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Oshawa Times (1958-), 31 Jul 1965, p. 5

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Having the time of their lives, youngsters are shown playing on equipment at a park on Watson st., east of Brock st. s., Whitby. The PORT WHITBY PARK POPULAR WITH CHILDREN park, as yet unnamed by town officials, is equipped with a large slide, several swings, teeter totters and a sand box. Oldtimers in the area call the attractive spot tario's Supervising Coroner Dr. of the hearing into the death of John LaFlamme who drowned recommended that the swim- 'ming hole in the Rouge River on his head as well as contu- AFTERMATH OF de eter dat cael DROWNING PICKERING (Staff) -- On- H. B. Cotnam presided at part in the Rouge River at Graham's Park on June 18. A five-man jury found that LaFlamme of Toronte died at 2.30 p.m. when his head struck a rock in the water, The jury at Graham Park be filled in and that a causeway adjacent to the hole be removed. Dr. I. Cass, pathologist at the Ajax and Pickering General Hospital, told the inquest that LaFlamme had a "well develop- ed body" and had received a nine-inch laceration to the bone sions to the left side of his face and body. Dr. Cass said the injury would cause loss of con- i Dr. Cass said that the victim had likely struck his Bihead on something when he Bay Park. Name or no name, the park is a favor- ite location for neighbor- hood children, rounding out a summer vacation. --Oshawa Times Photo WHITBY PERSONALS Matthew Bowman, 105 Mary street east, is celebrating his birthday Aug. 2. His sister, Mrs. Gemima Foulton of Springside Kelmaronock, Scotland was ' yisiting at the Bowman's resi- dence at the beginning of the week, she is at present visiting relatives in Toronto and intends ot be present for her brother's birthday. Miss Marilyn Brandow, Orangeville will be spending two weeks visiting her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Jack Peck, 300 High street. Miss Joan Peck has just re- turned from a three-week stay in Orangeville the guest of her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brandow, Miss Eleanor Peck is visiting at present in Orangeville at the Brandow's gesidence and will bring back as her houseguest her cousin Miss Lita Brandow. Henry Baxter and his son Ste- phen, Scout with the 5th Whitby Pack are spending a week's -- holiday at Algonquin 'ark. Best wishes for a happy birthday to Cheryl Zinn who will celebrate her 12th birhtday Aug. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Don Thompson of Baileboro are spending the holiday weekend, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bailey, 922 Bayview avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Augustus are spending a holiday camping weekend in Algonquin Park. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilke and family will for the next two weeks enjoy a camping holiday at Wasaga Beach. Happy to report that Mrs. Es- ther Wood, Brock street south, although still in Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital is recovering nice- ly from her recent operation and expects to be coming home soom. Dinner guests on Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Simpson were: Mrs, Greta Feist and John Bolvansky, To- ronto. Happy birthday to Kenneth Anderson who will be 19 today. Courtice School Addition Construction BOWMANVILLE -- The Dur- ham County District High School Board is hopeful construction of the addition to the Courtice High School will get under way in mid-September and the addition will be ready for use in Sep- tember of next year. Before the contract can be awarded the eight Durham County municipalities must give their approval to an increase in the amount of the debenture, the Ontario Municipal Board must give its approval and the Unit- ed Counties