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peoemmancegie tem, WHITBY LEGION LADIES AUXILIARY OFFICERS INSTALLED The members of the La- dies' Auxiliary-to Branch 112, Royal Canadian Legion, ' recently marked the 20th an- niversary of their organiza- tion with a banquet and in- Stallation of officers. The banquet was served by the men of the branch. The offi- cers were installed by Zone Commander Mrs. Robert Williams of Oshawa. The of- ficers seated, from left, are Mrs. Keith King, first 'vice- president; Mrs. Vernon Moore, past president; Zone Commander Williams, Mrs. Walter Norris, presi- dent; and Mrs, William Cas- sady, second vice-president. Standing, from left, are Mrs. James Kirk, sergeant- at-arms; Mrs. James Con- nor, executive commitee; Mrs. William Parkinson, executive committee: Mrs. James Sturgess, executive Service goes out of business at the end of this week, owner-operator Don May told The Times at his Brock street south home last night. half. night I can't get to sleep." only about $120. Repairs to the Cadillac ambulance cost me close to $400. In the last year and a half I haven't drawn a wage. | |from calls it is a matter of which is more important -- money we owe or food on the Cleared $120 In December Whitby's Don May Ambulance "I have got to get out," "T have been working 24 hours day for the last year and a My nerves are shot. At "In December we cleared 'When the money comes in the from the service once. I went that something might have gone wrong." table for my wife and two chil- dren, "I just can't afford to keep the service going. In the last 18 months I have only been away down to a wedding in Hamilton. All the time I was worried sick From Monday of this coming week the service will be oper- ated by fwo local men who are taking over the Don May ambu- lances and equipment. Tele- phone number for the service will remain the same. 'The two men are Gordon Hill, of Greenwood crescent, and Ron Munroe, of Lupin drive. committee; Mrs. Earl Or- miston, secretary; Mrs. Fred James, treasurer; Mrs. Mabel Lindley, executive member; Mrs. Elmer Arch- er, executive committee and Mrs. Wilson Brown, execu- tive committee. Oshawa Times Photo Ambulance Issue To Be Discussed The sudden collapse of thejclined to make any comment on town ambulance service was|the subject at this stage al- greeted with surprise by Whitby|though on the thorny question Town councillors last night. "We should have a meeting)Council he did say that on this as soon as possible,"|the time of year when Council|pysiness already. 1, lof a subsidy increase by Town 'this is Councillor Tommy Edwards told|considers its budgeting." The Times. "I had no idea that things| were so bad with Don and the| service. I was under the impres-) sion that everything was fine and dandy. "My concern is what happens} next. We must talk to these two new people and find out if they) are qualified to take over the service." Councillor George Bevan de- "'We must have a meeting and| quickly," said Deputy Reeve} George Brooks in a telephone! jinterview. "T had heard that the service| was in trouble. I think Don is a |little to blame for this. If he jwas in trouble he should have come to us a long time ago a explained what his position was.| {Since he took over the service} Service Due To Continue The town's ambulance serv-| fce will not be interrupted by) the changeover, Gordon Hill assured the Times night. "We take over the service on Monday. all the details have not yet been worked out be- tween myself and the other owner, Ron Munroe. "But we shall be operating exactly as before with the same quick and efficient serv- ice that Don ran. Prices will PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. William Rowley and daughter Anne, Sarnia, spent the weekend visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Rowley and his sister and fam- ily, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sevcik and Paul, all of Byron street south. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stubbings and family recently visited in Lindsay the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Stubbings. Caroline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stubbings, cele- brated her eighth birthday Jan. 2%. To celebrate the occasion she entertained Kay Walters and Allison Weir at dinner. Mrs. G. C. Dalgleish, 1010 Green street, opened her home to executive members of St. remain the same and so too wil quarters . downtown. looking for a suitable apart- ment. with good parking space jon this today and I suggested jthat we have a special meeting and interview these two. the service and it is not too late, he should holler.'I am prepared to listen." ed that Don May's resignation had not been received yet. the ambulance telephone num- new owner/ber. "In time we hope to move the ambulance service head- We are to get the subsidy transferred." he has not come to us onte with a request of any sort. "I feel it is not too late if Don wants to come to us. I don't know whether he has sold the for one, | would be vias | to listen to him if he came. "I agree that our subsidy of 000 is not enough to run the [service on. I. think it should be Assessment Appeal Lost