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THEY'RE SWEEPING ROCK INTO HOUSE McLaughlin brothers, Neil, 11, and Grant, 12, show how | SALESMAN'S IDEA CATCHES ON Eight To 80 They Curl In Blac rod, heated them to bend them An Oshawa travelling sales- curl in Blackstock from eight to as See a ee could boast CHECKING A TIGHT DECISION "TIN CAN CURLING OF THE MARMALADE JAR VARIETY Bunch of the lads making sure ks their own curling toc creek or frozen slough or school- man's suggestion has led to a popular recreation for boys in Blackstock -- tin-can curling Wayne "Pat" Paterson was making his rounds when he met 12-year-old Blair Martyn, son of a Blackstock «storekeeper. He suggested the boys collect mar- malade tins and form their own into handles and pushed them into the soft cement Then, with the help of his father, he flooded a small curl- ing sheet in the back yard. The circles were painted in authentic colors with paint garnered from the Blackstock Curling Club. The boys scrounged old and 80,"' said Blair. "Jam Can" curling, as it is known in where it originated, was the early schoolboys' curling ver- sion of the game and started from sheer necessity the problem not only being the ex- Western Canada, , clubs stones were not supplied to members. Every would-be curler had to purchase his or her curling stones. Varying weights and even a variety of designs resulted In some places in Western Canada, they used "the irons" yard, the closest he could find would have been his mother's tea kettle. There weren't enough "old tea kettles" to go around, so somebody hit on designing a similar shaped '"'curling stone" -- from an old, jam can filled with cement. In curling club. Blair carried the bail from there, located 12 tins, filled them with cement mixed by hand, cut 114-foot lengths from a %-inch curlers, donned curling sweaters their own teams. BLAIR MARTIN ««. started it all TTR tr AT na rm three Bylaws Tabled fter A city alderman last night;mayor in the absence of Mayor|vote, is required when money| Objected to special meetings of| Lyman Gifford, said council was|for the project is not in the city council --during a special) not agony e on the oy A ete council meeting. rights by holding a specia RS ABS si Ald. Christine Thomas said| meeting. He said it was a casp| SEWER EXTENSION special meetings should only bejof trying to expedite business. | held to deal with 'emergency"} Ald. Thomas said no one has business. Other matters, she| proven anything is being delay- added, should be dealt with at} ed by not passing the bylaws the twice monthly regular coun-! She said special meetings shoul cil meetings. only be called in emergencies The special meeting was call-| "Are you suggesting you did- ed last night to deal with two|n't have any special meetings motions. They were approved.;when you were mayor," Ald. Then city clerk Roy Barrand| Pilkey asked Ald. Thomes presented four bylaws for COn-\wwery pW sideration. Ald. Thomas oppos-| sy, ed dealing with them Aa Thomas "Why are we passing bylaws|, "we've had which could be held?" she ask-| Ald. Pilkey ed. The one bylaw passed author-) est ONE AN EMERGENCY ized the execution of a subdiy-) were Later she agreed that one of ision agreement" between the four bylaws could possibly| City and Kassinger Construction be considered " emergency *'|for a 31-lot subdivision in Beau} business. The bylaw was passed! Valley and the other three were tabled) With very very few' said industrial _ Credit the words of annual meeting of the the first motion, the} broken brooms from the senior their fathers' and formed "T guess you could say they The second motion added the} d with the city. The $9,671 costielm disease 'Congratulations, fellow mem-,me bers, on owning Ontario's larg-| | Union' president |_ : the| George M. Thompson at the 21st|ing 1965. Auto | ey gegerey Workers Credit Union at O'Neill aLECTIO CVI pense of ownin ing stones, but city. In early curling days when only large ci SHE UNA Alderman Balks quotation received from Tripp The | total cost will be paid by Kings- was the lowest of four | way College. jextension to Kingsway College} parcel of land, a site plan agree-| |to Tripp Construction's contract} ment, and the control of Dutch! = Thomas Named Chairman Autoworkers Credit Union Board Vocational Body co wee EPOrts Another Good Year operative increased to 15,907, a ' Ae NS HELD In submitting the annual re-|ing and Donald Lovelock were|ers of the board, three repre- until the next regular council| city applied