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PAGE FOUR v THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1 946 LATEST NEWS OF THE COUNTY TOWN OF WHITBY Phone 708, All Departments Whitby Editor, W. J. Duthie, Business Office, Miss G. Macpherson Fire Losses Doubled In Growing, Ten Years Whitby Rotary Told Fire Prevention Week at Rotary as Film Given Showing Ways and Means of Preventing And Controlling Fires In Canada last year there were 01 killed and 41 million dollars in property damage Was done as a result of fires, In the Province of Ontario last year 132 people died In fires and thet prop erty damage caused by fire amount= ed to 14% million dollars, just double that of ten years ago, In the province last year 17,646 fires were reported. : These figures were given to Whitby Rotarians at their meeting terday by George Vick, who was ustrating the devastating effect of fire and was calling attention to the fact that this week has been set aside as Fire Prevention Week in Canad... He pointed out that this week was the time when the government was stembung to draw to the attention of all citizens the serious menace of life and property constituted by the fire hazard, Entertain School Champs Mr. Vick was introducing the speaker of the day, K. L. Rice, of Toronto, who presented a film on fires and their control as a part of the nation wide campaign to awak- en Oanadians to the immense losses suffered every year due to fire, Special guests at yesterday's meeting were the athletic cham- pions of Whitby High School, who had competed so successfully in the Inter-school sports at Uxbridge re- cently, They were Joan Archibald, senior girls champion, Len Yulll, senior boys champion, Gerald Brac- ey, runner-up to Yuill, and Norman Levine who was runner-up for the Junior boys championship, Another special guest was Willlam Heard, who is chief of Whitby's volunteer Fire Br. . igade, The figures given by Mr, Vick and the Alm presented by Mr, Rice served to point out the ever present danger of fires and the precautions that should be taken to prevent them, The flim itself was mainly concerned with oil fires, their causes and ways to prevent and fight them, but contained a great deal of valuable information about fire prevention, Elements of Fire The film demonstrated that fire | is caused by a combination of a fuel, air and ignition temperature, and that a fire can be extinguished be romoving any one of these ele= ments, One of the points brought out by the film was that a piece of ordinary wood, if heated on a stove, will burn at the touch of a match, due to the fuel vapour which is caused by the heat of the wood. Another high point was the pice Not Smart to Use ObsceneLanguage Says Magistrate Charged with causing a disturb- ance oo screaming and swearing, Herman Davidson, 16, of Brooklin, was placed on six months suspends ed sentence by Magistrate ¥, 8B. Ebbs in Police court yesterday, In commenting on the case, Mag- istrate Ebbs sald, "Boys of this age think it smart to use obscene langu- age, and those who think they have this privilege are not confined to Brooklin, You understand you must stop this foolish practice," he continued, "and I would suggest that ou tell the other boys that they had better s too", Crown Attorney Alex Hall advised the Magistrate that the complain was not asking for punishment, but had laid the charge so that the boy would be brought to court and made to understand that he could not continue to offend in this manner, Dnvidson told Magistrate Ebbs that he had no grudge against D, G, Lawrence who laid the charge, and that the yelling and swearing had taken place in the playground across from the Lawrence home, P.UC. I5 WORRIED BY POWER BREAKS Call For Inspection of System to Discover Cause . And Remedy When the power went off in the northern section of the town again last night 'the Public Utility Com- mission, who are responsible for the utilities in Whitby, were just sitting down for their monthly meeting, and the first question raised was for an explanation of the power breaks wines have plagued residents re- cently, : Some persons, living in the affect~ ed area, have raised loud complaints about the power going off just at dusk these nights and