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, came only a name among men. | SATURDAY, OCTOBER. 2, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES~GAZETTE 1 "ey Fl PAGE THIRTEEN Re-Stocking Préjéct! Of Duffin's Creek 'Recalls Early History By BARRY MURKAR The songs and stories widely known, even in Ontario, but there is a stream which empties into Lake Ontario, in Ontario County, of which many people who live not too far from it have never heard. The history of this stream is interesting, in as much as the Ontario Department of Game and Wild Life is trying to bring back some of the fame and wealth once attached to it. It is Duffin's Creek, which in known as "Mr. Duffin's Creek." . of & Sailing along the shoreline Lake Ontario, some ten miles west of Oshawa, sailors come on the mouth of this stream, which one day long ago teemed with salmon, lake trout and pike. Motorists driving along Highway No. 2 and passing through Picker- ing look down on the stream that runs by on the west side of the vil« lage. Somewhere near the bridge over which they cross the creek there once stood a log cabin. Duffin, Genial Irishman In this cabin lived a man named Duffin, a genial King's County Ir- ishman, 'who had cleared a few ac- res of land, but lived mainly in Indian fashion, from the products of the river and the chase. It can be said that he prospered and was happy. The stream was rich in salmon; the forest abounded with wild fowl and deer. In his cabin, warm welcome and true hespitality awaited every traveller who chanced to pass that way. But one day there ame a traveller who knocked in vain at the door of Duffin's cabin. Enter- ing after futile attempts to evoke some response, he found the cabin empty, with blood stains on the rough planking of the floor. There was no sign of Mr. Duffin. What tragedy had occurred there, the traveller could only conjecture, but from that day on, Duffin be- As motorists pass over this stream, few know they are passing over Duffin's Creek--a name still on the tongues of many in the dis- trict, but unknown to the thousands who pass over it daily. a . The recorded history of Duffin's Creek and the village of Pickering extends back to the year 1669. A missionary by the name of Fen- jon found ;a tribe of Indians liv- ing along banks about the year 1670. At tl no name, for the genial Irishman had yet to make his appearance. The Indian village was known as Gandatsetiagon; the tribe was the Senecas, one of the powerful and famous Five Nations. These tribes built several villages along the north shore of Lake Ontario. There were villages at Whitby, Port Hope and Belleville. It is natural to think that these tribes were attracted by the abundance of game and fish. Today, the typical Huck Finns. and Tom Sawyers can be seen.on a Saturday morning, hiking for the creek with bent willow, string and pin. They can hope to catch only a catfish, sunfish, small bass or hook-stripper, but their eagerness can be equalled only by that of their fathers, who can well re- member pulling out nice fat trout and pike. However, there was more to Duf- fin's Creek than fishing, Like many 'Ontario streams, it faithfully sup- plied the local mill with power for 'many years. As time advanced, the mill race gave way to the. more practical method of the Diesel en- gine, and the dam for the mill race, from which so many suckers in the spring, was blown up in an effort to control the spring flood waters of the stream. This anual rampage of flood waters has been the reason for the creek being mentioned frequently in the daily newspapers, and also the reason for | keeping many motorists and pedes- trians alike from reaching home on time for supper, as they waited for the floods to subside. Boat Carried Picnickers About forty years ago, a" small boat plied from Pickering Village to the mouth of® the creek, carry- ing happy picnickers to the beach. Today, near the village, the stream is too shallow to carry even a punt, but nearer the mouth, it broadens to a river of unknown depths. Many pleasure craft still travel up to the deeper parts, and strangers gaze in awe at the jungle-like beauty of its banks. In fact, even as one travels 'this part of the creek today, it would be easy to imagine that sun-baked old croco- diles might be basking in the mud, just a few feet away. If strangers are fortunate enough, they may come across an old-timer living near the mouth of Duffin's Creek, and be regaled with yarns of sailiig days, and of ships that are reported