to the Ontario Mun-|P0!t on behalf of the board of| elected to the board of directors directors, Mr. meeting, Feb. 7 Thompson g, icipal Board for an order dis-| re *-\for a three-year term. Simkins Ald. Margaret Shaw asked if|pensing with a vote of electors; flected ee ie ee i en after a term Sx the public was notified of the! with respect to the construction} B°SS erie sa g -|Piry, and Harding was seeking special meeting. (The was not notified.) Ald. Clifford Piikey public! of the bridge on Simcow st. s. over the Oshawa Creek. (A vote,} acting'or an order dispensing with a 322 King st. w. last March. Nov. jcal year end, Loan Program Extension © Assets jumped from $10,250,-!the " {000 in 1964. to $14,750,000 at fis-| viously |Credit Union's new building at/ election after being appointed to| view following last night's meet- \fill a vacancy midway through year. Lovelock had served a_ three-year 30. Total /term on the.credit committee. | Incumbent Michael Black was |re-elected to the credit commit- tee and Frank Johns took office : |for the first time, both for three years. record 3,093 new members dur- pre-| g a pair of curl- also their scar- ties and towns uae "Talking machines" are coming into vogue for blind people in the area who find difficulty reading by braille. The new approach to read- ing will start here soon as a result of an Oshawa Lions Club donation to the CNIB's Oshawa Advisory of 12-tape play-back machines. The advisory board will | The three bylaws not dealt }!#rimoninnimsninmnin ee construction ef a sanitary sewer) with involved the rezoning of al Trustee T. D. Thomas named awa visory was vocational committee al meeting last night Vice-chairman of. the commit- jtee is John Larmond, the Osh- jawa Separate School representa- tive to the board, The commit |sentatives of industry and three | representatives of the skilled jtrades. Mr. Thomas said in an inter- jing the committee will meet in a different secondary school in| ithe city for each monthly meet-| jing "to stimulate a keener in- terest among committee mem- |bers of the advisory vocational |setup"; the solid only recently used esclusively in the Oftawa Valley area. For a boy who wanted emulate dad on iron stone, until hold to the nearby MUTIRRTITTTT ETT LITHTATE INEM draw '"'books-on-tape' from the CNIB's Toronto- based talking book library service, now converting from break- able records to longer-lasting tapes. An official of the advisory board, which met last week, said the new machines will not be used by all of the 49 registered blind people in the Oshawa area, rather, only by epETITC Yer AERAPNUREOTTT SET SUAS ALLAN He said the February meeting chairman of the Osh-, will be-held in the library of|cial and federal board of education's ad-|McLaughlin Collegiate and Vo-| make up 75 per cent of the cost cational Institute and the com- mbership in the financial co-| during the committee's inaugur-| mittee will get a chance to tour jthe various shops in the school. | The chairman said last night's jmeeting dealt with a "'long list" jof equipment needed for the |new Eastdale Collegiate and Vo- Ernest Simkins, William Hard- tee is comprised of six mem-jcational Institute which "has been approved by the Ontario department of education and tentatively ap proved by Ot- tawa". He said a number of other committees will be set up to be comprised of various industrial | representatives to give the com-/luctance among department of- mittee the benefit of their knowledge and experience as to the types of equipment needed. Western Canada, they even organied 'Jam Curling Championships." Two years ago the idea was adopted in several Toronto schools, Tv TTA BOOKS ON TAPE FOR BLIND those slow at grasping braille reading. Some of the added bene- fits for the area's blind are travel concessions, employ- ment services, social serv- ice, residence and eye service care. New members of the board are E. F. Cuthbertson, 617 Mary st., and Harold Phil- lips, 13 Elena st. NIEMAN | Mr. Thomas said the provin-| governments of equipment and supplies, "but we want to make sure we are getting full value for our money". | The committee discussed Pro- gram 5, the adult retraining scheme, and a possible location for it. Mr. Thomas said the depart- ment has now gone as far as approving a building in Oshawa -- he declined to say where -- but rental would still. have to| be agreed upon. He said there is a general re- |ficials to go into this program | too deeply as it is still regarded las an experiment. Laser Light