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. Oshawa Party ' THE OSHAWA -- DAIL ed SEE Combining The Oshawa Times and 'Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITRY VOL, 10--No. §9 OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1951 PAGE THREE Launch Building Fund For Connaught Park Club House On Monday Plans for the construction of & modern recreation building in Con- naught Park are now completed and a fund for approximately $5,000 will be launched next Monday, Ralph Taylor, chairman of the Connaught Park Neighborhood Association, an- nounced today. It is hoped, he said, that construc- tion work on the new building will start around April 1, and that it would be completed prior to the official summer opening of the park, May 24. Ample Recreation Space The building, Taylor said, will in- clude two washrooms, a boiler room and will provide 24 feet by 40 feet of recreation space. Dances, social evenings, etc., will be provided for both adults and children of the Connaught Park area when the building is completed. The building will be of cement block, with cement floors. The exterior of the building will be stucco covered. Taylor said stools and washroom basins have already been donated to the association and that L. E. Bircham has consented to install the plumbing free of charge. He added also that citizens in the Con- naught Park district would be called upon to help erect 'the structure. Contractors will be hired to do most of the work, it is reported. The chairman stated that the fund campaign would be carried out by the association's women's auxil- fary, under the chairmanship of Mrs. R. A. Wellman. All homes in the area will be visited within the next week or two, commencing Monday, Sorely Needed "This is a community project and I urge everyone in the Connaught Park district to get behind it," Taylor said. "The building is being erected for the use of all adults and children in the district. A new building is sorely needed." Formed some five years ago the Lions Speaker H. C. LAPP manager of central warehouse and distribution of parts and acces- sories, General Motors of Canada, Limited, who will be the speaker at the meeting of the Oshawa Lions Club on Tuesday night. Connaught Park Neighborhood As- sotiation is one of the most pro- gressive organizations of its kind in Oshawa. Interest in the association has been steadily mounting since its formation. Officers of the association are as follows: Ralph Taylor, chairman; Philip Phillips, vice-chairman; Mrs. Brent Rector, secretary; Harold Brain, treasurer; Mrs. R. A. Well- man, chairman of the Ladies Auxiliary. Returning Missionaries Welcomed At Airport & 4 A warm welcome was given Rev. and Mrs. Frank Meyer as they landed at the Malton airport last evening, after a long flight from Trinidad in the British West Indies, where they have been active in missionary work for the past five years. Members of their family and friends from Oshawa and Toronto were on hand to greet them. They left their own island of Grenada more than a week ago, but stopped over at other islands to visit a number of other missionaries with whom they had worked during their first term as missionaries. In an interview they reported a great spiritual revival that is sweep- ing many islands of the West Indies, notably Trinidad and Antigua. Their report indicated scenes similar to the revival reported in Korea just prior to the present war. The people gathered early and stayed late every day to pray and listen to the preach- ing of the gospel. A feature of revival is the many sick that are healed in answer to the prayer of faith. This seems to take place right along with the many conversions that are constantly being witnessed. Frank and Lenore Meyer are members of the Oshawa Pentecostal Church where they were active be- fore leaving for missionary work. They attended the Eastern Pente- costal Bible College for a special missionary colirse before going to Trinidad where they were stationed for a year. From there they were sent to the island of Antigua where they supervised native workers and established & number of new churches. Later they went to the island of Grenada where they were also successful in establishing more churches. After fulfilling their first term of five years they are now in Canada for a year where they will be doing deputation work among the Pentecostal Assemblies of Can- ada, under