to have sunk off its mouth. The late Captain Williams, i one of the most famous captains wu ,Ew of the Mississippi river are the dim and distant past was at time, the stream had: fished for of the Great Lakes, lived for many years on the west side of the mouth, and until his death a few years ago, always came back for a few weeks in the summer. Many times the writer has taken a punt and scoured the points near the mouth, | peering down through the water, trying to find the remains of some old schooner that may have gone down loaded with valuable cargo. Re-Stocking Creek In recalling some of the history of Duffin's Creek, it is worth not- ing 'that the Ontario Department of Game and Wild Life has for several years been re-stocking the creek 'with brown and speckled trout. The department last year built a dam, or trap. In appearance, it looked like a dam with two walls, open at each 'end. The idea was to trap fish, so that a census could be taken of the types of fish oc- cupying the stream. The county game warden was very reticent about discussing the venture, but eventually it leaked out. The experiment, however, short lived. One night heavy rain caused the creek to rise and over- flow its banks, and at the same time to wash out the fish trap. It is understood that the project will be started over again next summer ins an effort to gather the infor- was |. mation desired. | History oft times repeats itself. | Who knows--maybe this almost un- heard of stream will again harken | to the bid of the ardent fisherman. | Maybe, too, those men now far re- | moved from its banks, will have re- | freshed memories of the days when | they fished for trout, or dip-netted | above the dam. The Huck Finns and Tom Sawyers may soon be | bringing home a nice catch of fish, in place of the less desirable sun- fish and mudcats. And wherever he may be, an- other may be watching the results, and may--be cherishing the mem- ories of the creek which carries his name to the people of today. Police Nab | 2 Suspect "In Slaying Lethbridge, Alta., Oct. 2-- (CP) -- | The possession' of a few extra dol- | lars might have meant the differ-; ence between imprisonment and | freedom for two Montreal men -- Donald" Perreault, 28, and Douglas Perreault, 29--who have admitted they are wanted for the murder of two policemen during a bank rob- bery there last week. A chain of circumstances forged by the inability of the two to buy gasoline for the luxurious car in which they fled 2,000 miles from Montreal betrayed them Friday to Royal Canadian Mounted Police, whose suspicions were aroused on hearing that the men drove a black 1941 Cadillac_sedan. A similar "tar was used by the holdup men in Montreal. The Perreaults, for whom police had conducted a country-wide search, have been sought since: the officers, Constables Nelson Paquin and Paul Emile Duranleau, fell be- fore a hail of bullets during the hold-up Sept. 23 of the east-end branch of the Banque Canadienne Nationale. Charges of theft of gasoline and property damage . -- comparatively minor; in view of later develop- ments were laid against the Perreaults after an R.C.M.P. Con- stable at Taber, Alta. 32 miles west of here, had arrested them. The two were spotted while breaking into a service station at Medicine Hat, Alta. They were convicted there Friday and sen- tenced to fines totalling $104 or 30 days. On hearing of the type of car they drove, R.C.M.P. headquarters here ordered the men brought in for questioning. Officers said they clung to the fictitious names they had- given on conviction until photographs and detailed descrip- tions of the wanted criminals were thrust before thém. Then; R.C.M.P. said, the two men --dirty and unshaven--confessed. | Elizabeth Chooses Names For Expected Royal Baby By NORMAN CRIBBENS Canadian Press Staff Writer London, Oct. 2--(CP)--If Princess Elizabeth's baby is a boy, he will have four names, including George (after the King), Philip (after his father), Louis (after his uncle, Earl Mountbatten), and probably An- drew as a compliment to Scotland. XM a girl the baby will probably be named Elizabeth, .Mary, and Alice, the latter after Philip's mo- ther. Earl Mountbatten is expected to be Godfather. Others 'are likely to be the Duke of Gloucester, Princess Margaret and the Princess Royal. Three of the baby's aunts--Philip's three sisters--are German by mar- riage and so far have not been mentioned as Godparents. Because the private chapel at Buckingham Palace still is bomb- *, wrecked, the