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B | | ~ 000 will have to be passed. "contract. Ee bd dae | ----------_----__---- Srriepenne me EMEPREISNI 1) NEES A £1 A 0H 1 --_ Ee ---- pram ~ Taylor, Donald Warburton. Brown and Elton. . Wh \ Torontc -$148,725. J. w . firmation service. PAGE FOUR THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1948 BUSINESS OFFICE G. MACPHERSON PHONE 703 WHITBY AND DISTRICT NEWS 4 EDITOR ROBERT CORBETT PHONE 703 -] "J.&A. Scott Given ' School Contract At $104,679 A Whitby construction firm, John and Alex Scott will school on property at the co Ye awarded a contract for building of a new five-room rner of Chestnut and Palace ~ Streets. Contract price is $104,679. By the time lighting fixtures, cost of property, architect's fees, furnishings and #0 forth have been added, cost of the school will be close to the $125,000, authorized by Whitby ratepayers. It is proposed e Readers Views AT IT AGAIN Whitby, Ont. Dec. 9. Sir: that a number of the sub-contracts, will be handled by local firms. Scott was awarded the contract on recom- mendation of the architects, Murray It will be necessary to approach the town council for their formal approval and a special meeting will be arranged for this purpose. A by- . Jaw authorizing debentures of $125,- Following are the basic bids re- ceived for execution of the general On "extras" upon which quotations were received there was & wide variation among the quota- tions. Garnet B- Thompson. Construction Company, Whitby--$123.163. H, M. Braoks of Oshawa--$126,163. B. Sullivan Construction Co. of and A. Scott, Whitby--#$98,640. R. Johnston Construction Co. - $117,052. Mm "Johansen and Sons of Osha- . w2--8$105,365. D. Redpath of Toronto--$116,530. The spread between the general contract price and the final figure is accounted for by building of a terraced garden, fibrone acoustical tile aad other special features. Wife Of Former Pastor Here Dies In Burgessville Friends of Mrs. H. Elmer Green, wife of the Rev. H. Elmer Green, minister of Burgessville Baptist Church and formerly of Whitby Baptist Church, were shocked to hear of her sudden passing, at her home in Burgessville on Wednesday, December 8th. Although Mrs. Green had been in ill health for the past five years her death was unexpected. 'During her residence in Whitby Mrs. Green 'made many friends and was held in the highest esteem in town. Surviv- ing are her husband, Rev. H. Elmer Green; three daughters (Hazel), Mrs, Jeffries of London, Ontario, (Marion), Mrs. Douglas Avey, of Norwich, and' Alma, teacher in Nor- wich High School; two sons, Jack, a medical student at Queen's Uni- versity, Kingston, and William, at home. The funeral will be held in Bur- gessville on Friday 3 p.m. : Class Of 16 Confirmed By : Bishop Beverley Of Toronto Right Rev. A. R. Boveri, Bitiop). of Toronto, preached at a service in the Church of All Saints' Whit- by, Tuesday evening when a class of 16 candidates were admitted as communicant members at the con- The rector of the church, Rev. A. @G. Channen presented the follow- ing for confirmation: Marion Clarke, Anne Duncombe, Ruth Eastwood, George Gouldburn, Mar- garet Harlow, Betty Ann Howe, Bill Jermyn, Morton Lomax, Mrs. M. P. McDonald, Irene Murray, Jim Noble, Kenneth Randall, Betty Reardon, Barbara Rowe, Thelma Preaching from the words of 2nd Timothy 2:3, "Therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ," Bishop Beverley related the Christian life to St. Paul's con- ception of the soldier. The Bishop pointed to the things which are ex- pected of a soldier, his willingness to sacrifice personal comfort and endure hardship, saying that these same qualities are called for fin the Christian life. "Arm-chair" Chris- tianity is only a half-Christianity. Just as obedience is expected from the soldier, so obedience and dis- cipline are needed in the exercise of Christianity, Likewise' courage is demanded; a Christian moral courage oftimes more difficult to For Complete RABID APPLIANCE an ou REFRIGERA R SERVICE WHITBY - HOME APPLIANCE Phone 383 124 Dundas St. W. RADIO SERVICE GUARANTEED -- IMMEDIATE "321 Brock St. North. Phone 859. Whitby Classified 2 FOR SALE--2 BEDS WITH SPRINGS and mattress, dressers, tables, chairs, chest of drawers, and other articles. Apply 512 Brock Street South, ; (Dec. 11) FOR SALE -- MUSKRAT