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PAGE FOUR THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE MONDAY, JANUARY 12. 1948 LATEST NEWS OF THE COUNTY OWN OF WHITBY Business Office, Miss G. Macpherson; Wm. T. Williams, Edicor. A Phone 703, All Departments Retiring Treasurer 'Honoured At Court House Presentation Officials and members of the staff of the Ontario. County buildings here gathered together on Sat- tirday morning to honour Miss E. A. McKay, retiring County Treasur- er, and present her with a beauti- fully engraved gold wrist watch. Miss McKay announced her inten- . tion of retiring at the end of the year last June, after serving in the capacity of County Treasurer since 1914, Chairman of the impressive oe- remonies on Saturday was Dr, Ho- race Bascom, Ontario County Sher- riff and Ontario County Court Clerk. In his brief address Dr. Bas- com thanked those pres#nt for giv- ing him the opportunity to act as chairman and stated that "with the retirement of Miss McKay I believe that I am the last of the old regime in and around the Coun- ty Court House." "When I arrived. in this town in 1912 I was met at the door of this building, I was met by Miss Mc- Kay's father, and I have never for- gotten his kindness. Since Miss Mc- Kay assumed the office of County Treasurer I have never forgotten her kindness either." "As a token of the high esteem in which you are held by youy col- leagues in the County Court build- ing, Miss McKay, I take great plea- sure in presenting to you gis en- graved wrist watch." Miss McKay, in answer to Dr. Bascom's remarks stated, "I don't know what to say. I did not expect this and can only say in reply that my associations. here have always been most pleasant. I now find that it is easier to decide to leave my job here than it actually is to leave it." ' "I wish I could say enough to ex- press my appreciation, gratitude and thanks for this beautiful watch." Judge D. B. Coleman, Ontario County Court Judge, spoke briefly saying, "We are all proud to hon- our this member of the Court House family. Few women have served in public office so long, faithfully and well. I know from experience how competent her work has been." R. A. Hutchison, former County school inspector, said that he wgs happy to associate himself with the many fine things that had been said about Miss McKay. "I have never heard of her making a mistake in her exacting work," he said, "every- one else apparently does but not Miss McKay." County Crown Attorney, Alex 1 told Miss McKay, "You will ke away many happy memories bd here but I ask you to remem- ber the pleasure you take away is only a portion of the pleasure we who are left, have received from our association with you." Miss Kay Barton presented Miss McKay with a beautiful corsage on behalf of the staff of the Treasur- er's office. School Bd. Wil Meet This Week The Whitby Board of Education' will meet on Wednesday evening in the Library Board Room for their initial meeting of 1948. The 1948 Board met last Wednesday for their inaugural meeting and elected Francis J. McIntyre, chairman for fourth consecutive year and ap- pointed property, management and finance committees for the ensuing year. Clive Hatch was again named chairman of the finance commit- tee and Mrs. Frank Wells was again named chairman of the manage- ment committee, A newcomer to the Board, John Hare, was named chairman of the Board's property. committee. No indication has been given by Board members as to the items to come before them at their initial meeting but it is considered likely that one of the major items of dis- cussion will be the proposed $125,000 school in Whitby' north west ward. Whitby ratepayers overwhelmingly voted for the proposal when the question was put to them at the polls on municipal election day. Another possible item up for dis- cussion may be the proposed plan to renovate the Dundas Street Pub- lic School. This school, which has been in existence for many years is alleged to be badly in need of re- pair and altération, and it is ex- pected that the 1948 Board will put into effect a plan for full scale re- novations in the immediate future, Offers Thanks For Success Of