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® Jury ork Is Keystone Of Democratic Judicial System O"HAWA DAILY TIMES- GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle VOL. 9--No. 8 OSHAWA-WHITBY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1950 KIWANIS CLUB COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED Members of the Oshawa Kiwanis @lub, at their weekly luncheon meeting yesterday, were given their s for the year. President Ev. Disney, in a brief put impressive ceremony, called each Committee Chairman to the front and prior to presenting him /with a brochure containing suggest- |' fons and Kiwanis International lit- erature pertaning to each particular abe acquainted each Chalr- man with his duties and responsibil- ities and in the case of Chairmen who were repeating in a» capacity held in 1949 and .other previous years, complimented fine work accomplished. The meeting served as an ener- getic and inspiring start to the new year~of service. Each member was given a list of the committees; showing with which group he will be working in Kiwanis interest and on Kiwanis projects, in 1950. At the same time, President Ev. appealed to all the members to give both their suggestions and criticism to the Chairman of var- jous committees, together with their hard work and co-operation, so that 1950 may prove a "red letter year" in the history of the Oshawa Ki- wanis Club. Club Committees for 1950 The list of Committees in charge of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club's var- him for the | Joins focal Firm ious activities and projects during | the 1950 season, were announced bj President Ev. Disney as follows: Underprivileged Children: (Em- bracing Kedron Camp, Y.W.CA.| Summer and Camp and Christmas | presents) Chairman, Morris Reed; vice-chairman, John Metcalfe; Dir- | ector, Graham Coulter and Kiwan- Ev. Reynolds, Gordon Rae, Sproule, Alec Ross, Hugh Davidson, Johnny Graves, Dick Reed, Oscar |: Mills, Doug. Fleck, Jack Elliott, Harold Stark and Grant McIntosh. Boys and Girls: Chairman, Bob Broadbent, vice-chairman, Eldon Kerr; Director, Vic Sanders and Kiwanians, Stew. McTavish, Russ Humphreys, Jack Elliott, Lew Beat- on, Harry Johnson, Doug. Fleck, Bert White, Harold Brownlee, Alec Ross and Bill Burns. Key Club: Chairman, Morley Wy- man; vice-chairman, Ev. Reynolds; director, Vic, Saunders; and wanians, Johnston, Harry Picken, Bill Bla) and Vern Walker. Agriculture: Chairman, Frank! Taylor; vice-chairman, George Werry; director, Morrie Reed; and | Kiwanians Mac Hood, Harold Arm- | strong, Gord Rae, Don Burns, Frank Hare, Lew Beaton, Lloyd Collacutt, | Bill Brownlee, Harry Johnson, Mart Libby, Cliff Counsins and | Doug. Coombs. T. B. Survey: Chairman, Harry. Millen; vice-chcairman, Bill Gib- bie; director, Reg. Lancaster; Kiwanians Oscar Mills, Eldon Kerr, Harold Tonkins, George Bower and Dave Jamieson, Public Affairs: Chairman, Mac Hood; vice-chairman, Ernie Cay; director, Bob McNab; Kiwanians, Bill Duncan, Neil Fraser, Bob Smith, Sam Jackson, Frank McCal- lum, Russ Humphreys and Bob Coppin. Support of Churches: Chairman, Frank Hare; vice-chairman, Johnny Graves; Kiwanians, Morley Wyman and Doug. Coombs, Christmas Seals: Chairman, Ted KIWANIS CLUB (Continued on Page 2) November 11 Is Holiday shawa and District Labor last month wrote the Sec- retgfy of State requesting Armistice vy be made a statutory holiday. Last night council was informed ' that "November 11 is a statutory holiday "and is kept and observed as such under the name of Re- membrance Day." As a result council decided to ask all affiliates to seek the 'nclusion of Remembrance Day as a paid legal holiday in their agreements. Section of the Armistice Day Act reads: "Throughout Caanda in each and every year the Monday in the week in which the eleventh day of November shall occur, being the day in the year one thousand nine hun- dred and' eighteen on which the Great War was triumphantly con- cluded by an armistice, shall be a legal holiday and shall be kept and observed as such under the name of Armistice Day, 1921." The act was passed in 1921 and amended in 1931, making Nov. 11 a statutory holiday known as Remem- brance Day. Coming Events THERE WILL BE A GOODYEAR Recreation Club Dance held, in Varcoe's Pavilign on Friday, Janu- ary 13, 1950. Ted Everett and his orchestra of Peterborough will be in attendance. Dancing will be from §- pi. to 2 a.m. Dress op- tional. There will be spot dance prizes, Subscriptions: $2.00 per couple for members; $2.50 per couple for non club members (6c) DANCE, NORTH OSHAWA