COAT, $23; black boucle coat, semi fitted with red fox collar, size 34, $7; also heavy tweed coat, grey hy laid lining; $3. Apply Mrs. Brayley, 1 Dundus Street West, Whitby. (Backdoor) (Dec. 11) POULTRY WA NTED HIGHEST prices pald for all kinds of poultry; also new and used feathers. N. Lem berg, Whitby. Phone 644, Whitby, or 605-J, Oshawa. FOR SALE--A QUANTITY FIRE wood for sale. Apply 1427 i s St. East, Whitby. (Dec. 11) FOR SALE--EIGHT-PIECE DINING- room suite, mission oak, in good condi- tion. Phone 605, after 6 p.m. FOR SALE--'30 CHEV. SEDAN, $275, new battery, winterized, good motor, Apply 413 undas E., Whitby. " (Dec. 11) FOR SALE--CHRISTMAS TREES, Al sizes. Apply 908 Byron Street North, Phone 2411, Whitby. (Dec. 7) FOR BALE -- WAGON UNDER-CAR- riage with five tires and tubes, also small lathe and jig saw for your hobby shop. Phone 685 Whitby. (Dec. 9). FOR SALE--NO. 1 MIXED BALED HAY. Apply James peasy, RR. 1, bie Phone 834 Whitby ) WHITBY HIGH SCHOOL REQUIRES A part-time secretary. Duties Jaquie. sh the use of the typewriter mainly. hand useful but not essential. yc to the Prisielpas Phone 919, dun school hours; 167 evenings. (Doct $ WANTED TO BUY -- ALL KINDS OF oultry, also new and old feathers. h market prices. Apply J. Parker, 486 or Oshawa 1 ach than the courage of the batfefield. Christians must de- termine to stand up for right in the face of opposition and ridicule. The entire service was conducted with simplicity and impressiveness. As-an introit, the choir sang "Lord; for thy tender mercies' sake", by Farrant. Miss E. R. Weller was at the organ during the service. Afterwards there was an informal reception for the candidates held in the parish hall. Refreshments 'were served by the Parish Guild. clause for clause. As a former resident of Durham County and one familiar with Nor- thumberland-Durham council ses- sions it seems strange that the council there holds only three four- have a larger territory and popula- tion than ours. Ontario County Council meets uncounted times in a year. Another strange [act is that our council seems to find it neces- sary to hold night sessions, Un- doubtedly a little more attention to business would eleminate some of this waste of time the rate- payers' money. It is to be hoped that a 1940 council will cut down en these lengthy talk-fests which do not "A DISGUSTED RATEPAYER." PS--Mayhe Dr. McEwen was right. LEVEL THE SCHOOL GROUND Dear Sir: Now,that the incom- petent school board (according to Mr. Hare last year) is gone, and we have practically a new school board and with some new members on the council, here's hoping that the present school grounds (to say the least are disgraceful) will be put in shape for the children to play in safety, and not go home covered with mud. ~ By reports in the paper we are going to have a new school. Will the new school grounds be left as our other school grounds are, un- finished, and a disgrace to our com- munity? Let us see some co-opera- tion between the school trustees and the Town Council in regard to this matter. - The town has the equip- ment, grader, etc., but to date will not use it for this improvement which is long overdue. H. G. Bracey. WhitL 7, Ont., Dec. 8, 1948, Editor's Note: Asked for comment regarding the foregoing letter Mr. Hare stated that the Board had had excellent co-operation from the Town Council during 1848 and that the town grader was even now working on Dundas Street Public School grounds. As to what the re- lationship had been in years prior to 1948 he pointed out that Mr. Bracey, not he, had been a member of the Board in those years and was, therefore, probably in a position to account for the alleged lack of co- operation and the condition of the school grounds. | Balsam, Mt. Zion W.A. Holds Good Bazaar, Sale MRS. LORNE JONES Correspondent Balsam and Mount Zion, Dec. 9 --The I. McAvoy family spent Sun- Y | day dt Layton with Mr. and Mrs. Norval McAvoy and daughter. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilson on the birth of a son, born at the Brian Bush Hospital, Stouffville, on Friday, Dec. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Day spent Saturday dt Gravenhurst, The White Gift Service will be held in the Mount Zion Church on Sunday, Dec. 12 at 2 o'clock. A number took in the John Deere Day Show at the Brooklin Town- ship. Hall on Monday, Dec. 6 and report an interesting time. Mrs. Haywood and Mrs. Frank McAvoy held a brush demonstra- tion at their home on Friday, De- cember' 3, The W.A. supper, bazaar, and program proved real successful on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Than to all who helpea in any way to ke NOW PLAYING Sa, Evening Show Starts a A STORY OF SHOCKING © COLUMBIA PICTURES presents © 714 ENDS The EARTH RTH. : LE 77 t 5.30. Sat. Matinee«at 1.30 IMPACT! it Keep in mind Dec. 17th for the Mount Zion Christmas tree at the church. Coming Events THE GROUP BAZAAR OF THE TOWN churches advertised for Friday, Das cember 10, has been changed Wednesday, December 15° Note change of date, CHRISTMAS SALE OF APRONS, CHIL. dren's' Gifts, Home Cooking, etc., Council Chamber, Friday, December 10th, at 3 p.m., auspices of Catholic Women's League. Afternoon tea. © 3 Find Conditions Of County Roads Worse Since Foreman Left County Council agreed yesterday that the condition of the county roads has deteriorated 'during the past two months. Just whe, or what conditions may be responsible, they sought to find out. Ernest, Camick of Rarha brought up the subject. "Up until last Saturday the main- tainer has not been in our township since October 23," he said. "Was it on the job at all? What's the rea- son?" Chairman of the oad committee, Thomas Harding, offered: "We have enough equipment to keep them in |his conditi good on." suggested that the weather was to blame for the state of the roads. W. H. Westney of Pickering: "Have the graders been idle?" Mr. Camick: "I heard some of the employees were away hunting." No answers to these questions were forthcoming. Mr. Harding: "Our system now is to have the four local foremen direct the operations. of the ma- chine on. the road since the gen- eral foreman, Jack Rae, left in Oc- tober." He stated that in his opinion the county engineer, D: J. Kean, is primarily responsible for the condi- tion of the roads. He said that it should be made clear to the employ- ees who is boss. Tommy Thomas: "I am tired of listening to this talk about who boss. Is it a fact that we are not get- ting proper co-operation from the road employees, iv is time w do a little firing. The roads have gone back the last two months and that proves that Jack Rae was dong a good job. At a recent meeting here it seemed to me that at least one machine operator was trying to dic- tate a little. Eaeh of he four fore- men should be taught how to operate the maintainers so that when storms come and .it Is necessary to keep them on the roads 20 hours a day, we will have the trained men to do it." Mr, Harding: "Last June "your road board tried to hold the engine, to duties within this county only b council did not agree. This county it he looks after it." Reeve Thomas defended Mr, Kean's work in East Whitby town- Sip. saying it was done outside of 3 regular county working hours. ._ + Foxes, Beware! Council a by-law which creates a year-round open season on foxes in the county. Council proposes to fMstitute a purchase order system for each de- partment so that control' of inci- dental expenses can be maintained. Estimates for this purpose would be presented at the first of the year. Clerk William Manning told council that at present each department purchases supplies "regardless of estimates." Hear Mr. Fair H. L. Fair of Uxbridge, county agricultural representative, address- ed council outlining the 1948 crop results. He said that Ontario county is a leading county in the achieve- ments and honors brought by its high class livestock herds. A recent opment in agriculture here is artificial insemination which is now being used by 200 farmers, Member- ship is $40. Francis wilson, 23, of Pickering township, winner of a junior judges and livestock competition, gave a verbal report of his trip to Chicago last week to the "4-H Club Con- gress." Council granted him $50 to help defray expenses. , Whitby Markets Debentures At Very Excellent Price "A very satisfactory price has been obtained by the town of Whit- by on the sale of three debenture issues totalling $154,371," town treasurer John R. Frost said today. A bid by Midland Securities Lim- ited at 101.0178 was accepted by the finance committee. Chairman of finance John Stra- thy explained that 29 investment brokers had been contacted with