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LATEST NEWS OF THE COUNTY TOWN OF WHITBY Whitby Editor, W. J. Duthie, Business Office, Miss G. Macpherson Ay THE TIMES-GAZETTE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1946 Phone 708, All De Monster Auction Will Mark Opening of Park To Celebrate Official Open- ing of Whitby Kinsmen Memorial Park On Sep- tember 7 With Auction and Bingo : Aa nc ngs hen i equa an 0 games pon ne oficial opening of the Whitby Kinsmen Memon Park on abog to Wie hind this plan, according to - liam Sala, president of the Kins. men Club, e club wishes to show Whitby what has already been done in turning the old Castle grounds into a park and playground for children, Also the club would like to raise additional funds so that further facilities can ve built in the park for the youngsters' enter» tainment, Big Time Affair The auction is planned as a big time afiair and Whitby's leading auctioneer, William Maw, will be in charge of the sale, to exhort bigger and better bids from the public and thus aid the park, Members of the club are at pres- ent collect! donations for the auction, and hope that articles will be given by local merchants and by the general public in aid of this cause, Through thelr president they are appealing for support of thelr activities, As the time for the auction ape proaches, they will have several phone numbers to call, cars on duty all the time to go and pick up are ticles which are to bs put up for auction, In the meantime any thing donated can be sent to the Ontario Machine and Tool Com- pany offices on Brock Street North, and will be greatfully received, Bands and A hand will usher in the monster bingo games which are slated to take piace in the evening at the park, and in addition to the bingo, refreshment and other booths will be operated under the chairmanship of Gordon Hawes, 80 far the park 1s equipped with f 'ponycycle' merry-go-round, swings, slides, tables and benches for picnics, and a softball diamond has been bullt, exclusively for the younger set, The swings which are recent additions are divided among the children and adults, eight for the little tots and three of sufficis ent ns to adults, A large part of the work of erecting these was done by the Kinsmen themselves, during the evenings. ading Pool to Come Now under way is a large wading pool, for which tenders have ale ready been called, The plans for this were obtained from Parks Department of the City of Toronto, The pool built from plans cost the city $1,500 some years ago, and the Kinsmen will need some assist« ance in completing this project. They also have further plans for the park, and hope to carry on with them as soon as they raise the funds, They are hoping that the same Success which attended their Street Fair in June will be given to thelr auction /in September, St.George's Tennis Players Down Locals By 7 to 1 Visiting the Whitby courts last night, St, George's Tennis Club from Oshawa downed the locals by ® score of seven sets to one, Three hard-fought men's doubles sets were played with the visitors gaining a 6-3 decision in each case. Oshawa also copped off both ladies' doubles matches played while in mixed doubles Oshawa won two and the locals one, The evening concluded with re- freshments and dancing on the club house verandah, Engagements The Stella, N, Li & 1) of daughter of Mr, and Mm, M, ley, to Vernon Robert MaoCarl, r, and Mrs, Willlam MaecCar), by, The WATHiAfe to take Whitby, on August 24th, at three o'clock, Whitby News In Brief wo Accounts of social events and the ima, tei h ment TELEPHONE 103 Miss Irene Moore is spending & two weeks' holiday at Port Stanley. LK J Mr, Bam Donnelly recently re- turned from overseas, has been In town with his parents, Mr, and Mrs, W. Donnelly, Brock Street South. LE J Ld Mr, and Mrs, Ian Davey and daughter Susan, of Alden, Ontario, have been spending this week with the former's mother, Mrs. G. Davey, Byron Street South, * bP Mr, and Mrs, H, L, Pringle, Mrs. W. H, Kennedy and I%.ss Gertrude Tucker left on Friday to spend the weekend with Mr, and 'Mrs, I Thom , Ab their summer home near Owen Sound, Ontario, The Ladies Auxiliary