christening will" take place in the private chapel at Windsor Castle, a small, semi-cir- cular apartment where Princess Elizabeth was confirmed. It will be a private ceremony, conducted by the -Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. | Geo'frey Fisher. Like most _grandmothens=to-be, | the Queen is taking a keen interest in all preparations for the coming event and -has knitted some baby garments herself," At Buckingham Palace she is personally supervising conversion of Elizabeth's 'bedroom on the second floor into a matérnity ward. While in Scotland, Princess Eliza beth chose two nurses for the royal baby from some 40 or 50 applicants. One is the daughter of a tenant on | the King's estate, An older woman, known to the Princess since her | childhood, is to be appointed head | nursé, . Scenes Along Pickering Township's Historic Stream/ The bridge shown above, on the Brock Road, spanning the creek about two miles above its mouth, is- the farthest point that boats cams travel upstream. Many people have been drowned in the deep hole shown in the lower left corner of the picture, The vite slab of cement to the right of the stream and the gurgling rapids over the broken pieces of stone, dam which once helped supply the mill race with, power to run the mill on are all that remain of the Duffin's Creek. - Duffin's Creek winds through wooded country, with jungle-like beauty spots at every turn. that Mr. Duffin's cabin formerly stood. near the spot pictured above. It is believed ~Photos by W. C. Murkar Firemen Open | Doors For Three | Locked in or locked out, it's all the same, and if you want to be; somewhere you are nof, just call | the fire department for first class opening service, That was the ex- perience of three Oshawa people yesterday when firemen were call- ed to let Mrs. M. Windscheffel in and let Diane Mooney and Pamela Fudge out. * It all started at 422 pm. when two Oshawa playmates became en. grossed in a game of house and locked themselves, willy-nilly, in the restricted confines of a bath- room at the home of M. C. Mooney, 231 Eulalie Street. Without a key, which never was found, the two tots, Diane, is three years old and Pamella four-and-a-half, soon be# came panicky and their cries for help finally resulted in a call to the Fire Department. Assistant Chief M. Oster, No. 4 truck, and some firemen were dis- patched in haste and with the aid of an ax and a few hose keys, the two children were liberated from their temporary prison. Tears were dried in short order and the two children were all smiles by the time the men in the big truck- left. A lot of girls might have gone without permanents and finger waves if the Fire Department had not managed -to open the Phil-De. Vere Beauty Salon, 15 Simcoe Street North, at 8.50" p.m. 'Firemen G. Brady, E. Sledzweski with 24 feet of ladder were dispatched from Headquarters Station yesterday af- ter Mrs. M. Windscheffel reported that - she was locked out. A back window was forced bythe firemen and the key returned in short or- der. START CHEST DRIVE Lt.-Col. Murray P. Johnston, campaign manager 6f the Greater Oshawa 'Community Chest Drive, will | speak at Westmount Public School at 8 p.m. on Monday next. | In his address he will stress .the need for individual participation in the campaign. 700-YEAR-OLD SHIP Canterbury, England -- (CP) -- Parts of a ship believed to be 700 years old were unearthed at near- by Westhare Marches. The ship is thought to be 76 feet long. It had apparently sunk in what was once a channel leading to the ancient port of Fordwich, P.C.'s In Favor Of Margarine Ottawa, Oct. 2--(CP)--The Pro- gressive Conservative National Con- vention went on record today as favoring the "production and sale" | of margarine in Canada. An overwhelming majority of delegates on the convention floor voted by a show of hands for a surprise motion calling on the party to make this declaration: "We advocate that the produc- tion and sale of all foods beneficial to health be permitted in Canada." The mover, L, S. Eckhardt of Powell' River, B.C., said speciically that: the motion was aimed at re- moving the bars against the pro- duction and sale of margarine. He appended it to a platform resolution which said the party would attack the high cost of liv- ing by, among other things, '"en- couraging and freeing production" because maximum production is the "surest way" of reducing the cost of goods. Thus, advocacy of margarine be- comes one of the planks of the party platform now in the