Phenomenon OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1966 An arsonist may have been responsible for yesterday's fire that destroyed the King Street United Church--this is a theory that police and fire authorities are working on today. This morning, with smoke still rising from the gutted building, police and officers of the Fire Marshall's office joined together in a piece by piece search of the wreckage. Sergeant of Detectives Wil- liam Jordan verified this morn- ing that the possibility of arson at the church was being '"'thor- oughly investigated." NO COMMENT Detective Jordan would make no comment on a statement by city Fire Chief Ray Hobbs that there have "been six or seven small fires at the church re- cently." Chief Hobbs said that all the fires had occurred since Christ- mas. All, he added, had had mysterious beginnings, "A close watch," he said, "has been kept on the church} since the #ires began." | Oshawa Firefighters worked all night and were still at the scene of the fire this morning. Chief Hobbs reported that two or three men had worked in shifts overnight, searching out fire hot-spots and hosing them down, WATER ALL NIGHT Water was poured into the building all night long. "The idea," explained Fire Chief Hobbs, "is to cool down the building quickly so that in- vestigators can get in and search the wreckage for the cause of the fire." There is, he added, some urg- ency since parts of the building jare in danger of collapse. A large chimney which runs |through the centre of the church, he said, was in a bad state; but in no immediate danger of col- lapsing. All the really shaky parts of the church were knocked down by firemen yesterday. As a precautionary measure a wooden fence has been put around the church to stop the curious from getting into the building. INVESTIGATION RESUMED Foster of the Ontario Fire Mar- shall's office arrived at the scene to resume the investiga- tion which began yesterday. Also church insurance adjust- ers were again on the scene to- day. At the church manse on Sim- coe st, n. the Rev. Wesley Her- bert was not available for com- ment this morning. Mrs, Herbert, however, ex- plained that the church's con- gregation would be meeting to- night at the Simcoe Street Unit- ed Church to discuss future plans. The meeting is planned for 7.30 in the church hall, 'AMAZING RESPONSE' "The response to our tragedy has been just amazing," she said in a telephone interview. "You can have no idea of low wonderful everybody has been. Our phone never stopped ring- ing last night. We didn't get to bed until well after 1 a.m. "We had offers of help from every church in the town. The Jewish synagogue, the Seventh- Day Adveintist Church, Msgr. Late this morning Inspector A. Probe Ruin For Arson KIDDIES MONEY FOR FIRE FUND Typical of the heart warm- ing response which followed yesterday's fire at King Street United Church was that of the church minister's own five children. "The children," the minis- ter's wife Mrs. Wesley Her- bert said this morning," heard about the fire on their way home from school. | "When I got in they had | broken open their piggy bank ;'and thrown in their allow- ances. The money, they said, was to go to the church building fund. "It came to about $5.40 and it is a wonderful start. "The children were saving the money to buy a new radio for the manse. Our old one had broken down." Dwyer of St. Gregory's Church, and all the Protestant churches offered their facilities to us last night, "We even had a call from the Central Ontario Trust who offer- ed us the use of their board room for meetings. "The response has been just marvellous. "People were phoning from allover. Ontario when they heard the news. We have had more money offers than we can count, "IT had a lady on the phone last night who offered to give us a piano for which she had no further use. Our church piane was destroyed in the fire. Mrs, Herbert went on to point out that services for this Sun- day would be held at the Kings- way Seventh-Day Adventist Church. "Morning service," Mrs. Her- bert said, "'will be held at 11 a.m. There will be Sunday School for the children and there will be no evening service, "I hope everybody will be able to come along. I am not quite sure on this yet; but £ think we will be laying on a bus service from downtown te the Adventist Church." RECORDS LOST Valuable church property was almost entirely destroyed in the fire, The most tragic loss of all was the baptising and marriage records together with irreplace- able