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COMMISSIONAIRES ARE GUESTS OF BRANCH 112 aires from Toronto in a crib- bage match, it ends in a It appears that every time the Legion members get to- gether with the Commission- draw. They are shown above in informal pose at the Board Room of Branch 112, Whitby. They were officially welcomed by branch president Vernon MacCarl and were later treat- ed to a light lunch and re- freshments served up by Com- rade Eddy Brush. It seems the two groups will have to meet again to decide a winner. ~--Photo by Stanneft, Whitby. WHITBY and DISTRICT Whitby Bureau Office: 111 Dundas St. West Manager: Lloyd Robertson Tel. MO. 8-3703 Kinsmen Host At Civic Night Here By CLIFF GORDON |club's first drives was the Milk- Tuesday night was civic and, for-Britain fund and went on to birthday night for the Whitby| tell of how they also helped out Kinsmen club. The meeting was|other needy folks in the area. held at the Spruce Villa with| Kin Doug Hart from Oshawa Kin Gord Hawes | d chairman for the Civic part of ulations from the Kinsmen Club the meeting, Oshawa. Kinette President The gathering was fortunate Mrs. Ginny Jeffery also passed in having Crown Attorney for\ along Songratilations LJ He 3 ffleck, Kinsmen club from the Kinette eC Bre er ISCK" | club, the distaff half of the club. Affleck gave a very enlighten-|She also extended an "invitation ing talk on the administration to the wives of the newer mem. of justice in Ontario county. bers to come out to the Kinette Mr. Affleck was introduced by|meetings and see just how much First Vice-president How ard Work they are doing and also Jeffery. get an idea of why their hus- Other dignitaries in attend bands are away so many nights ance were their worships, | working for this worthy cause. Mayor C. Thomas of Oshawa, Chairman Gord then turned Mayor W. P. Parish of Ajax|the meeting over to President and Whitby"s own popular Murray Silver. Reports were acting as| brought along birthday congrat- join the 1961 Labor Market. nomics Class, the only Senior Class taking this subject, plans are underway for the best fash- mayor, Stan Martin. Also in heard from some of the com- It is the first!) attendance were members of mittee heads. There was no the Whitby town council, plan-/new business for the good of board, fire pain, and the fueling iSlosed ent, with the singing » board, separate school board,| The group enjoyed a social high school board, PUC, and the hour after as the guests Industrial mission. mingled with the Kin in varied Chairman Gord Hawes intro- discussions and talks, We would duced one of the charter mem-|be remiss if we did not pass bers of the Kinsmen Club, along a vote of appreciation to which was formed in Whitby 19 the young lady, Jeannette," who years ago on April 25, 1942. An-|entertained the group during other member of the charter the intermission. Some songs club was in attendance ard he|that brought a big hand and is William Davidson, a mem- old favorites of ours were: ber of the Whitby Town Council. [Out Behind the Barn" and the They related how one of the Township Files EMO Tocsin Plan Confusion over the role the Township of Whitby council Monday filed a letter from the Emergency Measures Organiza- tion outlining a civil defence operation to take place on May 5. "Exercise Tocsin" Council's reaction to the EMO plan ranged from puzzlement and disinterest to strong objec-|Ci tions. Deputy-Reeve John Good- win said the general idea of EMO was wrong and that he "didn't want anything to do with it". "We need to overhaul the whole system from scratch," he declared. Councillor Jim Brooks asked "what's the advantage of the Emergency Measures Organiza- tion?" schools have no phones". Scout Mothers Plan Social Fourth Whitby Troop Scouts and Cubs Mothers' Auxiliary {held its monthly meeting on Councillor Frank Thompson yongay evening at the United said he failed to see the advan-|chyrch Hall. The president, jages for the rural municipal-njrs H, Souter, opened the es. | Co-operation could be extend- Scouts' Mothers' Promise. Var- ed as far as possible from the ious reports were read and ap- Township office, commented proved. Councillor John Dryden. During the business meeting Mrs. G. Boychyn reported on NO CRIME TURIN, Italy (AP)---It's no crime to neck in a railway car as long as the car isn't in ac- ice. So ruled a Milan in throwing out a case against a 16-year-old girl and a 22 - year - policeman, found the May tea. It was decided that the May meeting would be in the form of a social for the last meeting of the season. the mothers of B Pack regard- ing the camping weekend for B meeting closed with the Mizgah and refreshments were sei by Mrs. C. Graves