the result that 15 bids were re- ceived ranging from - 99.796 to 101.119. The highest tender was not accepted because it was subject to approval by the firm's solicitor "| for - public school 'repairs and did not confirm to the form of tender asked by Whitby. Receipt of this excellent price means that this large sum is now available to the town for use in connection with three projects underway. $26,500 is earmarked (these debentures were accepted at 3%); $35,461 is for payment of the cur- rent sewer program (3%) and $92,- 400 (3% %) will be expended upon the. wal orks extension program now underway. The three issues were marketted together in order to obtain a more favorable price. Chinese Communists Cause Church Collapse--Dr. Reed Condition of the Christian church and the people of China generally was outlined by Rev. Dr. Walter Reed, a United Church missionary for the past 28 years, in an illumin- ating address last night. Almost fifty per cent of the church's work in China has been lost during the past twenty years due to war con- ditions which eliminated 10,000 churches of all denominations. Three or four thousand churches have been demolished by the sweep- ing advance of Communism the civil war in China has been the largest contributing factor to the decline of the church's prestige in the country, Dr. Reed declared. "Our idea of a self-supporting church has been almost impossible to attain due to the civil war," he stressed. Inflation has also struck a heavy blow to the work of the Church "Over five million Chinese men were under arms in the midst of war." Dr. Reed sald this boosted the army budget up considerably plus the cost to ship 500,000 tran- sients out of the country. "The church has no freedom under Communist control for the Ohristian Chinese are fearful of Communism," Dr. Reed went on describing persecutions in the oriental country today. Certain church groups are able to work under Communistic regime for their work is indispensable and is required by any government in China, Therefore the average con- gregation of a church is 70 com- pared to 115 persons which were in past years, p Lack of personnel and £ of money is also responsible for the failure 'of the churches China, The Roman Catholic Church had 500,000, clergy including priests, nuns and bishops in past years to the 130 thousand they have now. When asked. about the coming elections in China Dr. Reed re- marked thatthe best government is the Central Government been most receptive to the church and the work the church is doing, which is a big benefit to the people in the country, On the question of politics Dr, Reed sald the church does its ut- most to stay clear of any political questions, as the church has to work under many governments and Sls0 wnger many different condi- t » The educational problem was answered when Dr. Reed said that Chinese want to come to Canada and the United States for their schooling. Two reasons why they want to come here are because they are better equipped and better operated also because there is' no politics involved in the education. Although the church has de- creased in numbers it has a much stronger congregation than it did years ago. Mr, Reed explained this, remarking that at one time a par- ish existed on 'rice Christians" people who attended church for and | rice. There are no moré Rice Chris- tians in China today Dr. Reed said. Another reason why the church has a stronger membership is that Confucianism is mo longer taught and they turn to Jesus Christ. Two m His were also Shown dur- ing the evening, "Now I can See" Ad he Steps of the Great Phy- 39 years ago worked as a mission- ary in India. The picture showed scenes of India's Ra mountain range and pictures of a smal] vil- lage where Dr. Field centrali®d in his missionary work. Dr. Edward Hume, a physician, is now in charge of thet hospital who, with 170 beds takes care of 2,500 patients yearly, which are surgical cases. "Now I Can See", explaining the work Church in a small American town. member of Church, Whitby News In Brief Accounts of social events, any news item of local trons aii % of visitors are appreciated is big enough to be a full-time job Refr three-quarters of || PHONE %03 SHOWER FOR BRIDE-ELECT. Miss Dorice Bremner, of Whitby, a bride-elect of next month was the guest of honor at a surprise