making. ROGERS GIVES 10C. HIKE Toronto, Oct. 2 -- (CP) -- A 10- cent-an-hour wage. increase is pro- vided for under an agreement signed between the Rogers Majestic Company at suburban Leaside and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AF.L). The agreement was reached just one day after the United Electrical Work- ers (C.I1.O.) lost its certification as bargaining agency at the plant. "Even for double t price you can't buy anything better than MEDICAL SERVICES CONVENE ya. LAY | "INT IIANT 0 a rt A Cet i [4 > ] i 1 PIGEONS OUSTED Toronto, Qct. 2 -- (CP)--There'll be no more iling and cooing in Hart House Soldier's Tower at the University of Toronto. ~Workmen evicted a family of pigeons from the carillon bélfry and replaced old chicken netting with an extra- strong variety." GAS STARTS FIRE Niagara Falls, Ont, Oct. 2-- (CP)~--Drillers searching for gas Friday on the Niagara River parkway found what they were looking for. In fact they had a gusher on their hands as a pocket of gas, water and sul- phur spouted 30 feet into the air and later exploded to start a three-hour fire. The fire was finally' put under control but latest reports say the well is still blowing, RAILROADER DIES 8t. Thomas, Oct. 2 -- (CP) -- David Meadows, 89, one of this dis- trict's oldest railroad veterans, died Friday. An employee of the old Canada Southern and Michigan Central railroad for half a century, Mr. Meadows is survived by his wife and daughter, Edith, both of St. Thomas. HOSPITAL OPENED St. Catharines, Oct. 2 --(CP) -- The Hotel Dieu maternity home here is ready for use and its first patients will enter Monday. One of a chain of 14 such hospitals across Canada, it has accommodation for 21 pa- tients, BATTALION REUNION Guelph, Oct. 2 -- (CP)' -- The annual reunion of the 63rd Bat- talion Association at the . Guelph Armories this week end is expected to have an attendance of more than 250 members. 'PET BEEF' WEEK Owen Sound, Oct. 2 -- (CP) --It will be "pet beef week" here next week, Mayor E. C. Sargeant announced Friday. Citizens are invited to send all their complaints to the mayor, who will in turn present them to the city council for consid- eration. SUPPORT PAY HIKE Niagara Falls, Ont., Oct. 2 --(CP) --The district convention of the Amalgamated Civil Servants has forwarded a telegram to the Prime Minister, strongly supporting the proposed 'boost of minimim full- time adult salaries to $1,500 plus cost-of-living bonus, both active to Oct. 1, 1947. OAC JUDGES TO U.S. Guelph, Oct. 2 -- (CP) -- The dairy judging team of the On- tario Agricultural College left Thursday night to compete in the anual dairy cattle congress, to be held at Waterloo, Iowa, next week, The team consists of four students headed by Prof. A. D. Runions. e-------------------- MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE retro- Toronto, Oct. 2--(CP)-- Aloysius Kelly died today of injuries police sald he received in a fight over a $2 bill. He suffered a fractured skull and cerebral hemorrhage in the fight Thursday night. Police said that Michael Chambers, originally charged with assault, has been charged with manslaughter in the case, ARMLESS ARTIST HONORED Halifax -- (CP) -- A {fishing Barrie, Oct. 2 -- (CP) -- The On- tario Federation of Co-Operative Medical Services was scheduled to open its annual conference today. Eighty delegates from many parts of the province were registered. scene painted by an armless Lun- | enburg, N.S, artist, E. Earle Bailley, will soon be placed in the office of the federal minister of fisheries. i The paintings and a key of the | town of Lunenburg were presented |to Fisheries Minister Hon. R. H. ' Mayhew. Come in and see us for a NEW KIND OF RIDE on a New Kind of Tire DONALD MOTOR SALES 300 DUNDAS ST. EAST WHITBY PHONE 304, 305 Dominion Royal AIR RIDE com- bines more air at lower pressure +. . gives you a new kind of riding comfort--new effortless steering --new safety and mile- age. And this revolutionary AIR RIDE is now being featured on leading 1948 cars. Come in and get all the facts on Dominion Royal AIR RIDE. It's made in most popular _sizes. Death Los Angeles, Oct. 2 -- (AP) =1 Ruth Vivian Oriani, 17, sayed the life of a two-year-old boy buried to | his eyes in the clinging ooze of an | old tar pool. Ruth, looking for little Larry Stansbury at his mother's request, found him in the muck Thursday. She threw down two planks, crawl ed out 10 feet and pulled his head above the tar. With her fingers she carefully dug tar out of his mouth and