Council give third reading to the bylaw. When tenders for the addition were opened some weeks ago it was found the addition could not be built for the original esti- mate of $1,197,000. It now ap- ars the actual cost will be 1,315,000. Taxpayers of the area are be- ing asked to raise a further de- benture amount of $125,000. The board met with representatives of the eight municipalities Delayed Thursday night at Clarke High School when details of the in- creased debenture were out- lined. The delegates will relay = information to their coun- cils. The share of the additional amount being asked of each of the municipalities in the area each year over a 10-year period is: Bowmanville, $3,770; Port Hope, $4,913; South Cavan, $411; Clarke Township, $1,852; Dar- lington Township, $3,342; Mill- brook, $300; Newcastle, $503 and Hope Township, $1,531. The proposed addition in- cludes 10 classrooms, two typ- ing rooms, a business machine room, three science labora- tories, a drafting room, auto mechanics shop, woodworking and carpentry shop, electrical and electronics shop, agricul- tural laboratory, greenhouse, occupational rooms for boys and girls, as well as a cafeteria ex- tension, kitchen and staff dining room renovation and_ boiler room alterations. Ayrshire Club Field Day Held UXBRIDGE -- The Ayrshire Cattle Club of Ontario held its Provincial Field Day July 24 at the farm of William G. Reid, Ashburn. Among the gathering, of ap- proximately 250 in number, were J. D. MacKechnie, secre- tary manager, and William D. Paul, extension representative, both of The Ayrshire Breeders' Association of Canada; and T. O. Loveless, president of the Ayrshire Cattle Club of On- tario. A special feature of the day's program consisted of the Ayr- shire Promotion Fund Calf Sale, in which 21 heifer calves, donated by various breeders, were offered for sale by auc- tion. The sale brought a total of $1,355 for an average of $64.52, while the top heifer © brought $140. Proceeds from sale will be directed to the new Ayr- shire Promotion Fund for the purpose of breed promotion. The gathering also enjoyed a picnic luncheon served on the lawns of the Reidell Farm, and @ general inspection of the buildings and cattle. The Reids are currently milk- ing approximaetly 100 register- ed Ayrshires, all of which are Managed and fed individually during the milking routine. Mr. Town Buys New Equipment WHITBY (Staff)--New equip- ment purchased by the town of Whitby makes up the bulk of| expenditure in the progress re-| port of community operation re- lating to the town garage. One new front-end loader already in use, plus a stake body dump truck soon to be acquired, par- tially accounted for a . $10,500 expenditure. The front-end loader replaced an older type machine. The new truck, expected to be delivered within a week, will join the growing fleet of vehicles which are essential in keeping the community service at a high level. | The town garage budget allow- ed for an estimated expenditure Of $24,362.65. To date there has been a total expenditure of $14,- 783.01. Included in the expendi- tures for the first half of the year, in addition to the equip- ment category is, $805.86 for) personal services; $1,634.29 for material and supplies; $1,068 for equipment charges (Write-offs) and, $770.17 for fixed charges! (fuel, ete.). treatment throughout their lac- tation, but are managed along with the rest of the herd. A lucky draw in the form of an Ayrshire heifer calf, donat- ed by the Ayrshire Cattle Club of Ontario, was won by Garry Reid explained that his show cows received no preferential McCraig, RR 2, Merrickville, |bountiful lunch at 6 p.m. H. R.