whose auspices they were appointed. On Sunday they will be publicly welcomed in two great services at their home church, the Pentecostal Church here in Oshawa, where they were very active as members before being appointed to missionary work, Mr. Meyer was a leader of the Young People, active in the Sunday School, a member of the Church Board and secretary-treasurer of the church, while Mrs. Meyer was particularly active among the inter- mediate groups of the church and Sunday School. Mr. Meyer is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Meyer, 211 Simcoe Street South, and Mrs. Meyer has a brother, Robert Smerage, who lives at 100 Oakes Avenue in this city. They were both well known before leaving Oshawa, Mr. Meyer having worked for many years in the Gen- eral Motors and Mrs. Meyer worked in the city offices before her mar- riage. All of their old friends will have the opportunity to renew their acquaintance in the public services tomorrow. CANADIAN ENGINEERS DIRECT F.0.B. Resident engineer in charge of the whole of the South Bank site CE a LE Ra Local Lodge Entertains 15 Visitors At about 11:00 a.m. Thursday, 15 members from the Tupperville IO.OF. Lodge arrived in Oshawa and were the guests of the local committee. They were taken out to McLaughlin Farms and then to' General Motors Plant and finally to the Oshawa agreed that they had a very fine time and learned a - lot about Oshawa on their short visit in this city. They dined at the Grand Cafe early in: the evening and then at- tended Corinthian Lodge, No. 61, meeting where they saw the Third Degree put on by the local brothers under the ahle management of Brother Coakwell. Two candidates took their final degree, one from Eastern Star Lodge, Whitby, and one from Cor- inthian, No. 61, Oshawa. After the degree a fine supper was served and several fine speeches were given, The out-of-town guests re- turned home today and all claimed they had a wonderful time while here and hoped to come back soon. Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. the brothers are requested to bring their wives and friends to attend Wildy Night in the local lodge room. A big evening is being ar- ranged by brother Cole and it is hoped that there will be a good turn out. Bathe Park Holds Election of Officers On Wednesday last at 8:00 p.m. Bathe Park Neighborhood Associa- tion held its annual election in Rit- son Road School. For the first time this season a woman is taking the position of President and congratulations were extended to Mrs. M. Goodall, the new President for the year 1051. She is backed by a very stron ex- ecutive. To give support, are Mr, Saunders as vice-pre.ident, Mrs. H. E. Bathe as Secretary, and Mrs. C. Pilkey who will act as Treasurer. The appointment of members of the park to form various subsidiary com=- mittees will take place at -some future date. Mrs. G. 7arter, an active member of Bathe Neighborhood Association, was appointed as the representative to the Central Council of Neigh- borhood. Associations. FOR MUSIC LOVERS Oslo--(CP)--An f{llustrated col- lection of Norwegian folk music with texts in English and Nor- vegian has been published here. Most of the popular and tradition- al songs and ballads included in T Ice Frolics Is Brilliant Presentation One of the visiting stars at the Oshawa Skating Club ice show was Marlene Smith of the Toronto Skating Club. the local club. The arena was filled for the show last night. She is shown with Patsy Daeo (left) and Gracie Dowe (right), two of the promising young skaters of ~Times-Gazette Staff Photo. & = Waiting for their cue to go out on the ice are (left to right) June Mac- Gregor, Anne Workman and Marilyn Cain. Many of the skaters were teen-agers who have been practicing for months to get their routines down perfect. --Times-Gazette Staff Photo. Huge Crowd Thrilled By Ice Frolics Before the largest crowd to gather in the Oshawa Arena in some months, the Oshawa Skat- ing Club last night wound-up its 1951 Ice Frolics. Over 3,000 at- tended. Again the hit of the show, on this, its second night, was young Elaine Richards of Oshawa who gave such a sparkling performance that she was called back unani- mously for an encore. Ede Kiraly, the local club pro- fessional, was another top encore drawer as were the two Canadian Gold Medalists in the show, Alan Anderson and Evelyn Robson. Comedy routines of course got their share of the