the Commis sioners spent some time trying to nd out the cause of these breaks, Superintendent H, L, Pringle re- ported that the breaks which oce curred in sections of the town were caused by overloading of the lines and a consequent burning out of the fuses in the circuits, He ex- lained that heavier fuses were be. g installed to handle the present peak load but that any increase in power usage in the future would require a change in the present es, turization of workmen extinguishe | Jin, ing a blanng oil storage tank by the use of "foam towers" which spread a layer of foam over the surface of the burning oil and thereby cut off the air supply and starved the flames. In conclusion Mr, Rice told the Rotarians that while a fire in an oll depot would, by the law of av- erages, occur only once every 450 years, a house would catch fire, by statistics, once every 150 years, showing the better standard of fire protection in oil companies, Police Chief J. Wm, Elliott moved & vote of thanks to the speaker for his interesting speech, and Presi- dent Arthur Archibald passed these thanks on to Mr. Rice. Recreational Council Will Meet Tonight Whitby Recreational Council will hold their first meeting with the new Director Gordon McMahon, in the Council Chambers at 8 o'clock tonight, Plans for the ¢ sea- son will be discussed and the groundwork of organization started. Obituary HERBERT WORKMAN Considered in his younger ' days to have been Lindsay's best ball player of all time, Herbert Work man, 64, was found dead In his home at Lindsay last Friday night, "He was a brother of George Work- man of Whitby, The late Mr, Workman was a member of the Lindsay Red Birds baseball team when it won the Mid land League championship, He tried out and made the Rochester Red Wings but sprained an ankle in R_Uatning and never played a -------------- London -- (OP) -- Westminster Council has requisitioned 26 bomb. ed sites for conversion into car Expert to Inspect System He also informed the Commis- sloners that a specialist in power loads was coming to Whitby today from Belleville to examine the pres- ent set-up, and that his recome mendations for changes would be acted upon by the P.U.C, David Mowat queried the voltage now being received and asked if it waa liable to damage engines, but Mr, Pringle sald that there was as yet no danger of that, although power su was becoming a big problem for the Hydro, due to low water in the rivers and canals that generate the power, - The Commis- sion 'expressed their intention of seeing that everything possible would be done to ensure a proper town, . Accounts for the month were passed and approval was given to the Installation of a six inch water main to the Natlle Knitting Com- pany plant on Ash Street, e firm have also asked for a 8 er ays- em outlet and the P.U.C. decided that they should examine this idea and form some policy for the ine Salation of this equipment in the re, Noon Power Break Was Intentional The explanation for shutting off the power shortly after noon today was that the P.U.C. workmen were changing fuses in all the circuits. To complete the job in as short a time as possible and with the least wear and tear on equipment they found it necessary to turn the pow er off throughout the town for a short period, It is expected that the heavier fuses installed will pres vent the power breaks which have ecole almost a regular occurrence Confocius was not only a teacher, but an accomplished lelan, statesman and laa prvi NOW PLAYING TWO SHOWS AT 6.30 and 9.00 and regular power supply in the | Whitby News In Brief Lx of ents snd TELEPHONES 703 S0CIA1 to and Murs, George Astiey Jie Teyuned home after spending the pas weeks at Byeway Lodge, Chalk Lake district, Whitby 1ife" unferyriters attend- ed a convention at Pe yesterday and report that a success. ful meeting was held, enroute to their home in Mountain Road, Hull, Que, after a two weeks' wedding trip spent in Niagara Falls, Buffalo and other western points, spent a few days with the latter's parents, Mr, and Mrs, MoQuolt, Perry Btreet, LK IN. J The first fall meeting of the local association, Whitby Girl Guides was held recently at the home of Mrs, P, N, Spratt, when the follow ing officers were elected: President, Mrs, J. R. Frost; secretary-treasur- er, Mrs, James Ross; Badge Com- mittee, Mrs, Roy Fowler, it KINSMEN SHOWN FILM OF ROCKIES Are Told About Newly Formed Oshawa Film Council Whithy Kinsmen caught glimpses of the incredible beauty of the Canadian Rockies in a film presen tation loaned to the club by the Canadian Pacific Railways, and shown by Pat McAdam, President of the Oshawa Film Council at their meeting last night, Mr, McAdam complimented the club on thelr decision to use the facilities of the Council, He ex- lained to the members that the Im Council had been formed to ace the discontinued National film Board service which had func- tioned in Oshawa during the war for the promotion of visual educa tion, He pointed out to the club that for a nominal fee of $2.00 for membership and a charge of 28 cents per reel clubs and organisa. tions could have their choice of the excellent film library of the Film Council and be provided with a projector and operator, The Kins- men Olub is the first Whitby ore ganization to join the organisation, Hallowe'en Plans In their business session the club had a short discussion on the plana for the Hallowe'en Shellout, Gord Hawes was appointed chairman for this project, President W, Sala an- nounced that the club had been asked to assist in the forth-coming Canada Savings Bond drive, Com» mission will be paid on any sales and the money derived used to further the JEojects of the club, President Bill gave a concise re- of the delegates activities at | YY In he Banfl Convention, business and social, Kinsmen Bill Sala and Jerry Gascoigne represented the club at the convention, Asks Trial By Jury For Assaulting Child Joseph Laroque of Ajax pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent assault on an 8-year-old girl in Police Court yesterday and elected to be tried by jury, After a prelim inary hearing he was committed for trial, He will be defended by A, W, 8, Greer, KC Utica (Mrs, N. Ackney, Correspondent) Utica, Oct, 8. --~Anniversary serv. ices will be held Sunday, Oct, 20, in the United Church at 2:30 and 7:30 pm, Rev, Mr, MoDermid, Ux~ bridge, will be guest speaker at both services, music will be pro. vided, The W.A, will hold its October meeting at Mrs, Ackney's at 3 o'clock Thuraday, the 10th inst, in place of Tuesday, the 8th (Note the change of date), All welcome, The hockey club are running a series of dances in Memorial Hall on Saturday nights, The first dance was held last Saturday night, Mr, and Mrs, Alf Clarke were at Markham Falr on Saturday. John L. Oromler was in London, Ont, over the week-end. Mrs, N, Ackney and Mrs, Kelsey had a holiday in New Liskeard all last week. Mrs, Mansell Gerrow of London was the guest of her parents, Mr, and Mrs, H, Walker, Mr, and Mrs, M, Lambe, Oshawa, Matta at Harry Harper's on Sune ay. Mrs, Ga and Mrs, and Mrs, H Reasin and Miss Irene Reasin of Blackwater were guests of Miss Annie Christie on Sunday. -------- GUESTS AT ROTARY Guests at yesterday's meeting of the Whitby Rotary Club included Blain Elliott and H Allen of Bowmanville; Wm, H of Whitby and the High School athletic cham« -------- UNDERSTAND? "I said 'Play as you never played before', "Yes, but" "Not 'as though you've never played before'!" Announcements Mrs, Marshall, Were Married By Groom's Father MR, AND MRS, WILLIAM MARSHALL Who were married on Saturday afternoon in St, Andrew's Presbyterian Church by the groom's father, Rev, David Marshall, The bride is the former Mary Elizabeth Mathison, the daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Frank 7, Mathison and the groom is the son of Rev, David Marshall and =Photo by Campbell's Studio ATLANTIC BATTLE BROUGHT TO LIF IN BRITISH FILM Scenes Familiar To the Maritimes Abound In "The Raider" By JOHN D, HAMILTON Canadian Press Staff Writer New York,--(CP)=The battle of the western otean--familiar ti every Maritimer during seven years o war--is brought to the soreen in its most authentic and thrilling form by the British documentary film, "The Raider," now being shown in New York, From its first shot of a lifeboat a sea to battle between a freighter and a U-boat, the ploture shows incidents that were close to the lives of the residents of Halle fax, Saint