and her group. Township would play in the disturbed several council members. Chair- man of the local branch of the EMO was instructed in the let- ter to phone all public schools in the Township during the exer- se. Councillors balked at this sug- gestion since '"'many outlying {meeting with prayer and the the donations given in place of Mrs. H. Souter will contact Pack Cubs on April 28. The HIGH SCHOOL NEWS By EILEEN PATTERSON Thursday of last week was school to join the "great slave market", Most students who registered for employment with Mrs. Bax- ter of the Unemployment Insur- ance Commission were from the Special Commercial Class. But some Grade 12 and even Grade 10 students have also decided to In the Grade 12 Home Eco- fon show in the history of the school. (It has to be the best! Open House is to be held on May 12 and this original show is destined to be the highlight of the evening. The six Grade 12 girls in the class have taken over the organ- ization of this event. Mary Anderson Students Seek Employment the day that a number of ASHS| students made the first step in| breaking their ties with the Patterson is writing the script tings and props; Mary Thornton is training all the models; Nancy Andrews is organizing makeup and accessories; Eileen and commentaries; Carol Holyk is the choreographer and music man (lady!). In gym classes plans are be- ing originated for a different type of gym display under the direction of Miss Bale and Mr. Clutchey. We hope you will Seeding May Alter Road Trip Whitby ship's annual road ins@ction has been set for Friday providing "we ain't seedin'," If the wet weather continues, said one councillor, it will be possible to hold the road in- spection on Friday. But, should there be a drying spell, the road inspection could be de- layed until planting has been finished. WHITBY PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Glenney, their daughter Marion and Mr. Murray Nelson were Sunday din- ner guests at the home of Mr, come on May 12 and see the and Mrs. Roy Casey, of Little oli Ontario County Council learned this week that two large con- tracts had been let by the road board at prices about $90,000 less than estimated and that $40,000 less was spent in rou- tine maintenance this winter than last. The road board's. fi- nancial position was made clear in a report of the board on its progress in mid-April. MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS 'The report follows: To date district employees have been engaged in routine maintenance operations. Snow fence is being removed, snow removal and sanding equip- ment dismantled from 17 ma- chinery units and dragging oper- ations on primed and gravel roads have commenced. Heavier maintenance operations have not started due to the pre- vailing half load regulations. CONSTRUCTION Two contracts for heavy con- struction have been awarded. The development road project was awarded to Antici Con- struction Co. of St. Catharines at $127,084.50. This tender price was some $60,000 below original estimates and the unit prices " r yy pg THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thundey, April 27, 1961 § Road Board Rep In Good Condition bid for work are the lowest ever 17, 1961, was $88,976.37 which represents 9.6 per cent of the total approved bylaw. At the same date in 1960 the sum of $130,182.55 had been expended received in the county. The project involves 4% miles of heavy construction with 340,000 cu. yds. of excavation, Work by the contractor has not com- menced but clearing and fenc- ing operations by county forces have been underway for several weeks. The second contract is a three-mile project from Colum- bus northerly for 3.0 miles on Suburban Road No. 2. Here again very favorable tender prices were received | the contract bid was approximate- ly $30,000 below ates. The total price for the latter con- ey y Evans Contra court. Work has commenced on this contract and to date the majority of tree removal and clearing is complete. Some minor construction oper: ations by county forces have commenced primarily involving clearing and fencing. In the majority of cases ground condi tions do not permit a start and in other cases property trans- actions must be finalized. w. of the approved bylaw. diture for the period from Janu- ary 1 to mid April is due to two factors: tions eliminated th overtime and 'additional rented plowing and sanding equipment. for 1960 additional ployees were engaged in clearing oper- ations for the construction ect from Manchester on Road 1A. of 1061. oris hich represented 14.2 per cent 'The large reduction in expen- (4) The favorable winter con] tered encoun the necessity Castle Chapter Entertains Grads Castle