Fund Drive Captain. Clarke of the Whitby branch of the Salvation Army prof- fered her thanks over the week-end to the many Whitby citizens who kindly contributed to the recent campaign of the Salvation Army in Whitby. She stated that the local response was very gratifying to her and her associates and that the citizens cquld be assured that their money would go toward defraying the most necessary work that the Salvation Army does throughout the country. Captain Clarke added that re- ceipts would be sent to each and every contributor, and although most of them have now been sent, there still were many contributors who had not yet received theirs, "% BROCK SI. ' S } WHITBY & Frdereet as ad THEATRI NOW PLAYING LAST COMPLETE SHOW AT 8:15 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. gus : gis 2 cciens DONT DA RE Miss 3 LAgH Heart-racing drama! COLUMBIA PICTURES presents Oirecot by ROBERT GORDON Produced by WILLIAM BLOOM mayor, are at right. J # and James Ly Strong Local Governm ent Praised Seb utriniioel Huon i Strong local government, as exemplified by Waterloo, was praised by Premier George Drew, who displays the scroll engrossed with the statute incorporating Waterloo as a city at that community's cityhood banquet. presented the scroll to Mayor w. L. Hilliard. Ford S. Kumpf, chairman, He Washburn, Kitchener RR Migrant Insects Biggest Problem In Pest Control By AITON L. N L. BLAKESLEE New York--(AP)--For some insect immigrants, as well as humans, this country is the great land of oppor- tunity 'and success. Even now, says Dr, Charles T. Brues, Harvard University entomol- ogist, insects that can cause diseases in humans or crops doubtless lie hidden in little-known parts of the world and may spread without warning. They have come before, like the Japanese beetle, European corn bog er, and Mediterranean fruit fly, list a few that found ot greatly to their liking. It is the im- migrants, and not the evolution of new kinds of bugs, that give ento- mologists their main new problems. Insects undergo evolution, but very slowly. There's no evidence that they are getting bigger or more damaging. Bees, wasps, flies, and other insects as much as 75,000,000 years old, found preserved in amber, are almost identical with the same insects of teday. Dr. Brues, in a new book "Insects and Human Welfare," points out that man in the last half century has greatly increased his power to control animate nature--aside from controlling mankind himself -- and "this ability appears just at present to be sharply on the upgrade." New weapons of chemical and bio- logical warfare are continually com- ing from the laboratories, and bet- ter chemicals particularly show great promise. But they sometimes falter or even boomerang. Occasionally insects become re- sistant to chemical poisons, or de- velop a tolerance for it. Lead arsen- ate hit codling moths, which attack apples chiefly, until they became re- sistant and more or. larger doses were required, Dr. Raimon Beard of the Connecticut agricultural experi. ment station points out. Scale insects that damage citrus fruit became more resistant to cyanide fumiga- tion, Mites, another enemy of fruit, be- came more prevalent in some or- chards after DDT was used. Why is a puzzle. Perhaps the insecticide also killed the mites' natural ene- mies and the surviving mites had a better chance of living and multi- plying. Chemicals like DDT and other new ones even more recently devel- oped are speeding the chemical con- trol method. Natural enemies some- times are imported to battle insect pests. Such insect enemies were import- ed to fight the Japanese beetle. In Japan the voracious beetle was not too much of a problem. There were fewer kinds of food that it liked, and less turf or sod for the beetle grubs to hatch and develop in, Dr. Beard said. One biological weapon is being used against this beetle. It is a bac- terial spore which can be spread on the turf, killing the larvae that be- ccme infected, Such biological wea- pons usually are specific for only a given insect or related groups of in- sects, .. Another method of control, Dr. Beard said, is to time plantings so that the insect is not around at the most