John, N.B, and Sydney, NS8---the "East Coast Canadian ports" from whence sailed the cons woys to Britain, In the film, the rusty, ugly freighters sall from New York--but they might have gathered for con- Bedford Basin, The men who salled them and the Royal Navy men who tected them, were the same swashbucklers who swaggered down Barrington Street in Halifax or who landed on the Sydney jet- ties, "The Raider" was produced In 1046 by the Orown Film Unit of English Films Corporation, It was produced by Ian Dalrymple and was directed by Pat Jackson, who also wrote the script, No professional actors are in the oast and there lg no love interest. The actors who are anonymous, came from the Royal Navy, the Royal Netherlands Navy or the al- lied merchant navies, Distributors of the film here sald today that "The Raider" has been shown in New England but has not yet been released in Canada, When it arrives in the Canadian Maritimes, Nova Scotians, New Brunswickers and Prince BEdward Islanders will find that ita combin. ation of thrills and history provides an authentic chapter in a familiar story, In essence, the story is the saga of 24 survivors of the freighter Ja- #on, torpedoed 1,000 miles from the coast of Ireland, and of thelr res. ouers, the crew of the Scottish car- 80 ship Leander, : When the survivors send out an 808 from the lifeboat, it ia picked up by a prowling German submar- ine which uses the lifeboat for a decoy, Fast-thinking on the part of the torpedved captain leads to a warning of the Leander at the last minute and the submarine and Fighter fight it out on the sur- a0 Partioularly fine rformances are given by the oa) of the Ja son, Leander, the commodore of the destroyer-escort force, and the Sommnder of the German submar« 0, y the Scottish master of the | don Canadian Book Week Set For Nov. 2-9 Toronto -- (OP) -- Tribute will be paid to Oanada's writers next month during Canadian Book Week, sponsored by the Canadian Authors fation to gain recognition for native talent, Branches of the association across Canada will join publishers, book sellers, libraries and schools Nov. 2 to Nov. § ni planning displays of Oanadian work and illustrated talks and lectures by Canadian authors and oritics, Mrs, May Pashley Harris of the association's Windsor, Ont, branch, nations convener of the Book Week, sald Canadians had long been ac- f | cused of harsh treatment and neg- leot of their native literature, Lib rarians and booksellers reported that a book by a Canadian writer is never judged by the same stand ards as one written by an outsider, Mrs, Pashley sald that in recent ears Canadian writers have come the forefront of the literary world, She cited "Two Solltudes" by Hugh MacLellan of Montreal and Halifax and "Earth and High Heaven" by Gwethalyn Graham of Montreal as outstanding recent works of Canadian fiction and men« tioned 'Gauntlet to Overlord" by Canadian Press war correspondent Ross Munro which had "retained a high place" inthe fleld of war re« Audley Mrs, Dyer, formerly Miss Kate Bray, of Battle Creek, Mich, and Mrs, Walter Bray of Plokering were visitors here on Sunday last, Both were welcomed by a number of friends at church on Sunday who remembered their early days here, Sharon Ann, the infant daughter of George and Mrs, Blake, and Rob» ert John Wesley, the infant son of John and Mrs, Ashton, were bape tized by the Rev, Mr, Copeland at the church services on Sunday last, The Misses Pratt, three daughters of Ken and Mrs, Pratt, joined the church at the same service, Corn, apple and tomato harvests have been occupying the attention of many of our residents during the past week, and the work will cone tinue as the weather has been ideal for all these crops. F. H, Westney has his portable saw-mill set up and has been turn. ing out a deal of good lumber on his farm here, at Bown SHionded the teach ' oon on last The schoo] 1s filled to ag, The annual harvest home cere- monies at the local church were Well attended a week ago both on the Sunday when the Rev. Mr, MoLachlan of Whitevale preached and on the Monday evening when the Solina Yo e put on their recent play. ------------ FREE AT LAST London--(OP)--"Forty years of boredom" came to an end Melvyn Ansley Curtis, retired