| Boy, 2, Has Fracture Two-year-old Cary Sunder- land, Oshawa, is in satisfactory condition this morning in To- ronto's Hospital for Sick Chii- dren, He suffered a skull frac- ture yesterday afternoon when hit in front of his Albert st. home by an Oshawa Dairy truck driven by Norman E. Thompson, 18, of RR 3, Bow- manville. } The lad was taken first to Osh- awa General and later removed) to Toronto by ambulance. Galin Henry Brooks, 21, of McLaughlin Blvd., is in fair condition today in Oshawa Gen- eral after bring knocked off his motorcycle by a car last night} at the McLaughlin Blvd.,-Simcoe} n. intersection. The hospital listed his injur- dove into the water. eltt said they went down to Gra-| ham Park with LaFlamme at) about 2 p.m. and paid $1 admis-| sion to enter the park. They| said that admission to the pool in the park was 50 cents. Ken- neth Howlett said that the swimming hole in the Rouge River was about 200 yards from the pool and that there was no lifeguard at the swimming hole. Howlett told the hearing that LaFlamme had waded into the swimming hole from a partially submerged causeway across the river: AT BOTTOM Howlett said that the victim had dived into the river from a ten-foot bank on the north side of the hole and when he didn't come up again he started to look for him in the murky water. When LaFlamme was found by another swimmer he was pulled up onto the cause- way and given artificial respira- tion. Howlett said the deceased had been a lifeguard when he was 16, Ronald Legate of Scarborough told the inquest that he had dis- covered LaFlamme at the bot- tom of the swimming hole after he. watched him dive into the water. Legate said he was about Jury States Swim Pool Should Be Filled In respiration hearing that in both previous when a nurse arrived and volun-jdrownings it had taken some' teered her services, He said he/time before the bodies of the' two nine-year-old children had been located because of the dirty water. He said that if the recommendations of the past two coroners' juries had been carried out it would have pre- vented this third drowning. to give artificial then ran to the gate and told the person in charge to call the fire department. Legate told the hearing that the lifeguard who was taking tickets at the en- trance refused to come to aid the drowned man because he was too busy. Christopher Witkowski, of Scarborough, who was also swimming in the river said he visited the swimming hole every Sunday and that LaFlamme had dived in where it wasn't safe. Craig Stirton, 16, of Scarbor- ough, who was the life guard at the pool in the park, told the hearing that he went down to the swimming hole as soon as he was advised of the drowning. He assisted the nurse in "mouth - to - mouth" respira- AAD PUB Bo ee My Tomlinson reminded the jurors that there had been two pre- vious drownings at the swim- ming hole. Dr. Cotnam said he wasn't sure whose' responsibility it was but that the problem would have to be eliminated in the future. hearing when the jury brought in their cause Dr. Tomlinson had been called to attend the Ajax and Pickering General Hospital. Presiding Coroner W. W, Dr. Cotnam presided at the recommendations be- tion. Stirton, a bronze medallion holder, said he wouldn't swim in the river because the water was dirty and the bottom rocky. He said signs warning the public had been put up at the swimming hole since the drowning. | TWO DROWNINGS | Pickering Township Constable R. S. Goodwin said the South- West Pickering Fire Depart- ment was already applying arti- ficial resuscitation when he ar- rived at the scene at 2.24 p.m, .m. Goodwin said that he ex- amined the bottom of the river where LaFlamme dived in and discovered numerous rocks, one jof them sticking up three feet \from the bottom. | John Graham, owner of the Park, said there was a 15-foot wide concrete causeway across Dr. P. G. Lyons To Resume Post WHITBY (Staff) -- Dr. P. G. (Pat) Lyons, former dorector of research unit at Ontario Hospi- tal, Whitby, will be returning