spotlight, and not the least of these was the L'1 Black Sambo act. Barry Au- thors and Howard Swinton, the surprise of the show, were called back for two encores by the sell- out crowd. Their take-offs on a well-known recording artist caught the fancy of young and old alike. Star of the Toronto Skating Club, Marlene Smith, was a perfection of grace and color and gave the show an extra dash that rounded out its program beautifully. And of course one mustn't over- look the great skating done by the "courts" of choruses. Both senior and junior members again put on a crowd-pleasing show. It was definitely a great year for the Ice Frolics. "GENEROUS" GUARDSMAN London -- (CP) -- A non-com in the Welsh Guards who was always ready. to. lend money has been re- duced to the ranks., The reason: For every 10 shillings ,$1.50) loaned to gullible privates, he insisted on 15 shillings on repayment. PRIZES FOR SCHOOLS Dacca, Pakistan -- (CP) -- To encourage efficient management of high schools and to foster healthy | competition, the provincial govern- East Bengal has allotted for the three bést high ment of cash nd 8 ihe povinws. Bowmanville Lad Wins Honors In Concert Field Oshawa Music Lovers Club will have an opportunity on Sunday evening at the after-church mu- sicale at Adelaide House to con- gratulate Mrs. Reta Dudley of Bow- manville, whose son Ray had brought honor to his home district by his oustanding performances in concert recital and television pro- grams. Ray Dudley, who is still only 19 years old, was guest artist in Times Hall, New York City, in De- cember, and was the only one of three artists on the program to re- celve an encore. He gave a recital in aid of the Hospital Fund in Bowmanville, from which $700 was realized. At present Ray Dudley is in Long Beach, California, where he went to give two concerts, but he has had numerous other engagements since going ' there, among which was a television program on March 6, over KFT of the National Broadcastin Corporation. » Mrs. Dudley teaches piano and voice pupils, and is bringing two of her pupils to Oshawa on Sunday evening, Mrs. Donald Creasser, who sings numbers, and Miss Bertha Caldwell, who will play four num- bers pt the after-church musicale. Coming Events RUMMAGE SALE, ST. GEORGE'S Parish Hall, Tuesday, 2 o'clock. (59a) RUMMAGE SALE, ALBERT ST. United Church, Monday, March 12, 2 o'clock. Golden Links Group Four. (59a) HOME BAKING AND APRON Sale. 1:30-4:30, Tuesday, March 13. Hill-Cornish Store, 55 Prince St. Auspices Silver Cross Women. (59b) MILITARY NIGHT -- LEBANON Lodge,'A.F. & A.M., Tuesday night, March 13. Dinner, 6.15 p.m. Speak- er, Col. H, G. (Spike) Thompson, formerly Director CR.EM.E. (ov« erseas) World War II. All masons Yd Khe Red Cross Head DR. GEORGE S. WERRY who was elected president of the Oshawa Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society at its annual meeting in Adelaide House on Thursday night. Closing Date For Essays Is March 15 Pupils of the Oshawa public and secondary schools have been given an opportunity this week to win handsome prizes in an Education Week essay contest sponsored by the Oshawa Branch of the Cana- dian Legion, This essay contest was given the approval of School Inspector T. R. McEwen, who has asked school principals to draw it to the atten- tion of their pupils. The closing date for essays is Thursday, March 15, and the three best essays in each of two divisions will be eligible for provincial awards. The purpose of the contest, according to A, J. Graves, chairman of the Canadian Legion Committee in charge, is to impress on young minds the funda- Bettal principles of good citizen- D. The two groups into which con- testants are divided are as follows: Group 1--Open to boys and girls in Grades V, VI, VII and VIII, for an essay. of about 500 words on either "Remembrance Day" or "The Four Freedoms." Prizes: 1. $25.00; 2. $15.00; 3. $10.00. Group 2--Open to young people in Grades IX, X, XI, XII and XIII, for an essay of about 1,000 words on either "Canadian Unity" or "Can- ada's influence in the United Nations." ' All essays must be in the hands of the Oshawa Branch of the Canadian Legion not later than Thursday, March 15, New Books of Interest At The Library THE DISAPPEARANCE by Philip Wylie Philip Wylie envisages the world as it would be if all the women dis- appeared and then, if all the men disappeared. This is one book you will never