as engine driver for the Central Lone Rallway, "Every day was the same," he said, "All there was to do was to turn the little handle." NEW KING'S COUNSEL Among the 40 barristers, whose appointments as King's Counael were announced this week by At. torney General Leslie H. Blackwel, was Harry A, Willis of Toronto, son= in-law of Mr, and Mrs, William A. Dryden of Brooklin, RADIO SERVICE GUARANTEED - IMMEDIATE BUTT RADIO & APPLIANCE 130 Brock St. N., Whithy Tel 107 POLICE CRACK DOWN ON DRUNK DRIVERS, SPEEDERS One Gets Jail, Two Draw Fines in Police Court Whitby police are cracking down on froin guilty of infractions of the law, and obtained three con- victions on charges heard in Police Court by Magistrate ¥, 8, Ebbs yesterday afternoon, Claude Langford of R.R, 2 Wark- worth County pleaded guilty to be ing intoxicated and in Share of a car, Sergeant Ron, Love told of seeing the accused driving west on Dundas Streett in zig-zag fashion, and narrowly missing two other ve hicles, He followed the car and on sopping it found the accused slumped over the"wheel, He said that the driver was starey-eyed, and thick of jiecn, In searching the car a partially empty bottle of wine was found, He sald the accused bad to be helped from the car, License Suspended Magistrate Ebbs sentenced the ac cused to 7 days on the drunken driving charge and assessed court costs against him, Langford's lice ense was suspended for three months and his car impounded for three months, On the charge of having liquor in an illegal Place, he was fined $10 and costs or 10 days, Robert Bruce Wright of Oshawa pleaded not guilty to a charge of careless ving. He also stated that he had turned north on to Brock Stroet at 206 miles an hour, apparently not realizing that this was an infraction in itself, Chief Elliott drew this to his attention and he accused drew a fine of $5 and costs from Magistrate Ebbs, A truck belonging to W, F, Bow- den of Oshawa was ebserved and clocked speeding through a school zone by Chief J, W, Elllott, Mr, Bowden did not appear to answer the charge and glstrate BEbbs imposed a fine of $10.00 and costs. VILLAGE LIFE IN GANADA AND INDIA COMPARED BY WAS, Tomato and Corn Crops in Greenwood Benefit From Weather (May E. Brown, Correspondent) Greenwood, Oct, 8~The Woman's Missionary Auxiliary of the Greene wood Circuit met on Thursday of last week at the parsonage, Mrs, Lloyd Pegg was in charge of a very interesting program on 'Village Life. in India", in which were brought out the contrasts between India and our rural and village ilfe in Canada, During the worship ser= vice Mra, Pegg sang "Lond, I Want To Be a Christian", Delegates were appointed to attend the Women's day of the Cavalcade to be in Osh. | Awa on October 20, After the meet= ing Mrs, Luffman and Mrs, Ander. son served a dainty lunch, The many friends of Irvine Mo- Lean will be sorry to know he is suffering from a severe oase of "shingles", All hope he will soon be feeling much better, : The continued fine weather is a great boon to the tomato and corn growers for the canning factories. Everybody else is enjoying the love. ly autumn days, Visitors at the parsonage last week with Rev, A. 0. and Mrs, Luffman and Mrs, Anderson were: Mr, and Mrs, Norman Anderson and aon, James, of Vancouver en route home from Montreal; Mrs, R, H. Williams; Miss Marion Williams, and Miss Pearl Dawe of Toronto, The Willlama family were formerly residents of Landis, Sask. Quite a number attended Mark. ham Fair on Saturday and report | Joa) large crowd, & recent meeting of the Church Board it was decided to hold the Greenwood anniversary services on Sunday, October 20, with the pastor, Rev, A, C, Luff- man, taking the morning service nd Rn P, son taking the service, There will be spec fal music at both services. #708 Mrs. Lloyd Pegg was at Kinsale on Sunday assisting with the spec. ial thankoffering service, Whitby Classified FOUND--WINDBREAKER WITH RON» FT nN Oa albeit 474 DORE Spaniel 10a, by weeks old, Phone Ho, Whitby. (Oat.11) LOST OR STRAYED--GRAY OAT, PArt Persian, anawers to the name of Rim x rood RT return $0 144 oh, Whitby, Phone 3213. I will not be responsible from this or cheques laaued by my de. ToD 3 nd, Clifford Mrs, Janet Wilde, 923 By