church minute books. "All have gone," said. Mr. Herbert. '"'They were stored in the secretary's office inside the church. We had no chance to get them out." Another big loss was the mas- sive church organ which was installed in 1948. Church officials reckon that will cost at least $35,000 to ree place. No firm figure of the total damage to the building has yet been calculated. Fire Chief Hobbs put the dam- age at anywhere between $500,- 000 and $700,000, $1,000,000 The church will, in any casa, have to be completely rebuilt. This may run the cost up to the best part of $1,000,000. Oshawa streets should be completely cleared of snow to- night, city works superintendent Jack Johnstone said today, but the weatherman predicts more snow for Southern Ontario to- night.or Wednesday. The new disturbance is mov- ing up from Texas. The fore- caster says it is not a storm but will probably bring some Streets Nearly Cleared But More Snow Forecast Mr. Johnstone said four grad- ers, three wing plows, five front. end loaders and 14 dump trucks are on the snow-remoyal detail. He said all the main arteries were open Sunday afternoon. The snowblower was sched- uled to be on downtown side streets this morning, move to ast ithe Oshawa Airport this after- snow to this area. jnoon to blow the piled snow The city's huge snowblower Sought In House By Starr ogamiins was rues Armed Robbery, To Date Science Fiction OTTAWA (Special) -- A pleajdate which is March 31 this to extend the closing date for| year. Municipalities engaged in # projects under the federal gov-| projects under the act will be ? ernment's municipal develop-| forgiven payment of 25 per cent, 7 ment and loan act made|of their loan amount for the in the Commons Monday by/projects that are completed by | Michael Starr, MP for Ontario) this deadline Riding. The. Oshawa MP ' said that Mr. Starr asked Finance Min-|S0me of the smaller municipal- ister Mitcheil Sharp if he would| es through no fault of their! own had to conduct protracted!" consider extending the cut-off! processes before obtaining app- |roval and have been unable to finish their projects in time to qualify for the 25 per cent for. giveness.. He said the money involved -in-this- meant was nox Piped In As New Prexy a great deal to the municipalities Last year there was pressure from opposition MPs to have Sgt. Drummer Ed Knox has| the iota of the act extended| wat cogae pala Pie aval ne another period of years but| vsnawa ie then Finance Minister, Wal-| for 1966 ter Gordon, turned down this} Others named to the band's|suggestion on the ground the} executive are Drummer Ron|act had fulfilled its original pur-} Brown, vice-president; Sgt. Pip-| pose of Stimulating construction| er Neil McRae Jr., secretary-| projects and reducing un- manager and Piper Ian Beaton, |employment. treasurer. | In replying to Mr. Starr, Fin- It was decided at the annual/ance Minister Sharp said he meeting to hold a dance com-| would take his representations| ;Memorating the 10th year ofjinto' account when he gives aj} the band's operation March 5 repiy to a similar question ask in the Royal Canadial Legion|ed last week by Social' Credit! hall. Leader Robert Thompson. y 4 BOER WAR VETERAN Ernest George Brooks, 620 Richmond st. e., died Jan, 24 in Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, in his 87th year. A resident of Oshawa for 45 years, Mr. Brooks served in the Boer War and in India with the York and Lanea- shire Regiment- and in the First World 'War with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment. Caledonia sj adu for three years. $819,404 EARNINGS After disbursing the compul- sory 20 per cent of earnings, ($163,880) to the guarantee fund, '/'members approved the board of directors recommendation that 20 per cent interest rebate plus a five per cent bonus rebate to borrowers. The membership approved payment from earnings' of the annual one dollar dues each It-is-required-to-pay to the Ontario Credit Union League Ltd. The board's recommenda- tion for a $20,000 promotion- education budget was also rec- | tified. . The Credit Union's financial | statement indicated increases of 24 per cent in membership, 33 per cent in savings, 41 per cent in loans, 44 percent in assets and 42 per cent in e#mnings. Credit committee chairman Lorne Johnson reported that 16, |451 loans in the amount of $10,- 375,025.77 had been granted dur- tt Di March g & yeai ining April, May and Ju ;Union loaned over leach month. A $1,000,000 they pay themselves a 4% per| cent