenhower said in his let- government papers in business ter. latior Oa When Jan Drygala, left, and | tion, suggested at a recent as- | zulski, W. Wojstasik, E. Zalew- tese are El Mundo, Combate,| The letter produced no imme. walter Kwaka, of the Polish | sociation meeting that members ki Crechowios de Avance, La Calle and the semi- diate reaction in Cuba, but ob-| Veterans' Association, rolled up | should give blood at the monthly Ski and 3, Krechowiez donated official Revolucion, All operatelservers in Havana feel sure (| their sleeves this week 'it was | blood donor clinics conducted by blood at Thursday's clinic. Mr. from plants taken over from the will provoke a sharp note from| not to work, but fo give blood. | the Red Cross. The response A Drygala expressed the hope originai owners after Castro Castro's government or a long! Mr. Dr a, cultural and pub was good. Besides the two in the | that manymore citizens would seized power. Itelevision speech by the premier.| licity organizer for the associa- ' picture, Mrs. Drygala, W. Rec- ' volunteer for this worthy cause. Ps, of just « sources i VETS AID BLOOD BANK CHURCH INTER I0R IS NEWLY Bloor irvek: of DECORATED ro y scenes fs were painted, Cen- wreh the | tre is the "Royal Door" of the f of S10.000 S and RB een here, who executed or ng in i Rey Zapary terior of St. Mary's Ukrainian | niuk, pastor of St. Mary's, with | the job of rede the left ration. Mi religious Church's altar and moti ~QOshawa Times Photo