TORONTO: (Special) -- The Ontario Municipal Board has dismissed an appeal by Murray A. Elias against the assessment on the King's Court Apartments on King's Crescent and Har-) wood avenue in Ajax. The appeal was against a de-| cision by Judge Alex C. Hall in} county court at Whitby on an assessment made in 1962 for taxation in 1963. It related to the land and building assess-| ments of seven blocks of apart-| ments containing 34 suites. | a little more. "On these two new fellows, council has to see if they qual- ify. The town must have an ef- jficient ambulance service, "I was speaking to the Mayor "But if Don still wants to run Mayor Warren Mowat explain- "The matter," he added, "will be brought up at tonight's spe- I\cial meeting of Town Council to discuss annexation. The town subsidy for the ambulance serv- ice is made out to Don May. "These new people will have to make application to the Town SPOT * INCOME TAX You can make a good change, too, if you'll bring your return to BLOCK, Our Service is complete, correct. You'll save time, worry and "e maybe money! Ate We g COMPLETE RETURNS CHANGES on your =v. of every tox return, If we moke ony errors thet cost we will the penolt iE WOCKCS North America's Largest Tax Servite 135 SIMCOE OSHAWA or interest. you eny penalty or interest, ST. NORTH 725-6322 {Both are employees at General Motors in Oshawa. Both have worked with Don May on the emergency service and are familiar with the equip- ment and first aid procedures. "I hate to give up the ser- vice," Don May said. 'I have enjoyed it tremendously. But you can't operate two ambu- lances on a shoe string. "Both vehicles have to be kept in perfect condition, The big Cadillac ambulance is get- ting old. Last month the clutch and rear end both went. These two items cost me $100 apiece. "I am not in the position to buy a brand new ambulance. P oe Stee Sed oe THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursday, Januory 28,1965 5 This would cost me somewhere in the region of $18,000. "My present Town Council subsidy is $4,000. This is not enough to operate one effi- ciently. "All over the Province ambu- lance services are going out of business for the same reason as 1 am. It is just too expensive' without proper subsidy. "I-am sure though that Gor- don and Ron will do a good job. Gordon is young; but he is very, very good. He really knows his Carrier Pigeons _ Rated Over Radio VIENNA(Reuters) --Even in the age of telephone and radio communications, carrier pigeons still serve the public in the mountains of Austria's Tyrol province. Tyrolese Alpine rescue squads, and some hut-wardens, still use them as their favorite and often almost only, means of first aid." communication. SPECIALS This Week's SPECIALS Effective Thurs. to Sat. from ALDER FARM MARKET LEAN MEATY RIB STEAKS. Cuuck STEAKS 39% 59: Stewing Beef Ib. 39: Braising Ribs PORK LIVER Ib. 1 9. 6 Loaves of Bread 1.00 AR ARLE OT HIRE AREA REE AN AALS, HOME FREEZER ORDERS Hindquarters Of Beet AOE Front Quarters Of Beet BOE WHITBY PLAZA MARKET Roe ae ALDER FARM FREE PARKING SPECIAL! Values to 14.95 MEN'S NOW 4.97 COLLINS SHOES 119 Brock St, South Whitby so we can get the ambulances on the road quickly. "We are buying all of Don's equipment including the. radio. In time we hope to buy another ambulance to use in case of breakdowns with the Cadillac." TO CONTINUE The GMC panel truck with its four berths will continue on road accident casualties while the Cadillac will be used for house calls. Both operators, Gordon and Ron, have considerable first ae experience. The pair have' both noi with Don May. Gordon himself) has made over 150 emergency) calls with the Whitby ambu-) lance. He has taken survival courses in Oshawa and received considerable first aid experi: ence in the army. "We shall be meeting with! Town Council soon I hope so we can discuss the service with councillors, Our request for a transfer of the town subsidy | went in the post last night,") Gordon Hill said. , ee, JANUARY SALE : "ANNE'S FABRIC SHOP" 'Reduced ALL CO Andrew's Presbyterian Women Groups four and five to make final plans for a Valentine tea and bake sale to be held Feb. 6 at the Sunday school hall. | Mr. Reginald (Reg) Donni- thorne, 328 Dovedale drive, is celebrating his birthday Jan. 28. Their daughter Debbie cele-| SPOT & SPECIAL ! brated her third birthday Jan.| 27. Best wishes are offered to} them both. Sherry, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. George Purdy, is cele-| brating her eighth birthday Jan.) 28. Her school] companions and| friends wish her. many happy returns of the day. Miss Sharon Rogers is cele- brating her 12th birthday to-| day,: for the occasion she is| 119 Brock St. South entertaining some of her| Whitby friends. | 99- FLATS -- WEDGES CUBAN & ILLUSION HEELS -- ENDS OF LINES TABLES COLLINS SHOES WHITBY Setu BROCK Evening Shows 6:55 and 8:20 rday Matinee at 1:30 REDUCED TO 5 0 ALL WOOLLEN FABRICS 20-40% TTONS c= 1.98 vi. Reg. 2.25 NOW SURAH SILKS and PRINTED TAFFETAS 1.25 ALL MILLINERY REDUCED to SELL AT COST! in All S with songs, kisses and wonderful guest stars LACES won 25 uu hades Susi, Joby BARBARA. Jay C. 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