Chapter Senior Group, instead of its regular monthly meeting, entertained at tea in honor of 31 graduates of Ontario Ladies' College, Mrs. §. Osborne and Mrs, Leo Gray greeted the 2} 3 Hl E gf. ie f g § Hi g g | ] for dressed the (b) In the comparable period em proj- westerly The 1961 budget anticipated substantial savings in winter maintenance costs and mated expenditures were re- duced by approximately 17,000 from those of 1960. It would [oP So er savings category will be realized before the end esti- We will loan you @ lewn spreader with any purchose of our grass seed or brand-name fertilizer. porisman's Corner Hardware & Garden Div, 103 BYRON ST. S. MO 8-4511 FINANCES The total expenditure by the County Road system to April first Open House in the short|Britain. They also attended the history of Anderson Street High consecration of the Little Brit- School. |ain United Church. In Room 24, Thursday morn- ing, April 27, the Algebra SATO| Mr. and Mrs. Harold Godfrey, N., entertained 20 test for Grade 12 will be writ-(Byron St. ten. These SATO exams, which are compulsory throughout On- tario, take the form of the old players of City Wide hockey team of Oshawa for dinner on Saturday. A very enjoyable eve- Departmental Exams (so I am ning was spent, told by a teacher who remem- bers), and entrance to uni- versity depends greatly on these results. Each student's standing, as well as the standing of the school, is compared with others and a province-wide scale is ob- George and Rebecca Edwards are in charge of the stage set- tained. IO0OF NEWS The Independent Order of Odd Fellows held its regular weekly meeting, in the Whitby IOOF Hall, Noble Grand Broth- er Swain' presiding, assisted by Vice Grand Brother Kemp and members. All officers were pres: ent along with a good turnout of general membership and visitors. Upon the opening of lodge the Noble Grand welcomed visiting brothers from Pickering and Port Perry, also the members of this lodge, extending a hearty welcome and invitation to be present at any or all future meetings. General business was fairly heavy this evening, however, was dispatched in the course after the regular discussions. The visiting committee re- ported Bro. Garnet Roberts home and doing well since his recent operation, also Bro. Eric Darling, Bro. Bert Love and Bro. John Dyer progressing favorably. Bro. Dunc. Wilson was welcomed back in lodge after a slight ailment. To handle the memorial day arrangements for this lodge, a committee of brothers, E. Burdge, Pat Stevens and H. Wickett was appointed by the Noble Grand. Acknowledgement was re- ceived from Cobourg lodge con- firming their visit to Whitby on May 2 for the conferring of the 1st degree on candidates from this and other lodges. Any lodge which has candidates awaiting this degree was invit- ed to be present next Tuesday evening. Dart baseball captain, Bro. Garn. Crawford extended thanks to the members of the dart baseball team, regulars K Evening Showt at 7 and 8:30 Last Complete Show at 8:30 Ls PLUS--SECOND FEATURE ATTRACT ION "WALK TALL" In Color. Starring Willard PARKER--Joyce MEADOWS and others, who helped make this another successful season for the Whitby lodge. i A full report of the dart base- ball banquet and play-offs held last Saturday afternoon and eve- ning was published in the local paper on Monday of this week. The success again attained by the lodge team in winning and once again becoming champs for another season was due to the good efforts of the team members in turning out consis- tently for practices and the good work of the captain in using his team strength to the best advantage. PLAY-OFFS The play-offs for the inter district cup is, at present, sched- (uled for Saturday, June 3 at 4 |p.m. in the Linden IOOF Hall. Upon the closing of lodge the baseball president and Lodge Prepares For Play-Offs secretary held a meeting with the various lodge -team cap- tains, and others, towards fin- alizing this season's activities, tentative planning and election of officers for the coming term, with the new schedule to commence in November. The local lodges will later be asked their wishes in regards to possible play-offs between inter - districts, namely Belle- ville District No. 47, Hamilton District No. 24 and the local district, No. 41, commencing the coming season, as well as other items to be referred to the lodges later on by the dart baseball secretary for consider- ation. The small turnout of lodge representation this evening left much to be desired however, as far as possible, gemeral bus: iness was cleaned up, followed by nominations of president and secretary - treasurer for the new 1961-2 term commenc- ing in November. Harold Wickett, after