School, Friday, January 13, 8 p.m. Don Brear and his orchestra. Ad- mission 35c. Proceeds, North Osh- awa Recreation Association. = (8a) Round and Square Dancing. | | Ki- | Graham Coulter, Murray | EARL E. HEYWOOD | Who has been appointed sald su- | pervisor of the Sklar Furniture | Manufacturing Company of Osh- awa. B. Photo by R. G. Studios. | Full Regalia Is Worn By Dr. Bascom Dr. Horace Bascom, 86-year-old | Sheriff of Ontario County, appeared today at the opening of the winter | assizes of the Supreme Court of | Ontario in Whitby, in the full re- galia of his office. His costume consisted not only of the customary white tie and frock coat but also | of a cocked hat and a sword. | Wearing the hat which is topped | with a plume and resembles some- { what the full -dress headgear of ! an Admiral of the Fleet, and carry- | ing the sword at the "present", Dr Bascom ushered Mr. Justice Wishart Flett Spence to'his chair beneath the coat of arms. This is the first time in years that the hat has been worn and the sword carried in Ontario County court. Ruer said that it would be "advis- able" to wear the full- ~dress 'regalia | if it was available. "He "explained cessary to bring courts back to their pre-war standard. with. However, things are appar- ently now considered to be back to normal. Reserve Judgment In Divorce Action Mr. Justice Wishart Flett Spence, presiding at the winter assizes of the Supreme Ogurt of Ontario, which hearing of a divorce action. Plaintiff in the action was Eliza- beth A. Twigg, of Glasgow, Scot- land and defendant was Arthur Kirkwood Twigg, of Kingston. The Twiggs were married in 1943 "in Scotland, it was brought out in evi- dence. The offense out of which the divorce action was alleged to have arisen was said to have taken place in Oshawa. An action for divorce against Keith Ray Goodman 'was allowed. Plaintiff in. the case was Eleanor Jean Goodman, John Street, Osh= | awa.. Mrs. Goodman said in evi- | dence that she did not know her husband's address. Custody of a | two year old son was allowed Mrs. } Goodman when Mr, Justice Spence | granted a decree nisi, '| career in sports. Last week Chief Justice Mc- | that issuance of the, order yas ne- | he necessary | equipment was not available during | the war in some places and, tem- | porarily, the custom was dispensed | are taking place this week in Whit- | by, yesterday reserved judgment in | | conference table (clockwise) are: | Manitoba; Macdonald, Nova New Brunswick; Johnson, British Columbia; Douglas, Saskatchewan, and Smallwood Newfoundland. soonest First Dominion-Provincial Conference of the St. Laurent regime opened in Ottawa yesterday. Premiers Manning, Alberta; Scotia; Frost, Ontario; Prime Minister St. Laurent; Duplessis, Quebec; McNair, Jones, Prime Minister felt he could see "agreement on general principles." Prince Edward Island; WHITBY PAGE THREE | 8 - ------ Seated at the® Campbell, The --Globe and Mail Photo. Canadian Premiers Confer at Dominion-Provincial Conference In Ottawa | | poriant," Bar Association Extends Welcome To New Justice "In these days wn in a good snd parts oi the world / justice is a mere name depending on the caprice of the poli- | tical force in control, your role here as jurors is doubly im- said Mr, Justice Wishart Flett Spence yesterday rin his address to the grand jury assembled for the winter as- | to the bench. Keystone of the democratic judi-® | sizes of fhe Supreme Court of Ontario which | Whitby It was Mr. Spence's opened in first address to a grand jury Lin the caparity of a'justice. His was a recent appointment » { cial system lay in the words con- | | tained in the oath taken by jury-| { men -- "without fear of favour or, { hope of reward," | sai d. In many parts of the world ! political dogma appeared much more | | important than an equitable system {in law and the administration of justice was often founded not only {on caprice but on malice. 48-Man Panel "I realize that you nave come ! here in this most inclement weather, | at perhaps considerable danger to | yourselves," | man jury panel which, | Mr. Spence told the 80 because the docket contained a capital criminal | charge, was convened in place of the usual 48 man panel. "I wonder ! | perhaps, if you think that your be- | | lieve me, is baseless. !