vulnerable time. This cannot always be done. It was carried out shecessfully as a method of com- batting the Hessian fly, which ser- fously hurt wheat yields. Great progress has been made in educing insect-born diseases, such malaria, yellow fever, plague and tyrhus fever, Dr. Brues says. Great- er activity may be expected, he adds, but there also may be sudden setbacks and new problems in this field too. HIGHLANDS AIRDROME Longman, Inverness - shire, Scotland -- (CP) ---- The war | office has acquired an airdrome and surrounding area here with a view to establishing headquar- ters for. centralizing military training in the highlands. CLUE TO CHARACTER Magellan named the Marianas Is- lands he discovered in 1521 "The Isles of Thieves." series of amateur shows for Whitby Escapes In Three Injured, Baby Head On Car-Truck Collision Two men and a woman were se- riously injured and a 25-month-old baby miraculously escaped injury yesterday afternoon as a result of a head-on collision between an au- tomobile and a dairy truck on the Brock Road in the nearby village of Claremont. Dr.' Tomlinson, of Claremont, was rushed to the scene and after administering first aid ordered the injured to the Stoufl- ville hospital. Pickering Township police said last night that the injured persons | and the extent of their injuries were as follows: Mrs. Ann Overland, driver of the automobile, possible fracture of the leg and internal in- juries; Caldwell Overland, .a pas- senger, severely lacerated eye and possible internal injuries, and John | Neild, driver of the truck, broken leg and possible internal injuries. Police also stated that the baby had been identified as the grand- son of the Overlands, whose home is in Claremont. Neild comes from Pickering Village. | Constable Fred White] Pickering Township Police, said last night that Neild was driving the truck along a sideroad near the Clare- mont railway station and 'that he failed to) stop when he reached the Brock Road. He alleged that Neild apparently did not notice the Over- land vehicle approaching and had pulled out onto the roadway believ- ing it to be clear of approaching traffic. Residents in the vicinity stated that they could hear the crash as the two vehicles came together, for a considerable distance, and evidence of the terrific impact is indicated by the almost "completely wrecked" appearance of the both the car and the truck. Constable White said that no es- timate as to the amount of damage had been made, but that a charge of careless driving would be laid against Neild pending further in- vestigation. It is thought possible that further charges might be laid after a complete investigation is Town Hall Series Of Amateur Shows To Commence In On Friday Walt Goodie, talented coloured entertainer from Oshawa, announc- ed today that he has arranged a to run in conjunction with the Goodie Family's stage show. The first of these amateur contests will be held in the Whitby Town Hall, on Friday, January 16. Arriving from the United States several months ago, Mr. Goodie has directed several stage shows in Whitby and district, and following his avowed intentions of settling in the district, he has now purchased a home in Oshawa where he and his family will reside. In an interview yesterday Mr. Goodie said that several of his children will be attending the To- ronto Conservatory of Music classes throughout the winter and that in the interim period he thought that it might be of interest and benefit to district residents if he organized and conducted several amateur and variety shows. To date he has directed similar shows in Bowmanville and Oshawa and on a small scale a "show" in Whitby. However, he said today that from now on he would con- centrate on securing suitable ama- teur talent for a series of shows in the district. Mr. Goodie said today that some opposition had been encountered in Whitby from residents who felt that his amateur shows might. pos- sibly do somé harm to Children's Theatre Group, a children's drama- tic and°®variety troupe that is di- rected by Mrs. Ralph Wilson, "I do not belleve a show such as I propose can do anything to harm this other fine project," said Mr. Goodie. "Per- sonaily