kitchen shower at the home of Mrs. Robert Bint, Gladstone Ave., Oshawa, on Friday evening last. The rooms were decorated with yellow and blue streamers. The bride was seated in a specially-dec- orated chair and the gifts were presented to her in a fancy basket. eshments were served bw the hostess assisted by Mrs, Peter Bremner, of Whitby, Mrs. Robert Finley and Miss "Joan Bint, of Oshawa, ARRANGING CHRISTMAS TREAT The Whitby Women's Institute will hold {ts annual Christmas treat at the County Home, on Fri- day afternoon, December 17, at 3 o'clock. There will be a program and gifts for all. Rev. F. Darnell, president of the Ministerial Asso- ciation, give the Christmas message, ong-wishing to make a donation phone 885, Whitby. HOME CHANGES HANDS Mr. and Mrs. E. Bradley have sold their property at 512 Brock Street South, to Mr. and Mrs, Mc- Knight, of Bobcaygeon, Ont.,, who will move to Whitby shortly. Mr. 2nd Mrs, 'Bradley have purchased the house at 216 Green Street from Mr, W. Eymann and expect to move to their new home next week. GARDEN CLUB TONIGHT The December meeting of the Garden Club is in the council cham- bers tonight at 8.30. Colored slides and a narrative on "Trees, Shrubs and Vines In Home Beautification" will be of interest to all. A paper on "How to make a good compost keep" will be presented. INSTALLING STORE FRONT After some delay, the vitrolite front is finally ' ©» installed Breslin's Whitby swore. It is of smart design, in keeping with the rest of the store. PUT ON "DEMON" Whitby Modern Players were in Orono last night presenting their play, "Demon In the Dark". Money Determines Monroe's Career As Leader, Singer In 1933, a young Carnegie Tech sophomore, possessing a baritone voice as big as his six-foot-two frame, pondered the all-important question of what road his career was to follow. Should he become an engineer or a concert singer? During the two years that he had been attending Tech, Vaughn Mon- roe had found himself torn between two loves. The need for money de- cided for him«~--he dropped engin- eering and voice study, and turned to his trumpet, which had helped him work his way, in small bands, through high school and two years of college. His first job on leaving Carnegie Tech was with Austin Wiley's band, followed by a stint with Larry Funk and finally with the late Jack Marshard and his Boston society orchestra. With all three 8 Erouns he had a chance to sing, too. Finally he settled in Boston, stu- died voice at the New England Conservatory of Music during spare time away from the bandstand. In 1941 he organized his own band. "When I was having the ar- rangements written for the new band," the maestro likes to recall, "memories of Carnegie Tech and my dreams of one day being a Met baritone used toscome back to me. So, just for the kicks, I had the arranger do a job on 'Pagliacci' " The first time Vaughn performed the song it was such an immediate success that he took the cue from the public and did several other similar numbers. "So," says Monroe, "I became a baritone after all, but not at the Met." Best -- Most Economical PAL-O-PAK INSULATION Inquire toda; Whitby Phone 2374 L) INDIAN CADET CORPS Delhi--(CP)--Nearly 35,000 mem- bers of the Indian National Cadet Corps are receiving military "train- ing for a two-year course at more than 50 centres in different parts of the country. A women's division is expected to be raised early next year with a strength of about 2,000. STRAIGHTENED OUT The Yellow River of China, after being straightened out, is again following its own course and empty- ing into, the Gulf of Chim. Chest ids To heip relieve conges- tion, coughing. Tansee soreness, rub 2 ucuer WICKS 'WHITBY ELECTRIC Earl "Jake" Bryant INSTALLATIONS, FIXTURES WATER HEATERS, FARMS Phone 650 Whitby Teacher Contracts Said 'Unfair', Ask Better Phrasing Board of Education last n ight approved a recommend- ation of its management committee stating that the present form of teacher's contracts, as authorized by the Ontario Department of Education, is tion and poorly phrased. unfair to Boards of Educa- When writing new contracts 1t® should be provided that either party cannot terminate the engagement between September: 1 and June 30 unless for an urgent personal rea- son on the teacher's part, gr in the case of the board, because' of mat- ters vitally