of the Can. adian Legion met on Friday evening last with President Ashton and about twenty two members present, Plans were discussed for the Bazaar to be held early in December." A full attendance is hoped for at the next regular meeting to he held on August 23rd, so that plans may be completed for the Bazaar, It was decided to cancel the August Oth meeting, * 9 Mrs. W, Baldwin, of Oshawa, en tertained at a miscellaneous shower at the home of her mother, Mrs, Wm, Pellow; Euclid Street, on Wed« nesday evening, in honor of Miss Stella Lindley, a bride-to-be of this month: The guest.of honor was presented with many lovely and useful gifts and during the evening ames and a social time were ene oyed, The tea table was very ate tractive with flowers, pink stream- ers and pink candles, > *Hh ROTARY SPEAKER Speaker at next Tuesday's meet ing of the Whitby Rotary Club will be Dr, J, O. KR , He will talk on his trip to the Canadian Medi cal Association's convention at Banff this summer, * oe TRUCK OVERTURNS IN DITCH Al Brayley and Fred Townsend of Whitby escaped serious injury when a truck, driven by Brayley left the road and turned over In the ditch, The accident happened on the highway between Brooklin and Uxbridge and was caused by a blow-out in a rear tire, Both men were taken to Dr, Baldwin of Brooklin for examination, and He tment of their minor cuts and rulses, Signboard Moved After Protests An exchange of letters between the Town of Whitby and the E, L. Ruddy Co, has brought about the moving of the signboard on Brock Street North so that it extends diagonally back from the road and does not block the entrance to Carr's Service Station, : Originally built without the nee cessary bullding permit; the signe board was too close to the street for the town's and the Department of Highway's building regulations. H. L. Pringle, Whitby's bullding in spector, wrote the firm owning the sign and informed them that it would have to be moved or action would be taken. Yeaterday workmen came and moved the offending structure, Local citizens derived a certain amount 'of amusement from the fact that the sign, so close to a service station, advertised a com- Rating eed of petroleum products, poster has now been changed. Additional Whitby News pen on Page 13 Refreshingly Air Conditioned MONDAY . TUESDAY .- WEDNESDAY Two Shows, at 7.00 and 9.00 HOLIDAY MATINEE MONDAY AT 2 O'CLOCK | Frost, Town Clerk, on FOR SALE fox hounds, 13 weeks old, \ yon whiny. WA uy condition, Phone 893, Whitby WA as, LETTER 70 TOWN ASKS FOR HOUSING FOR AJAX STUDENT Only One of Many Being "Received Requesting Accommodation duon. wha' Tocemed. vy Jonn. Nv ay, The type of housin letter asks for ny WS Dowty ax 5 for a would-be his' wife, both of whom are ex- RCAF, officers, now living in Ottawa, who must find some place here to live by August 18, This is only one of many re- quests coming to the town and to this office now and every indica- tion points to the shortage becom- ing even more severe In the months to. come, Sufficient housing for married students is not available at Ajax, and veterans who wish to bring! their families with them, and the cost of keeping up two resi- dences practically rules out any other solution, are having great dif- ficulty in securing places live, In addition to the students many other young famihes are in the same position and searching end- lessly for accommodation, most of them unguccessfully, We print the following letter as a sample of the plight that these returned veterans find themselves in today, Anyone knowing of any vacancies is asked to get in touch with Mr, Frost, Addressed to Mr, Frost the letter reads: "I have been making an attempt for some time to get accommoda~ tion for my sister and her husband, who are new in Ottawa, in the town of Whitby, "A Whitbyite advised me to get in touch with you to see if you had any s stions, "I have en advertising for rooms, flat, apartment or a house for a period of a month without success, "My brother=in-law plans to at. tend university at Ajax in Septem- ber, and they are anxious to get settled by the 18th of August when they must be out of their present dwelling in Ottawa. "The