{ without which it would be ing called here is merely the ves- tize of a useless and perhaps out- worn formality. That thought, be- Your assembly | is one of the most valuable features | of the administration of justice impos- , sible to carry on civilized life here or elsewhere." | JURY FINDS E. E. Heywood N orth Oshawa Ratepayers NO BILL" IN To Supervise Move to Grant Increases To School Teaching Staff i Sklar Sales | i | Announcement was made today | by Sam Sklar, president of the! Sklar, Furniture Manufacturing | Company of Oshawa, of the ap- pointment of Earl E. Heywood, | formerly of Toronto, as sales super- visor for the company. This ap-| pointment has been made neces. | sary, Mr. Sklar stated, because of | the rapid development of the com- | pany's, business, which had made | it. impossible for him to give ade- | quate personal attention to the sales | fond of the business, for which he het Jey responsible. Heywood comes to the Sklar | | Conley, Company with a splendid | | record of past performance, Thirty- five years old, he was born in To- pronto, and educated there, During | | the war he served with the Irish! | Regiment at Camp Borden and was | | @ signal instructor for the Toronto ! | area. On discharge fromthe army | he became purchasing agent for the | { DeHaviland Aircraft Corporation, | and on behalf of that company su- pervised a one and a half million dollar contract for Mosquito tail fins. Prior to the war Mr. Hey- | wood had beén manager of the head | 1 | office of the Canadian Tire Corpor- ation. In recent years Mr. Heywood has | been a member of the head office sales staff of the Goodyear Tire | and Rubber Company, and has been actively engaged in promoting the use of Aurfoam cushioning in the furniture and bedding trades. He pioneered in this field, and did an exceptionally fine job .of promotion work. In addition to his business activi- ties, Mr, Heywood has had an active He played hockey in the Commercial and Toronto Hockey Leagues, and also sponsored and managed several teams. In ad- dition to participating in both hoc- key and baseball, he has done a | considerable amount of refereeing in these sports in and around To- | ronto. So should the odd referee accidently become incapacitated or be ridden out of town on a rail, it is just possible that Mr. Heywood | might be persuaded to put on his skates and turn out for an evening' Ss work, With the addition of Mr. Hey- wood to its sales staff as sales su- | pervisor, the Sklar Furniture Com- pany is confident that the expan- sion of business which it has en- joyed will be continued ih even greater measure. Labor Council Protests Re-Instatement Order The Oshawa and District Libor Council last night protested the ruling of the Supreme Court of Bri- tish Columbia in ordering the re- instatement of an expelled member of the Marine Workers and Boiler- makers Union, despite the'fact that the man was expelled for good and sufficient reasons under the terms of the Union's constitution, The ruling is an invasion of the Union's rights to discipline members, coun- cil charged, President Ed Cline and M. J. Fenwick, secretary-treasurer, of the council have been named delegates to attend the -Convention of the Ontario Federation of Labor early next month. Fenwick is the coun= cil's designated member of the Fed- eration executive. | Kidderminster, " England--(CP)-- A tqwn crier is wanted by this town. | Millan | who was |and F. Lee. | the past two years, | to | Salary: £5 ($15.50) a year' FTA A, The ratepayers of School Section | ! No. 11, East Whitby Township, at| { their annual meeting in North | Oshawa School last night, decided |@ sincere interest in each pupil, but | Frederick '| that steps should be taken to im-|Were very poorly paid. prove the salary scale of the teaching staff of the school. Highlight of the lengthy meeting came with the election of R. Mc- as trustee to replace the vacancy created by R J. Brown, leaving after 12 years service. Mr. Brown was compli- mented on the wonderful job he | did while a trustee. Three candidates were nominated for the vacancy left by Mr. Brown. They were R. McMillan, R. Scott Mr. McMillan won the post which was closely contest- ed by Scott. Both Mr. Scott and Mr. Lee complimented Mr McMil- {lan on his victory and were of the | opinion that the "right choice" had | been made. Frank Crawford, auditor for the] school trustees and ratepayers for | was re-elected | There | to that position last night. was Ro opposition, Mr. Crawford praised the woard for the 'way they conducted | "things" during 1949 and was glad report their books were in "A-1" condition. Fence Program Delayed A. Moffatt, chairman of the] board, read the minutes from the annual meeting in 1949. In the minutes from last year the proposal for the building of a safety fence skirting the highway had been proposed and deferred until the 1950 