bearing on the welfare of the school. This recommendation will be sent to the Department of Education and in the event of no satisfactory reply, the local board will circularize every other urban school board ask- ing for support of its proposals. "Ido not think a teacher should be entitled to leave in the middle of a school year," Trustee John Hare told The Times-Gazette recalling that it was he who made the sug- gestion about a month ago. "The Board's attitude is riot the! result of any one particular teacher | leaving but is brought about by the | fact that it has happened about six | times in six years. In any teacher's contract. either party should be en- titled to termingte it at the close of the school year. As it is now, even at thc end of the school year a Board would have to give a reason in writing for terminating a con- tract. The teacher is entitled then, if he wishes, to ask for a Board of Reference which has power to de- cide whether the reasons given are borne out and whether they are suf- ficient to justify the Board giving notice." "Our proposal 1s that neither teacher nor board should be free to terminate teaching contracts®except at the end of June. If for urgent personal reasons on the teacher's part, or for reasons affecting the welfare of the school on the board's part, termination is called for, then ! it should be only with the consent of the minister of education." At present, teaching contracts are automatically renewed. That makes it virtually impossible for a beard at anytime, to make the changes in staff which they may wish to do from time to time. Council Malrac VUiLlVis A swiaviv Dim ASN YS nL View Of Further Sewer Extensions Letters from J. G. Beaton and P. K. Draimin were presented to the town council stating that they wish to build homes on Henry Street in te Spring and wish to be assured uhat sewerage facilities will be available. Deputy-reeve Duncan McIntyre: "We have spent a tremendous amount this year extending sewer service in town. I would not want to suggest at this time to prospec- tive builders that we would be will- ing next year to service any more streets. There are building lots in town on streets already' serviced. We have to call a halt somewhere." Reeve Andrew Muir: "I cant un- derstand the views of some people on this question. We have spent thousands on supplying water to industries here, yet here are two local men asking for service on a water go when it is used? (i.e. for sewage), He did not receive answers. Delay Permission An application from Imperial Oil Limited asked for approval to the establishment of a Farm Trade and Bulk Oils station en the south-east corner of Dunlop and Peel Streets al which land is now under option by the company. The letter stated that 10-1,000 gallon storage tanks would go in. Council delayed permission and will=ask for plans aca- specifi and will ask for plans and specifica~ tions to be furnished. A plumber's permit was granted R. W. Holley, 213 Byron Street South. Council learned that the famed "Mrs. McDonough's tree' which has stood for thee years in spite of all efforts to have it removed, may soon be down. For $120., the Cedar- vale Tree Experts will tackle the street which' is sure to be openedy jo; which Councillor Strathy hes up for high class homes." The matter was laid over for the 1949 council to tackle. $6,500. For Water Council approved giving funds to the amount of $6,500 to the P.U.C. for the purpose of supplying water service to Woodhall Mines and for the new public school. Mr. Mace: "Will this Woodhall extension serve the Dunlop Rubber Co. also? Where will the Woodhall ICE SKATES Come in and see Quality Skating Sets by Samson . « « WOMEN'S WHITE and FIGURE SKATES . . « MEN'S HOCKEY OUTFITS COLLINS SHOE STORE 119 BROCK STREET ° PHONE 476 verbally attempted to accomplish for many months. Councillor Mace protested delay in extending a promised sewer to | tne Hayes property on i Rug Street Commented South. : "Write the P.U.C. ry it. It's in their hands, The public endorsed them at the polls, There's nothing we can do about the way they con- duct their business." $1000 OR LESS MONEY LOANS ON YOUR OWN SIGNATURE! When you need money, borrow from HouseHOLD FINANCE, Canada's oldest and largest consumer finance organization. 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