here Aug. 16. The staff member will assume duties as acting as- sistant superintendent at the local hospital. | While in Whitby, Dr. Lyons| was senior psychiatrist and di- rector of the drug research unit, investigating the effective- ness of drugs used in treatment provided for patients at the. hos- pital. During the past two years, Dr. Lyons has been director of the mental health unit at Peter- Sa a omangpicn Plots Visited UXBRIDGE -- The- Ontario County Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association held a success- ful meeting July 28, at the rod row test plots at the farm of Milton Parkin, RR 1 Brooklin. > Ken Fallis, associate director, Soils and Crops Branch, To- ronto, was the guest speaker. He described each variety in the plot, pointing out its good and weak points, The varieties in these rod row plots are as follows: Oat varieties -- Gary, ney, Russell, Shield, Stormont, Dorval. Barley varieties--York,| Herta, Parkland, Keystone Champlain, Firlbecks3, Svalof 50-109, Conquest, 0B13-13, 0333-3. There was an excellent turn- out of farmers at the meeting. It will be a few days before these rod row variety tests are harvested. Any farmers interest- ed in visiting the plots are wel- come to do so. The Rod Row test plots are a co-operative effort on the part of the Ontario Agrilcutural Col- lege, University of Guelph, the farmer who: has the plots on his farm, and the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture. The meeting was organized and conducted under the super- vision of Lynn Fair, agricultural representative, Uxbridge. - BUILD EXPO THEATRE The $3,500,000 pavilion to be built by the Telephone Associa- tion of Canada at Expo 67 wil! include a circular theatre hold- pO rg Bt AY pO GON nip um SO ey opin yn a omy temeyainggie THE OSHAWA TIMES, Saturday, July 31, 1965 § Sea Processed -- To Fresh Water LONDON (Reuters)--Britain's atomic energy taken the first steps toward the economic production of limit- less fresh water from the sea. The ministry of technology is backing an unprecedented pro- gram of research and develop- ment for a newly-designed ant plant which could supply the entire domestic water needs of a city of 600,000 people, ; It has taken the atomic en- ergy authority and a Scottish engineering firm seven months to design the plant. It can be built immediately anywhere in PMID cosmic es, Pha ce te states, authority Family Monuments Created To Individual Requirements STAFFORD BROS, | LTD. MONUMENTS 318 DUNDAS EAST has the world linate oes y gallons of. Reames a day, in certain conditions be run eco- . neusieeety by an ztomic reace r. ceue a HEATING GO6o3B-BIe a 137 BROCK ST.S WHITBY 668-3552 ing 1,500 people. WHITBY DRIVING SCHOOL New dual controfled cors. Personal courteous service. Fuly licensed and insured. Dial 668-6176 J, A, OSTERHOUT, Owner borough. the river just uphill from the swimming hole. He said he) didn't advocate swimming in the river and that since the drowning four signs had been placed near the hole warning the public that the water is un- safe for bathers. He said he didn't think he could keep peo- ple away from the swimming) CIVIC HOLIDAY A TOWN OF WHITBY HOLIDAY GARBAGE COLLECTION UGUST 2nd, 1965 |hole since it bordered on high-) |way property. He said there had| been two previous drownings in| the past two years at the swim-! ming hole. | Pickering Township Police} There will be no g 9 Ht Gorbag lly collected on Tuesday, August 3rd, 1965. Sergeant John Pugh told the! on Mandoy, August 2nd. that dey will be picked up on COUNCILLOR T. EDWARDS, Chairmen, Sanitation Committee. | FREE TICKETS TO SEE THES' AT THE POPULAR PICTURES BROCK THEATRE ies as 'internal'. The police report listed a crushed left foot, multiple fractures, a possible broken right hand and shock. Driver of the car was Earl Henry Elliott, RR 