all nom- inees, including himself, de- clined, finally agreed to accept the presidency for another term. Due to pressure of business, Bill Lymer declined nomina- tion, and, after declining with others, L. G. (Pat) Stevens fin- ally accepted the secretary- treasurer's position for the com- ing term. The regular Friday evening of euchre will be held as usual this week, April 28, in the Whitby IOOF hall. Every one is invited to participate in good card games, prizes and lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bland, family dinner at their home on Sunday in honor of Mr. Oliver Matheson, of Pitt St., father of Mrs. Bland. Mr. Matheson was 80 years young. Kenneth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Clark, is celebrating his of Henry St., entertained at a|SP! Freedom On NEW YORK (AP)--She's al- luring, alone--and delighted. "Now I am a free bird!" ex- claims Surya Kumari, the ex- otic find of this theatrical sea- son on Broadway. A stage-screen star in her homeland, India, Surya (whose name means Daughter of the Sun) slipped around the globe to get away from fame. Now she is grateful but modest about rapturous notices for her work in King of the Dark Chamber at the Jan Hus Theatre. "It doesn't make me big" she says. 'There are hundreds with talent and beauty, but it is the opportunity that brings these out." One reviewer saluted her as woman on the New York stage." Said another: "She is so exquisite in appearance, so ap- Indian Star Finds Broadway gathering," she notes -- a con- trast to the effects of screen] prominence and publicity at home where "it was impossible to live an ordinary life." Surya has been in the Orien- tal spotlight off and on since her musical ability caught the attention of movie producers in her native city of Madras when she was nine years old. "I was a beautiful singer--I think I still am," says the lady who has made more than 100 recordings. "My brother and I used to compete to see who could reach a higher note. My voice could be heard for two ARNOLD'S 115 BROCK ST. N. Just North of the Four Corners OPEN THURS. 'TIL 8--FRI, | | TIL 9--WED, 'TIL 6 P.M. BONELESS MEALED -- WHOLE or HALF COTTAGE ROLLS... ase) FRESH CUT FROM GOVERNMENT-INSPECTED BEEF SIRLOIN or WING STEAKS PRIME RIB ROAST BEEF ... Ib. 57¢ FRESH PLATE BR ISKET ... Ib. 25¢ LEAN BUTT "the most ravishing young or three furlongs." During the next four years | § PORK CHOPS .. 49° she . appeared in 10 feature films, was acclaimed "the Shir- FRESH FRESH ley. Temple of southern dh Hamburg pealing in manner that she can be appreciated in any land, language and philosophy." A third: "Lovely and sensuous." EAKS FREELY Miss Kumari, who is black eyed, five-foot-6%, and in her late 20s ("It is always best to leave a little mystery" discus. ses herself with Western ease and Asian tact. "I am so happy to be able to WHITBY CLEANERS || ROUND BONE BONELESS Point {Shoulder teak ; Brisket FUR STORAGE LTD. 150 COLBORNE E, FREE PICKUP and DELIVERY MO 8-2345 go about here without peopl 35:/99:/59:39: Ib SLICED ; COOKED HAM .. 89° : fifth birthday today. For the oc- casion a family dinner has been arranged. Mrs. C. Broughton will attend the annual Presbytery WA meet- ing to be held in St. Andrew's Church, Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. H. Smith, of Winnipeg, have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Smith, of Hickory St. Mr. and Mrs. A. Morin, of Cedar St, and Miss Georgie Bovay visited in Orillia on Sun- day as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hill, WHITBY DAY-BY-DAY | DUPLICATE BRIDGE SCORES North and South: Mr. and Mrs. Baker, 52%; Mrs. Mec: Mahon and Mrs. Stiner, 48. Tied for 3rd, Mr. and Mrs. Winter, Mrs. Booth and Mrs. Pringle, 74. East and West: Mrs. Bovay and Miss Bovay, 62%; Mrs. MacGillvray and Mrs. Watts, 57; Mr. and Mrs. Wells, 55. CURLERS TO MEET Members of the Whitby Curl- ing Club will hold their annual meeting on Friday evening at 8 p.m. in the club rooms, on Brock street north. Items of business include election of an executive and presentation of prizes won during the season. This will be the last meeting of the members for the 1960-61 season. LAND AND SEA Canadian Pacific, besides its {railway operations, has 31 in- land, ocean and coastal steam- ships. CLOSING OUT BUSINESS HATS SPECIAL OFFER Reg. 2.98. SALE 112 BROCK ST. N. Entire Stock Must Be Sold By May 15th 1.00, 2.00, GLOVES Reg. 3.00. NOW AT . JEWELLERY & SCARVES 3.00, 4.00, 5.00 soieinsse 1450 1 Price OF RAINCOATS 1.00 Secs ssscncsnnene Millinery Salon WHITBY MO 8-5671 ALUTING MOTHER WITH STOCK REDUCING SALE! ery WHITBY PLAZA AERIALS--INSTALLED, MOVED, REPAIRED INDEPENDENT FREE PARKING SERVICE (Whitby) Ltd. MO 8-2081