I think that more good than harm will ke the eventual re- sult becauze, although the Child-! ren's Theatre gives the children gn | opportunity to display dramatic ta- lent, singing and dancing to a de- gree, my type of show will give any and all citizens a chance, to indi- | vidualize on a public stage." Mr. Goodie also argued that little | opposition could be furnished by his presentation because, "although | children. are perfectly welcome to | audition for the amateur shows my | experience has been that most of | the amateur show contestants are adults," To strengthen this argu- | ment he stated that in a i gd show in Canada only twp out of 23 prospective contestants were under 18 years of age. Mr. Goodie also stressed the fact that if any remarkable talent is brought to the surface through his shows the contestant stood a good chance of being offered a tryout with a professional stage produc- tion company. "At our show in the Oshawa Col- legiate Auditorium on Friday eve- ning of last week," he said, "Mr. Rai Purdy, director of one of Can- ada's largest production companies was present and has intimated taht he might be interested in some of the contestants providing they met the required standards. "There is also a possibility that we might run inter-town amateur shows at a later date, but to date nothing definite has been decided about this." NOTABLE GIFT TO INDIA New Delhi (CP).--Siam recently presented the priceless Siamese version of the complete set of the Buddhist scriptures , Tripataka" to India, which will be kept at the Archdeological Museum in Delhi, LARGEST MOLLUSC The largest mollusc known is the giant squid, a species known to reach a length of more than 50 feet. w 7. GETTING UP Getting you Down? If morning finds you only half rested, still weary--if your sleep is broken by fitful tossing and turning ~--your kidneys may be to blame. When your kidneys getout of order, your sleep usually suffers. To help your kidneys regain a normal condition, use Dodd's Kidney Pills. Dodd's help the kidneys get | rid of poisons and excess acids in your system. Then your uneasiness disappears --you can enjoy, restful unbroken p-- and awake refreshed and ready for work or | play. Get Dodd's Kidney Pills today, 147 ' Dodds Kidney Pills In Brief Accounts of social events and | of visitors to and from the town are appreciated by this department TELEPHONE 703 The executive of the Whithy Lib- eral Association are holding a meet- ing tonight in the Whitby Town Hall, * bP The Parish Guild of All Saints' Church will hold their monthly business meeting and election of officers for 1948, on Tuesday, Jan- uary 13th, at 3 p.m, in the Parish Hall. A full attendance is requested. Chaucer's Verses Charm Listeners In Far-Off India By JACK McNEIL Canadian Press Staff Writer Every time a pariar sage remarks that there is nothing new under | the sun he is apt to be confounded | by the mergst twiddle of a radio | or a glance at the latest Hooper rating. Who would have supposed for in- stance: that Geoffrey Chaucei's | boisterous verses written in 14th | century England would delight. .ra- dio audiences in the Far East in the 20th century? Yet that, says, "London Calling," the overseas journal of the BBC, is just what's happening. "The success of Nevill Coghill's | Chaucer programs now being heard | every week in the regional program for India, Parkistan and Ceylon has been one of the biggest sur- prises of broadcasting. Hundreds of | thousands of listeners, first at home, and now overseas, seem to have dis- covered that Chaucer makes the easiest and most entertaining lis- tening they have yet experienecd. The program's producer, Stephen Potter, points out that the one great barrier to 'Chaucer is his language. | "It is the small but coristant dif- | ferences of grammar and structure the words which we still use, but in | a sense which differs slightly but | or | 'solemn'--which put us off the track | definitely--words like 'virtue' and lose the thread for us. This difficulty has been overcome by the skill with which Coghill-- formerly a lecturer in English lit- | erature--translates and reads Chau- car's poetry. And it is partly over- come by that vintner's-son-turned- rhymester, Chaucer himself, These wonderful stories, says Pot- ter, are "stories to hear, to remem- ber, because they were first meant to be spoken, and because they were invented before printing was in- vented. That is why they are the most natural broadcasting material in the world." Millard Accuses Business Tycoons Of Profiteering Toronto, Jan. 12 (CP).