2, Oshawa. A car driven by David Rob-) ert Fantham, Glen st., went off the road on King st. w. last night, just west of Thornton road and damaged eight guard rails. Fantham and a passen- ger, Charles J. Roache of Mas-| son st., were treated at Oshawa General and released. Extensive damage to the home of Dr. John Kwak, Glen- cairn ave.,-was reported by the city fire department last night. A spokesman said the owner was using a propane torch to) solder a pipe when the blaze occurred. A fire in a Bond st. w. coin laundry yesterday afternoon also caused 'extensive' dam-| age. It is believed, to have} started because a cardboard| The CORNER PIZZA SPECIAL'ZING IN... @ PIZZA « SPAGHETTI @ BAR-B-Q CHICKEN © SPARERIBS H. W. Calford, 708 Emerson - Oshowa HOME DELIVERY 668-8807 (Open 7 days « week) 107 COLBORNE ST, W. H. G. Dick, 114 Wood Qshawa ager thane REPAIRS A sOFREE ESTIMATES 668-4278 ELECTRIC LTD. box was left:too close to aj water-heater. | Damaged were the heater, controls on a gas system, 'con- tents ofa storage room and the building itself. EACH WEEK 12 PEOPLE RECEIVE TICKETS FREE Each week for 26 weeks there will eppeer in the advertisements on this page the names and addresses of 12 lucky people in this eree, If your name should appear an¢ you locate it, all you are asked te do is clip the ad end present it at the Oshawe Times Office in Whitby or Oshewe. You will then receive your guest tickets te the Brock Theatre. BROCK THEATRE WHITBY -- MONDAY - TUESDAY . WEDNESDAY One Complete Program Each Evening--Starting 7:30 QUO VADIS -- Robert Taylor -- De! Walt Disney's MEN AGAINST THE ARTIC THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY WEEK OF AUGUST 2nd, 1965 In COLOR with borch Kerr -- Also aces mama VIC'S SPUR SERVICE STATION MURPHY OIL CO, LIMITED 668-3644 501 Brock N. Whitby J, S. Menzie, 148 Highland Oshawa EVENING PROGRAMS AT 7:00 & 8:30 APACHE RIFLES -- In Color With--Audie Murphy -- Linde Lawson Plus 2nd Fea' SURF PARTY -- STARRING Bobby Vinton -- ture Attraction Patricia Morrow FOR EVERY OCCASION L9y Make It... aly 660-8522 FLOWERS 4y DEAN : 24 HR. ROAD SERVICE 668-3142 @ COLLISION CUSTOM BODY WORK e SATISFACTION KONRAD CSER--OWNER 324 ASH ST., WHITBY Stanley Rushton, 110 Allan e GUARANTEED Whitb: RES. PHONE 668-321 131 Brock S. Whitby Terry Neuman, 170 Pork $. Oshawa WELCOME TO WHITBY SCOTT'S CHI 301 DUNDAS ST. MR. D, PARENT, MANAGER CKEN VILLA W. -- PH, 668-6801 Town of Whitby Industrial Commission FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 419 BROCK STREET NORTH REV, DELOSS M. SCOTT, Minister SUNDAY 9:18 AMine Sat TID! .K.L.B. --~ 1350 ON YOUR DIA 11:00 A.M.--MORNING WORSHIP. AND PRAISE 6:30 P.M.--PRE-SERVICE 7:00 P.M.--EVENING GOSPEL HOUR Pastor preaching SERVICES INGS" RADIO BROADCAST R DIAL PRAYER TIME at 11:00 and 7:00 WEDNESDAY EVENING 8:00 P.M. PRAYER, PRAISE AND PASTOR'S BIBLE CLASS "There's Always A Welcome at Faith" H. KEITH LTD. REALTOR THE APPO! NTMENT OF PETER AGG 668-5009 As Representative For The Whitby - Oshawa District Call Him For Prompt Courteous Service For Your Real Estate Needs. Jas, Stewart, 410 OAC Alumni Buying -- Renting -- Selling TIMES ACTION WANT ADS Use Kent Whitby COMM OLIVE HOWE REAL ESTATE ERCIAL -- INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES 51S BROCK S$. -- 668-5853 'Hold Picnic UXBRIDGE--The sixth OAC Alumni Picnic to be held in On- tario County July 25, was a suc- cessful event. It was held again this year at the home of Pro- fessor and Mrs. A. W. Baker, Cedarhurst Beach, Beaverton. There were 90 people in attend- SCUGOG CLEANERS reo LAUNDERERS R ORAGE eyEan . WHITBY OFFICE 130 Brock W. 668-4341 524 CROMWELL, OSHAWA Mrs, Anne Machan, Almond Whitby ance. The afternoon was spent in swimming, boating and visit- ing. The highlight of the picnic was a talk by Dave Adams president of the OAC Alumni