Students Administrative Council and Wartime Housing at Ajax have no definite accommoda- tion avallable as yet, and according to all reports, only those who reg- istered in January are eligible for & wartime house in Ajax, "I was out at Whitby last Satur. day soliciting from door to door without sucoess, "They are a quiet couple, both ex-RC officers, and would be interested in a furnished or un- furnished apartment, flat, house or rooms, There are so many large homes in Whitby that I cannot un- derstand why the housing situation should be'so difficult, When people give up thelr privacy and a few years of their own lives, I cannot see why those with ple ty of apace to spare cannot forego a little of thelr privacy and be paid for it in order to accommodate those who wish to further their education and become better citizens, "If you would be good enough to let me know where accommodation could be obtained in Whitby, we would appreciate it very much. -------------- CLASS OF "51 The oldest universities in the western hemisphere were founded in Mexico and Peru in 1881, Announcements The W.A. of All Saint's Church, are holding a Rummage Sale in the Coun. cll Chamber, on Friday, Sept, 0, Pare tioulars later, Whitby Classified WANTED-WANTED TO BUY, POUL. highest market prices paid, also thers and horse alr, Apply N. Lembe rook street south, thy, Phone B44 or 903, Whitby, ' FOR ALE-~1800 OREV, SEDAN, SER. fal 495078, two new tirea, ood motor, Apply 10 Pine atreet, (re) appearance, Alex, AIRS---SEWING MACHINE RE. alrs made to all kinds of machines, ply Ed, Willams, 1208 Dundas street saat, Whitby, WANTED TO BUY--ALL KINDS OF Also new and old feathers Poultry, 300 Mrock BN Pace dad, 1 rer FOR BALE--BOILING MENS, YEAR: hae, Phone Mra, 8 Burns, h WANTED-TO BUY," A FEW PURE: rod Jetuey Cowa to freshen August to FE LR er aman AN 3) SALE TWENTY y 20 con, 3, Whitby, Apply 138 Brook treet North, One mile north of four corners, ink (Aug, 8) FOR UNDS LE, . 1] weeks old, male and female, Apply alter Bryant, 112 Athol Sikvet, Whitby, Ls __ (Aug, )) AN'S BICYCLE FOR e, A». also Quiliin ames, new, No Whlhe calla, Parnell, okering_Farms, thy, keri ER SY Brau oy u | AS qudent, ana Tami of tol Kel Rrindas, ont. FARM WANTED Good farm wanted, 100 or 150 acres for cash buyer; also small acreage suitable for gardening. Vicinity of Whitby, APPLY W. A. LAWSON WHITBY, ONT, \ FIVE MALE PURE ARED t dol lsam, Ara each. A Lewia Jones, Sntarie,_ PY ed or unfurnished, housekeep- h Anny 139 Raglan Street, hone 902, . BOY'S "RIOYCLE, ANY Principals In Brooklin Wedding ! j i p : Mi, AND MRS, GEORGE BELL Who were married on Saturday in Brooklin United Church, The bride is the former Jean Patterson, the daughter of Mrs, E. E, Patterson and the Inte Mr, Patterson, of Brooklin, and the groom Is the son of Mr, W. Ball and the late Mrs, Bell, of Perth, The couple will live {in Woodstock, (Photo by Hornsby Studios) Juniors Trying To Make Playoffs "Whitby Rotary will play a sched- uled game in the Lakeshore Junior Baseball League on the night of Civic Holiday in the local park when they meet Cobourg Kiwanis for the final time this season, The Rotary boys will be gunning for a win to keep alive thelr playoff chances and to gain revenge for the 7-8 setback that they received when Cobourg last played here just a week ago. The Rotary boys must win all their remaining games to maintain more than a mathematis oal chance of finishing in the third spot by nosing out either Cobourg or Bowmanville, so that Monday night's game will be an important one for them, | Legal Notices SALE of LAND FOR TAXES | TREASURER'S SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES, OF WHITBY, COUNTY OF TOWN ONTARIO To Wit: Dy virtue of a warrant lasued by the Mayor of the Town of Whithy under hip hand and the seal of the sald cor- ration bearing date the 13th day ef uly, 1040; sale of lands In arrears of taxes in the Town of Whitby will be held In the Council Chambers at the hour of 10:30 o'clock in the forenoon on the 6th day of November, 1046, un- leas the taxes and costs are sooner Jala: Notice is hereby given that the ist of lands for sale for arrears of taxes was published in