--C. H. Millard, National Director of the United Steelworkers of America | said Saturday that " 'big | (C.1.0.), business' took a net profit of $6l out of every man, woman and child in Canada" during 1946, com- pared to $31 in 1938. He told the union's policy committee, meeting to decide on a new wage-hours program, that preliminary figures indicate profits in 1947 exceeded those of 1946. Mr. Millard said he is "sure" that steel-workers will demand "an immediate" full - scale spread" investigation. He added: "One thing is cer- tain and that is our. people will actively support the demand al- ready made by the Canadian Con- gress of Labor for reduced prices, price control, higher income-tax exemptions and ingreased pur- chasing power." Whitby Classified FOR SALE--CHINA CABINET, BUFFET and Heater. Call after 6 p.m. at 319 Centre street north. (Jan13) FOR SALE--TAXI BUSINESS, , ESTAB- lished many years, one, two or three cars business in Whitby, wonderful possibilities.. Apply Gordon Osborne, Real Estate Broker, 109 Dundas strzet west, Whitby. Phone 522, (Janl2) FOR RENT--OFFICE SPACE TO RENT in Whitby, good location, suit dentist, accountant, etc. Apply Gordon Osborne, 109 Dundas street west, Whitby. Phone 522. (Jan.13) FOR SALE -- STOVE AND OTHER household furniture. Salvation Army, Apartment 4 (downstairs). WANTED--WANTED TO BUY SEVERAL Pigs weighing from 75-100 lbs. each, J. Lilie, 28, 1, Whitby. Phone 2469 ith bis SALE_LADY'S WHITE FIGURE skates, size 5'%2, good condition, sharp- '| ened once since new, priced for quick sale, $5.00. See Arena Manager, any night. WANTED--WANTED TO BUY, POUL- try, highest market prices nel, vi feathers and horse hair. . Appl Lemberg, Brock Street South, Wien. Phone 644 or 982, Whitby. FOR SALE--WALNUT DINING: ROOM suite, table, chairs, buffet and china cabinet. Priced for quick sale. Also electric rangette, cook stove and other articles. Phone 747 Whitby. WANTED TO BUY--ALL KINDS OF Poultry also new and old feathers Highest market Press. Avply J Parker 32] Brock Bt Pho! 486 TRY THIS FOR LUNCH Oxford Brand RK and BEANS 2 for 35c Phone 583--Free Delivery Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. SOUTH END GROCETERIA Brock Street South -- Whitby (formerly Shields) national | "price Tonight In Liberal Association Executive Will Meet Whitby Police Have Unusually. Quiet Weekend Whitby Police Department offi- cials said last night that they had experienced an exceptionally quiet week-end with little or no activity of an unlawful nature, No accidents were reported locally to police over the week-end and the police blotter remained clear at a late hour "last night. Provincial Police also reported a quiet spell and the only accident re- ported in outlying districts was one in Claremont when three persons were seriously injured as a result of a head-on car-truck smash. | Whitby streets were in an un- | sually rough condition as a result of yesterday's thaw and last night's | subsequent freezing but drivers were | proceeding with caution and police | | had little difficulty in respect to , traffic violations. Wm. Courtney Keystone Head Excellent Companion William Courtney was installed first prin- cipal of Keystone Chapter, No, 35, G.R.C., Royal Arch Masons, at the regular convocation Friday eve- | ning. The officers for the ensuing year | were installed and invested by Ex- | cellent Companion William David- son, assisted by excellent compa- | nions of the chapter. Officers for the year are as fol- | lows: First Principal, Ex. Comp. Wm. Courtney; second ,pringcipal, Ex. Comp. Roy Corner; third prin. | cipal, Ex. Comp. Robert Fenton; scribe X., Comp. Thomas; scribe N., Very Ex. Comp. McNee; trea- surer, x. Comp. H. L. Pringle; principal sojourner, Comp. Elms; senior sojourner, Comp. Ing; junior