Association. Mr. Adams out- lined a number of changes tak- ing place at the OAC at the present time, brought about by L. McCoy, 12 Maria Whitby FIRST WITH THE NEWS IN OSHAWA & DISTRICT THE OSHAWA TIMES COPPING CARPET SERVICE @ IN YOUR HOME OR IN OUR PLANT @ COMPLETE INSTALLATIONS @ CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY CL 942-0535 EANING "WE OPERATE OU R OWN PLANT" @ GUARANTEED & INSURED, FREE ESTIMATES AJAX the incorporation of the feder- ated colleges into Guelph Uni- versity. He congratulated the Ontario group on initiating the idea of a picnic, and carrying through with it each year. Dr. Margaret McCready, dean of MacDonald Institute and Dan Richards, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, also spoke, outlining changes that are tak- ing place at the University of Guelph at the present time. The picnic concluded with a} A&T MOTORS N. Levine, 549 Grierson Oshawa @ 2 Licensed Mechanics @ Automatic Transmissions e@ Complete Tune-ups 668-2893 701 Dundas E. Whitby HARRY'S JANITOR SERVICE 668-8873 @ INDUSTRIAL @ COMMERCIAL @ COMPLETE JANITORIAL SERVICE 668-8873 609 HARRIET WHITBY G, Tyner, 1121 Centre South Whitby cc ba Welk COMPLETE jur Display OF New TRANSMISSION '65 RAMBLERS SERVICE s og LQ Quantity of Good Used Cars" ABNER'S 668-4932 ESSO SERVICE 668-5391 WHITBY AUTOMATIC 1003 Broek 5. Whitby TRANSMISSION REBUILDERS 405 MARY ST. EAST «A. D. Higgs, 276 Park North a Oshawa Hare, Whitby, president of the! Ontario County OAC Alumni Association, was master of cere- monies. REPLACE PASCUAL MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Min-| nesota Twins called up ieft- handed pitcher Jim Merritt from Denver of the Pacific Coast League Friday to replace ailing right-hander Camilo Pas- cual. Pascual will leave Sunday for Washington, D.C., where he will undergo minor surgery Ont. Monday morning. WHITBY AUTO WRECKERS e@ GRILLES @ RE-CHROMING @ NEW AND USED PARTS 'LATE MODEL WRECKS BOUGHT AND SOLD NO. 12 HWY.--) MILE N. D. J, Hart, 1033 Centre North @ BUMPERS e@ NEW FIBRE GLASS FENDERS OF WHITBY Whitby 668-3223 BEAVER LUMBER CO. LTD. "HOME IMPROVEMENT HEADQUARTERS" 419 DUNDAS &T. &, 668-5818 WHITBY a SUPERIOR PROPANE 'SA VACTORIA ST. E. -- WHITBY LES & SERVICE' 668-3328 BUD'S ORNAME e CUSTOM WORK @ INTERIOR & EXTERIOR RAILINGS (OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE) 5-YEAR WORKMANSHIP GUARANTE® R.R. NO. 1 PICKERING -- 942-0720 NTAL RAILINGS BROCK Starts Monday -- One Complete WHITBY Program Starting 7:30 P.M. ty "ROBERT Ri AVE 91 FRNA SOWNA LENS; Last Time Today -- "THE THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA" ws St tie i or 2 s TAVLOR- DEBORAH KERR: co cew..Perenusmoy In Color UNITED CHURCH Parents are invited to bring their children. Those over six yeors of age will worship with them. Those under six will be cared for in the garten Departments. The North Whitby Congregation will worship with us. ST. MARK'S Rev. J. M. Smith, B.A,' B.D. Miss Ila Newton, Deaconess Mrs. J. L, Beaton, A.R.C.T. MORNING WORSHIP 11 A.M. Infant Care, Nursery and Kinder- WHITBY BAPTIST (Colborne Street West at Centre) Minister: Rev, John McLeod Organist Mrs. W; €, Summers, A.T.C.M. een 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.--The Rev. Percy Buck, B.A., B.T.H. Buck is one of our veteran missionaries from the Bolivian Field of the Canadian Baptist Foreign Mission Board. You ought to hear im. Mr. EMMANUEL REFORMED 403 Rossland Road West 10:30 A.M. ENGLISH SERVICE AND SUNDAY SCHOOL 2 P.M. DUTCH SERVICE 7 P.M. ENGLISH SERVICE EVERYONE HEARTILY WELCOMED ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN Corner Byron at St. John Rev. E. H. Hunter, (West Hill) Preacher Mrs, P. N. Spratt, Organist 11:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP Nursery Care Duting Divine Worship

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