meeting. The build- ing of the fence was again de- ferred until a later date as a highway widening scheme in front of the sehool had to be first cleared Pp. v A - question was raised by the chairman as to whether or not the ratepayers thought the insurance on | the school was of the proper amount. The school is insured for $135,000. It was agreed' the present insurance was sufficlent. Debate Teachers' Salaries An important question concerning salaries being paid to the principal | of the school, F H. Ross, and the | teachers was also raised, What started out to be an ordinary ques- tion soon. turned 'into a very heated debate. According to, Chairman Moffatt the principal and the teachers made up a form alléting them 50 much salary per year. Those with more experience were paid in a higher category than the less ex- perienced teachers, As experience was gained, ralses were automatic. This form, which was compiled in 1949. with. a. possible revision after three years, was a rate agreed upon by the principal and teachers after first . checking to see what other schools in the vicinity were paying their staffs. Many members were of the opinion that the teachers were very badly underpaid, but were reminded by the_board that the teachers themselves had set the scale. "The salary Mr. Ross, principal of the school, is receiving is an insult to an educated man," .de- clared one male member empha- tically. "It is high time he didn't have to go around with the equiva- lent of a tin cup." A motion was passed, with all in favor, that the. teachers and prin- cipal be asked to reconsider: their form in relation to salary and that revisions should be made. A sub- stantial increase for the teachers | and especially - for the principal | was the basis of the motion. i As one member put it, "We have | a very fine school here. It is well | paid atcordingly " teachers should be It was gener-| ally agreed that the teachers took i staffed and our 'This is getting like a give-| away program," remarked Chair- man Moffatt, in referring to the | unanimous motion to increase the | teachers' and principal's salaries. Protection For Windows Also discussed at the meeting was the feasability of putting some sort of protection on the auditorium windows to protect them against breakage during volleyball games, | etc.. Nothing definite was reached | upon this suggestion, As ~Secretary-Treasurer J. A. Lynch put it, in regard to pro-| tection for the windows, "It's worth | | looking into." President Moffatt read the iy) | surer's annual report at the meet- {ing which was compiled from the various expenses paid out by the board during 1949. LEGION CORNER With the New Year holidays and festivities a matter of past history, | the Oshawa Branch of the Cana- dian Legion is ready to settle down to the serious business of operating | its affairs for the year. First event on the schedule is the installation of the officers for 1950, and an-| nouncement of the committees which | will be responsible for guiding the | activities of the branch throughout | the new year. This important event | is scheduled to take place at the meeting to be held tomorrow even- ing, and in view of its significance, a full turnout of the members is | requested. Ce * Installing officer for the occasion will be Ab. Hulse, of Aurora, First Vice-President of the Ontario Pro- vincial Command of the Legion. In addition to conducting the installa- tion ceremonies, Comrade Hulse will address the members on some of the important problems with which the provincial and dominion commands of the Legion are dealing at the present time. Refreshments will be served at the close of the meeting, which will be the first get-together of the members for the New Year. LR The schedule in the Darts League is already under way for 1950, and 0 oo | a start will soon be made on the cribbage activities, which are popu- lar with a large number of mem- bers. Announcements of future in- door sports activities and social functions will he announced at to- morrow night's meeting. ge ae Announcement of new committees fot 1950 is one important item of business to conte before the meet- ing, and it is likely that many of the newer members and veterans of World War II will be given posts of responsibility, so that a larger num- ber of them can have an active part in carrying. on the affairs of the branch. 