the Ontario Camette on the drd day of August, 1040, 7th day of September, 1046, and the Sth day of Ogtober, 1046, and that coples of the sald lat may be had at my office, Treasurer's OMee, this 20th day of July, 1046, Treasurer, Town of Whitby, JOHN R. FROST, (Oct 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH CRAMMOND, late of the Vile lage of Brooklin, in the County of One tario, Railroad Labourer, deceased, NOTICE ia hereby given, pursuant to Section 51 of 'the Trustee Act, R80, 1937, Chapter 165, that all creditors and others having claima or demands afenat the estate of the sald JOSEPH CRAMMOND, who died on or about the ay of April, AD, 1046, at the Town of Whitby, in the County of Ontario, are required on or about the 2rd day of August, A.D, 1046, to send by post, prepaid, or deliver to the undersigned, Solloitors for the Executor of the last Will and Testament of the sald deceased, their Christian names and surnames, addresses and descriptions, the full particulars, in writing, of their claims, a atatement of their accounts, and the nature of the seourity, it any. held by them, AND TAKE NOTIOE that after such last mentioned date the sald Executor will proceed to distribute the assets o! the sald deceased among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which he ahall then have notice, and that the sald Exeoutor will not be liable for the aald assets or any part thereof to any person or pers sons of whose claim notice shall not have been received by him at the time of such distribution, DAY & RANKIN, 0 Clarence Hureel. Kingston, Ontario, Solleitor for the Executor, DATED AT KINGSTON, this Jwentes third (23rd) day of July, AD, 1040, (July a7-Aug, 3-10) accepted. NTED..ROOM AND BOARD FOR two nx students commencing Sept, | Write Bo! Xx 820, Timea-Gacette, (Sat-tuea-thurs) [ TOWN OF WHITBY TENDERS Tenders will be received until noon on Tuesday, August 6th, 1046, for one second-hand coment mixer, 314 ocubie Horse air-cooled gasoline engine, Tenders to be addressed to Fred Twist, Chairman of Streets Com- mittee, Town of Whitby, The highest or any tender not necessarily New Fire Calls | A notice in this issue regard. ing Fire Calls should be care- fully read, cut out and kept, From August 6, which Is Tues day, until August 20, the tele. phone number In case of fire in 601 during the day, and after 6 pm, it is 744, A man will be on duty in the Fire Hall from 6 pm, on every night during the two weeks to take calls, The roason for this change is that Mr, and Mrs, Fred Little are leaving for a two week holiday. TR ---- Special Banquet Is Being Planned By Whitby C. of C. As a fitting start to their second year of operation, and to survey the work that has already been done, the Chamber of Commerce is planning a banquet for Friday, Soptembor 6, to be held in the Magonie Temple, with some 100 gueats expected, ¢ Special guests at the banquet wil be all these manufacturers who have recently located thelr busi- nesses in Whitby, as well as those who have been here for some time, The program for the dinner is not definite as yet but an eminent speaker is expected, most probably it 13 hoped, a well-known parlia- mentarian, Other entertainment will be provided to add variety to the evening, Chairman of the Entertainment Committee for Whitby's busy Chamber of Commerce, Councillor Sam Peake states that this banquet is being held prior to the regular annual meeting of the Chamber so that all members will be able to éee the work that has been done, and future plana for Whitby's ine dustrial growth, LIBRARY CLOSES TONIGHT Whitby's Public Library will be closed for two weeks after tonight to allow the staff to take a holiday, 80 today and tonight will be the last opportunities for getting your books for the holiday reading, JULY STATISTICS Nineteen deaths and five mar. riages were reported in Whitby for ¢ | the month of July, and no births took place within the town limits. Deaths NICHOLSON-.At Oshawa Cleneral Hoa« ital, on Saturday, August 3rd, 1946, aabelle Nicholson, daughter of Ul Iate Mr, and Mra, Wm, Nicholson, in her 83rd year. Reating at the residence of her nephew BE. Nicholson, 323 Green 8t, Whitby, for service on Monday, August 3th, at 2:30 pm, Interment in Croveside Cemetery, feet, Johnson Iron (Signed) JOHN R. FROST, Town Clerk. ATTENTION! PIPE SMOKERS We have a limited supply of gua. ranteed pipes--Genuine Briar, . ALSO RONSON LIGHTERS .......... 