south, Whitby, RT RO 2150, yn: (Oet.) SHOP FOR ISTMAS ame AT the Churhe Fair, held in the United | hureh School Room, Friday, Ootober | m, Articles for the fancy | to be left at the home | Had wid JE 3 ROLL ROOFING (No. 90 Rock Faced) for immediate sale in Green, Black or Re¢ JAMES SAWDON & SONS WHITBY, ONTARIO y 0) FOR SALE-OHICKENS FOR SALE, alive or dressed, Appi ©, Broughton, Dundas atreet east, Whitby, Phone 831, SArtiage, Alo DABY. Gar MeRh ADDIY OY Brock street north, Whitby, eral, MOVING, DiRCING 3 actor, , Whitby, Paul Plurko, 910 Kin street south, Walkby, © (Oot) WANTED--WANTED TO BUY, POULe i highest market prices patd, also Lombory, "Brook spree south. by. ¥hone 844 or 36%, Whitby. = : NTED TO WA Bl Poultry, also J 'ke A Ts OF re, lea, * N hone Th. 1 Treen . Cabinet Changes AIR SECRETARY LORD STANGATE who has resigned from the British oabinet, but who will continue as deputy to Ernest Bevin in the Ane slo-Egyptian ta WAR SECRETARY J. LAWSON who hag resigned to make way for the new British cabinet lineup, Re placing Mr, Lawson is F, J. Bellen qr Shansial secretary to the war WE . i fv Involved in the new British defence ministry which will be headed by former First Lord of the Admiralty A. V. Alexander, is former Colonial Secretary George Ha'l, ABOVE, who becomes first lord of the admiralty and will be raised to peerage. AND BURIED ALSO (8t, Catharines Standard) Parliament did a lot this past session, but two issues were left une solved---the new Canadian flag and » new name for Dominion Day. They ought to be stuffed In a pig- eon=hole and the pigeon=hole thrown away. A Cleaner Whitby Is Planners Aim A full od campaizn to clean Wiiing 'wea Sarit mat is In wi sia Asi the Town lann and returned with a list of properties on which believed some improvements could be made, On thelr survey found dumps which stretched t onto the street, many weed-filled vacant lots, and the yeven found that the lot belonging to the town fhe ! Town Hall left a lot to be dee sired, In thelr campaign to make Whitby a ootter place to live in, and & cleaner place in which to walk, decided last night that they send letters out to many residents and businessmen in the town aske for their co.operation in the ve, ! Weekly Old Country Letter By STUART UNDERHILL (Canadian Press Staff Writer) Giving British coal miners an ene larged meat ration--a gover. decision expected to be a soon---has been likened to the prine ciple of dangling a carrot before a Donkey's nose, Con! mining is regarded as the koy to a successful British ust now and the miner is a man be cultivated, 'The Snecey is thay if he gets more meat he will be both eager and capable of doing more work, / All Want Carrots The trouble is that other "done oys" -- heavy manual laborers such as steel workers--want their carrot The Food Ministry has until ree cently consistently opposed Sten ential rationing, Miners for time have been goving » little more cheese than others but the firat sign of weakening by the gove was when bread rationing was ine troduced, Heavy workers were give en an extra, over-basio allowances Meat Ration Low At present the basic meat ra for adults allows them each spend one shilling, two pence (aboud cents) weekly on meat, It thought the miners will get about double that although there has been no announcement as yet, However, the Trade Union Cone gress has been advised that ground workers' demands for meat are being met, Te coon Bots ove. 0 88, 's over Iabor organization, is in an awke ward position, It co-operate: through the war and afterwards ime turning a deaf ear to heavy workers' claims for more food, Then it found the government had reversed its oy where miners were concerned, or unions have been vociferous th their complaints and the matter bly will be hotly debated ab 0 Song convention at Brighte on Oct, 21, Food Released In defence, the government oan say it is releasing thousands of tons of additional meat supplies to ine dustrial canteens, factory cafeterias where workers can get hot meals at extremely low prices, However, workers of all classes would rather #00 extra meat on their own tables in the form of lgue Toasts which oan be enjoyed by the whole fam! 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