nostrils, » - Nr - Girl, 17, Rescues Tot, 2 | From In_Tar Pool She pulled and tugged, got him onto the planks, finally back to solid ground. Quickly she applied artificial respiration. About that time the firemen ar- rived with & respirator. They hustled rescued and res- cuer to the hospital. The little boy apparently is recovering. Ruth let them remove the tar from her hands and arms. Then she went home, Swim Suit Firm Holds Reception Marking the opening of their new plant in the former Willlams Piano Company building on Richmond Street: West, the officials of Cole of | California, Canadian branch of the | famous Los Angeles firm of swim | suit manufacturers, yesterday af. ! ternoon held an epen house. and reception for local friends 'and business associates. The numerous guests were shown around the new plant, on the ground floor of the building, to which the machinery and equipment of the company has been moved from its former prem- ises on the top floor. = Present to welcome. the guests and receive their congratulations were the following officials of the company: W. B, McCullough, Sr., President; Mrs. W. B. McCullough, 8r., Vice-President; J. V. Saunders, Secretary-Treasurer; W. B. McCul- lough, Jr. sales manager; J. P. Manley, K.C., director. The new premises of the company a well lit plant equipped with mod- ern machinery, is laid out for the manufacture of swim suits by the assembly line method. A battery of 50 machines, arranged in rows, and operated by girls, transform the raw materials into the glamorous garments for which the firm is not- ed. On the other side of the room, are fatilities for trimming, press- ing and final inspection before the garments are transferred to the sales and shipping departments. The company employs 80 girls in the manufacture of its swim suits. The guests were greatly in- terested in a display of dresses and house coats, a line which the com. pany has been manufacturing while preparing to go into produc- tion on the latest model swim suits from patterns received from the parent company in Los Angeles. Balloting At-A-Glance Ottawa, Oct. 2 -- (CP) --Here are the nutshell details of today's balloting for the Progressive Con- servative leadership: Number of candidates--three: Premier Drew of Ontario; John Diefenbaker, Member of Parlia- ment for the Saskatchewan riding of Lake Centre; Donald Fleming, member for Toronto Eglinton, Number of delegates--1,311 voting delegates officially accredited but all that number may not be on the convention floor at voting time. There are 755 alternate delegates. Voting time--Due to start at 1.45 p.m., probably will start at 2 p.m, after preliminaries. Each ballot, from the time of collection, check- ing and announcement, is expected to take 45 to 50 minutes. Balloting method--The winner must have a clear majority of the total number of votes cast. If no winner is declared by the third ballot, the last place candidate is dropped on each ballot thereafter. Candidates may not withdraw until after the first ballot is taken and announced. f Ballot announcements--The re- sults of ballots will be announced by total only and not by provinces. Every month the Dominion Bureau of Statistics issues the cost-of-living index. Con- sumer groups, trade unions, employers, the government and many others know the importance of accurate fig- ures on the cost of living. We don't call at all homes. 'We can get a good picture by uestioning a fraction of all ilies, chosen "out of a hat", If yours is chosen it will represent many other families like it in size, com- position or income. All Bureau representatives carry identification cards. In- formation you give to the Bureau is strictly confiden- tial. No other source, public or private, can gain access to the information you give about yourself or your family. ; To keep the basis of the index up-to-date the Bureau is doing a survey across Can= ada to find out what percent- age of income the average family spent on food, cloth- ing, shelter, recreation, and other items in the past yeat. Don't worry if you don't know exactly how much you spent on everything. You will know some of your ex- penses accurately, but we . realize you will have to esti~ mate others. The Bureau r resentative will gladly help you fill out the questionnaire. If you happen to be in the sample of Canadian families, please give the Bureau rep- resentative full co-operation. You will be performing a worthwhile service as a citizen. DOMINION od OTTAWA BUREAU OF STATISTICS CANADA