sojourner, Cop. Manning; director of ceremonies, Ex. Harden; masters of the a Comns. Mcl.can, Batty, Norton and Martin; janitor, Comp. Hoar. Following the installation, a banquet was held in the banquet hall at which toasts to the new officers were proposed. | Whitby The executive members of the Whitby Liberal Association will hold a meeting in the Whitby Town Hall this evening, according to an ane nouncement made today by Wile liam Davidson, Association Presi- dent. Mr. Davidson gave no indi- cation as to what the meeting would accomplish but it is believed it will be another preliminary meet prior to the pending by-election Souch Ontario Riding. Tonight's meeting will be the sec ond meetifig of Whitby Liberals since the vacancy in the House oc- curred on the death of W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C.,, M.P,, Liberal member for South Ontario, Who passed away in November. In respect to the pending by« election it is known that a nomin- ation meeting will be held by the Executive of the South Ontario Liberal Association sometime in the near future but to date no definite date has been released. Mayor Davidson was not available for a statement last night, but is expected that the executive mem- bers of the local association who will attend tonight's meeting: will be in addition to the officers: representatives from Ward 1, G. M. Goodfellow, Gordon Whitfield, Dick Heard; representtives from Ward 2, A. M. Wootton, F. L, Bee croft, Louis Rousseau; representa« tives from Ward 3, Russell Under wood, Jack Waterhouse; represent atives' from Ward 4, Frank Wells, Gordon Osborne, E. L. Odlum; rep- resentatives from Ward 5, Miss Margaret Sleep and Robert Braw. ley; Secretary, Mrs. Edna Guthrie; Treasurer, Prank Mathison. CONVENIENT ACCESSORY Sea snails, equipped with "band-saw" of teeth, are able bore holes through clam shells obtain food. The first policeman to use a whistle in directing trafic wv. s Captain Bernard Hoppe of Boston, RADIO SERVICE GUARANTEED ~-- IMMEDIATE BUTT RADIO & APPLIANCE 130 Brock St. N., Whitby, Tel. 707 WIDESPREAD IRRIGATION The Janda under irrigation throughout the world is estimated at about 2,000,000 acres. ITC For quick relief from itching caused by athlete's foot, scabies, pimp Hy and other tehing "ditions, RE ESCRP eran medicated, iquig . ls Greaseless and roo ny comforts and quick] Bini isntesching; Don't Ask you tiny for D:D. D, PRESCRIPTION. CHECKED na Jiffy =or Money Back ALDSWORTH CLEANERS | DAILY PICKUP and DELIVERY SERVICE MURIEL'S SHOP REPAIRS 105 COLBORNE ST. W. PHONE 2243 -- WHITBY PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS Undertaking Legal W. C. TOWN Funeral Director and Embalmer PHONE 410 WHITBY Murray A. Robinson' AMBULANCE SERVICE FUNERAL DIRECTOR and FURNITURE DEALER Phone No. 24 Brooklin Medical DR. J. 0. RUDDY Physician and Surgeon flor. Mary and Brock Sts, Whitby PHONE 587 Dr. Frederick A. Cuddy PHYSICIAN PHONE 712 Corner Byron and Colborne Sts. Taxis BELL TAXI WHITBY PHONE 364-465 COUNTY CAB FRANK BOWMAN & SON DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE PHONE 333 WHITBY, ONT. Monuments N. W. STAFFORD Dealer in Imported and Canadian Granites First class work at moderate prices Phone 462 Whitby D. J. CUDDY, B.A. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Publie Money to Loan 109 DUNDAS STREET WEST WHITBY PHONE 2214 R. DONALD RUDDY Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Publie Office at the Court House Money to Loan Phone 339 Whitby, Duncan B. McIntyre Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Office: Brock Street South Phone 606 Whitby, W. F. WARD, B.A. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Publis 103 COLBORNE ST., w.. WHITBY TELEPHONE 689 Insurance EMPIRE LIFE INSURANCE CO. Branch Office: 109 Dundas St. W. GORDON °'. OSBORNE, CL." (Branch Manager) WHITBY REPRESENTA TIVA TOM PUCKRIN PHONE 522 WHITBY L. W. DUDLEY SICKNESS, FIRE, AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT 300 Walnut St. Telephone 560 Optometrist M. HOLLENBERG, R.O, EYESIGHT SPECIALIS. Office Over Allin"~ Drug Store 'Telephone 671 102 Dundas W. Whitby, Veterinarian Veterinarian and Surgeon DR. A. S. BLACK TELEPHONE 62 BROOKLIN _ + ONTARIO