6,008.00 ° UNITED CIGAR STORE 105 DUNDAS ST. WEST 1.60-6.50 WHITBY INCREASE RATES FOR WHITBY WATER New Equipment Will Give Increased Pressure In Mains Absent-minded husbands in Whit. by were given a bit of a lift when notice of an increase in water rates was published in our last issue, In future when they carry the bill for water around until after the due date they will be penalized.a mere 10 percent instead of the former 20 percent, Owing to the extensive improve ments planned in the Waterworks Bystem, which will cost approxie mately $60,000, the commission has found it necessary to slightly in. crease all water rates during the life of the debentures, Even with the increase, the rates in Whithy remain considerably lower than the average charged throughout the Province, The Increase in rate will pay the interest on the debentures provid- ing funds for the amortization of the debt, In addition it will take care of an annual deficit of about 500 which was preseny under the old rate, Increased demands have been made on the Present plant until it has been worked far in excess of the rated eapucky, According to H. L. Pringie, Superintendent of the P.UC. the design capacity of the Jibent plant is 16 million gallons, ut in July of this Jou Appro:i= mately 28 million gallons. wero sup- plied to the town, The new equip- ment will increase the pressure 22 pounds, and provide an adequate Supply for domestic and indusatrigl tl, A breakdown of the total cost shows that the new 200,000 gallon tank will cost $38,000, new mains $20,000 and $5000 for pumps and controls, You may depend on us to arrange every detail efficiently and assist you in every way possible. When death occurs, come to us and be as- sured your every re- quest will be fulfilled. STROWGER'S Funeral Service 215 DUNDAS ST, EAST PHONE WHITBY 581 DAY OR NIGHT I ---- ARCHITECTURAL Plans for all types of Buildings, Reasonable--Quich Service A. J. BELL 408 Brook St. South, Whitby RADIO SERVICE GUARANTEED - IMMEDIATE BUTT RADIO & APPLIANCE 130 k St. N. Whitby Tel, 707 N PIANO TUNER PHONE 484 214 Colborne St, Whitby Notice to Owing to the extensive tem which will cost approximately $60,000, the Commission has found it necessary to slightly increase all water rates during the life of the de- benture. The principal changes are as follows: (1) Discount for prompt payment reduced from 20% to 10% (2) Minimum charge for flat rate water users--$12.00 gross per annum or a minimum bi-monthly bill of $1.80 net. (3) In cases where more than one consumer is using water through one meter, the first 4000 gals. per month will be charged at the consumer and the remainder at 12¢ net per M. Even with hese changes, our rates will be considerably lower than the average charged throughout the Province. Water TOWN OF WHITBY NOTICE RE FIRE CALLS From August 6th to August 20th, both days in; clusive, Fire Calls should be made to the Town Office, Telephone 601, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. After 6 p.m, calls should be made to 744 8, PEAKE, Chairman, = Hi Fire and Light Committees § Please Cut Out This Advertisement SAT. NIGHT......9 P.M. CIVIC HOLIDAY....9 P.M. i! Special Midnight Dance i ! SUNDAY, 12.05 a.m. 4 ADMISSION . , . . . 35¢ B TAYLOR'S ARENA' 1 black hdl ehi el Go GOODSYEAR WHITBY MOTORS | ® Com with ther tire Su pasian a Good Ye is our best buy. Every G ear dire is quality-built ig lasting service. The finest materials. , . the highest degree f 6 many years of g experience gained by G engineers , . . are combi in every Goodyear tire you buy. Let us prove it! o tire-buildin WHITBY MOTORS 103 Dundas E. Whitby Phone 647, Bas lw ORR TR FR TR RR RR RRR RR RRR RR RR improvements planned in our Waterworks Sys. a a A SG higher rate (20c net per M gals.) for each By bon 25 These new rates will take effect commencing with August Billing. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY ARE I ig CT NP IEA ORI