2 OF TEMPLES The Satrunjaya Hill, in Pali tana, India, is covered with temples and shrines dating back to the 11th; century. + HILL | Associations. RAPE CHARGES A Grand Jury brought in a "no bill" yesterday afternoon after hear- ing evidence in a charge of rape against three Dunbarton youths, and Edward Taylor, | brothers and Raymond Willett. The trio was alleged to have forcibly assaulted a seventeen-year-old Ajax girl. Dismissing the charge against the | three young men Mr. Justice Wis-| hart Flett Spence said: "There is| no reasonable evidence to suggest | that you committed this crime. I| suggest to you that you go forth | and make your lives exemplary so | | that you will have no further rea- | | son to again appear in a court". { The trio was committed for trial | following a preliminary hearing be- | fore Magistrate Frank Ebbs in Whitby police court a few weeks | | ago. At that time Magistrate Ebbs ruled that the trio, who were repre- | ented then and yesterday by A. W, | S. Greer, K.C,, should appear before | judge and jury. Because the charge was a capital | one it was necessary yesterday to! | empanel an 80 man ~ jury rather | than the 48 one used in criminal | cases of a more minor nature and in civil suits. The Grand Jury was chosen and its first duty was to | consider evidence in this charge, Af- | ter hearing evidence for about two | | | hours it ruled that.there was not | | sufficient: evidence to warrant a | trial and § Sherefore peretore. ruled. "fio hill." | C. R.A. Drive Is Under Way| The CRA. membership drive or | 1950 got under way officially on | { Monday night at the Council] Chamber when Chairman of the | C.R.A. Schools Parliament Harold | Whitbread sold Mayor Michael Starr his membership in the city's Recreation Association for the com- ing year, and members of the City Council and city officials turned over their annual 50 cents fee to other members.of the Parliament. Apart from a tendency on the part of these boys and girls, in- spired by their warm reception at the hands of the city fathers, to re- gard the membership stub as a trea- sured souvenir of Monday night's meeting rather than as something to be turned in to the. Recreation cffice, Monday night' sales repre- sent the official beginning of a campaign, already unofficially un- der way, to raise the C.R.A. member- ship in 1950 to a total of 5,000. Membership in the Association, the fee for which is set at a purely nominal figure of 50 cents per an- num, is resigned not only for the many thousands of adult citizens who use the facilities of the Re- creation Centre every year but for those many citizens who, while not always free to make their way to Gibbs Street as often as they would wish, still support the ideals of good neighbourliness and democracy in play for which CR.A. stands. Membership, too, is the symbol of the voice of the individual citizen in the planning and administration of the city's recreational facilities on a community basis. Memberships in C.R.A. can be ob- tained from the Recreation Centre or from the: Board of Directors of | the "Association or from the chair. {men of the city's Neighbourhood 'tory of juries. In an address, lengthy beyond the usual, Mr. Spence outlined the his- They came into be- ing, he said, in England shortly af- | ter the Norman Conquest. At first | they acted in the capacity of "ac- cusers", collecting hearsay and gos- sip in the neighborhood and using it as the bases for indictments or charges. Later, after passage of hundreds of years, the jury's function became that of protector rather than accus- er and today it stood in the capacity of a judge collecting, sifting and | assimilating evidence given without | | bias in order to determine whether | or not the accusations brought by the Crown were justified. A Grand Jury also had the obli- gation of inspecting any of the] | properties or. publicly-owned insti- | | tutions within the county. Howev- | er, inasmuch as a jury had made! an inspection no later than last De- | cember Mr, Justice Spence thought this duty might be dispensed with. Welcomed By Bar Mr. Spence was one of the two judges appointed last week to the bench of the Supreme Court of On- | tario by Justice Minister Stewart | Garson. Replying to a brief wel- coming address by Allan F. Annis, K.C., President of the Ontario] County - Bar Association. Justice | emulate | Tuesday | Fred Grant, Celebrating Today Mr. Justice Spence | GORDON D. CONANT, K.C. Who 'is today receiving the cone gratulations of his host of friends on the celebration of his birthday. Spence said he was particularly happy to begin his career on the tench in Ontario County. He knew a good many of the barristers here and hoped to receive help and guidance from them. 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