dividend on' savings and a} 'Charge Remand PETERBOROUGH Edward Mocon 27 of Oshawa and John Hance, 37, of Hamilton were re- mandea here yesterday for one week in custody on joint charges jof bank robbery. Mocon was represented by Oshawa lawyer John Greer, QC. Hance appeared without coun- sel They. are charged with the |$13,863 armed robbery of a Peterborough branch of the Roy- al Bank of Canada Jan. 11. They also face a charge of armed robbery in the $15,000 holdup of a bank at Mount Brydges, near London, Ont. last September. Mocon and Hance are also |charged with the kidnapping |dan. 10 of OPP Const. Ernest |Steacy of Campbelliford detach- ment, and theft of his cruiser, revolver and parts of his uni- form They face further charges of illegal possession of a .303- calibre. rifle and stolen police equipment Laser light - a lght beam that can transmit voice, busi- ness data and television pro- day's science fiction not only true, but even obsolete, within a few decades, R.L.N, Smillie, Beli Telephone lecturer, told Oshawa Rotarians yesterday. "Since the idea of the Laser was first described, about five years ago, this discovery has influenced every major area of science," Mr. Smillie said. He. pointed out that the tele- phone industry is interested in the Laser because the tremen- dous growth of communications indicafes we will soon be run- ning out of radio and micro- wave frequencies, Scientists are looking for ways.to use light waves for communications in- stead of radio waves. Using a diagram of the spec- trum of light frequencies, Mr, Smillie explained the higher the more messages they can carry. He said the Laser section of Crown Atterney John Brad- jpared for a preliminary hear-| ling Feb, 7. the spectrum, although relati- ne, the Credit shaw said he hopes to be pre-|vely narrow, has room for about a million times more messages than the wide range of fregen- grams' - promises to make to-| frequency of light waves, the} cies we now use for communi- cations purposes, because of its high frequency. : Comparing Laser light with lordinary light, Mr, Smillie said light given off by a light bulb is disorganized or incoherent, while laser light is organized. "This" special: kind of light comes marching out of the end of the tube like a regiment of soldiers - in the form of a beam - all in exact step and in nar- row column," he said. | Discussing the uses of the} Laser, Mr. Smillie said, at the moment it is only a laboratory tool, because it's all so new scientists and engineers have to catch up with their own achiev- ements In the field of medicine, Laser has already found some. uses. "Eye surgeons have used it to weld. detached retinas in the human eye," said Mr. Smillie. "It has also been used to per- form delicate brain surgery. Surgeons claim its precision- jeontrolied beam can be used }much more effectively than the finest-surgieal knife. It has been used as an instant cauterizer, stopping profuse bleeding inst- antly," he said, gobbled up snow along King and Bond streets last night. Works department crews cleared one block at a time while Oshawa police department detoured traf- fic. from the wing plows 150 to 200 feet away from the side of the runways to allow larger aircraft to land safely, then go to the Oshawa Civic Auditorium park- ing lot. Mother, Daughter Burned In Area Frame Home Fire AJAX (Staff)--A mother..and daughter received first and second degree burns in a fire which caused extensive damage to a two storey frame, Rouge Hills home this morning. Mrs. Margaret Shorkey was treated at the Ajax and Pick- ering General Hospital for burns about the face, hands and feet. She was later transferred to the Toronto General Hospital. Her five-year-old daghter, Sandra, was treated at the Ajax and Pickering General Hospital for burns to both feet and her left hand. : | Mrs. Shorkey's two sons,} Jimmie, 7 and Johnnie, 2, were not injured. Frank secs a neighbor, saw. the blaze, awakened- thé family and is credited with pre- venting Mrs. Shorkey from tt- turning to the blazing house after she and her three child- ren had escaped. The South West Pickering Fire Department responded to the alarm in 6.37 a.m, and fought the fire for more than an hotf. Damage to the interior of the house was estimated at $5,000. Firemen believe the fire was caused by one of the children playing with the electric stove in the kitchen. Firemen found three of the four burners red hot when they entered. Mr. Shorkey had left home for work in Scarboro before the fire broke out,