forget. OUT OF THIS WORLD by Lowell Thomas, Jr. Lwell Thomas, Jr., and his father made a dangerous journey from In- dia, over the Hamalayas, into the amazing forbidaen iand of Tibet. They received the blessing of the Dalai Lama, entered the chambers of the Tibetan High Council, and visited great monasteries. On the dangerous trip back Lowell Thomas Sr., was seriously injured and had to be carried most of the way. An en- tertaining and timely book. HAVEN'S END by J. P. Marquand This is the story of the Swales and the Scarletts who lived from the earliest days to modern times in Haven's End. This is one of the most enjoyable books of fiction written recently. KON-TIKI EXPEDITION by Thor Heyerdahl The story of 6 Norsemen who sailed from Peru across the Pacific to the islands East of Tahiti, on a raft they themselves had construct ed from balsa logs. Unaided by any- thing save wind and tides, they were determined to strengthen the theory of the author, an ethnologist, that Polynesia may have been originally settled by men who crossed the 4000 miles of ocean from Peru in balsa rafts. It is a high spirited, gallant and modest-minded book, a sea story worthy of the pen of a Con- rad of a Melville, all the more thrill- ing because it is true. MORNING JOURNEY by James Hilton An interesting, thoughtful, human story in which each incident arises quite naturally out of what went before. The story is told in a flash- back technique which reveals the end before the beginning is even hinted at. It is the story of born Carey Arundel"s marriage to Paul Saffron, an American journal- ist, later a successful theatrical pro- ducer. In spite of the warmth and a depth of understanding in his fundamental nature, his dominant, egotistic and ruthless character bodes ill for the survival of his mar- riage. Carey marries for the second time and the book reaches its cli- max in Hollywood where Paul was gngaged to direct a film, 1 ARMOURED REGIMENT Rm PART 1 ORDER LT.-COL. E. r. BASTEDO comm THE ONTARIO IMENT (11 Armd R) Last Order No. 9, Dated 3 Mar., 51. This order No. 10, Dated 8 Mar., '51, Oshawa, Ont. DUTIES (a) Orderly officer for week com- mencing 0001 hrs, 13 Mar, '51: O/C D. B. N. Next for duty: O/C A. V. LAR- WAY. (b) Orderly sergeant: Sgt. FRY, C. E. PARADE 2000 hrs, Monday, 12 Mar, '51. Dress for above parade: BD, Ank- lets, Web belts, Berets. TRAINING Training night TWENTY of Regi- mental Syllabus for: Driving and Maintenance, Gunnery, General Military Training. SENIOR NCOs' COURSE JUNIOR NCOs' COURSE Parade 0900 hrs., Sunday, 11 Mar., 51. Training night dress. Senior NCOs' Training: GMT. EXAMINATION DATES Officers: Command & Staff, 12-20 May, 51 Capt. to Maj..........20 May, '51 Lt. to Capt..... Weiarad 13 May, 51 NCOs: : Junior .. 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In an interview with Mr. Millman, The Times-Gazette glean- ed a wealth of interesting informa- tion about Jamaica and its people, of whom 98 per cent are colored Jamaicans, and two per cent are white and of British extraction. Rapid Transport On their trip to and from Jamaica, the two Oshawa couples travelled by Trans-Canada Airways North Star plane from Malton. On the journey south, they made 'a non-stop flight from Malton to Tampa, Florida, a distance of 1,100 miles, had a brief stop there for about 45 minutes, and then on to Kingston, Jamaica. They left Mal- ton at 10:30 a.m., and arrived safe- ly in Kingston at 8:30 on the same evening, ten hours elapsed time from the snow and ice of Ontario's winter to the balmy sunshine and fragrant breezes of the Caribbean Sea. All meals on the way were supplied on board the T.C.A. plane. On the way back, their plane touched down at 2iassau, Bahamas, then at Tampa, Florida and back to Malton, i Wonderful Beauty The first impression of Jamaica was that of the wonderful beauty of the island, Mr. Millman told The Times-Gazette. When they left Oshawa, he and his wife and Dr. and Mrs. Miller had intended to stay for two weeks. So impressed were they by the beauty of®the island and its fascination, that they promptly decided to remain an extra week, and finally stretched out their holiday to 25 days. They arrived at Kingston, the main city Irish | on the island, and stayed overnight at the famous Myrtle Bank Hotel, which to travellers is just as famous as Shepherd's in Cairo and the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. In its south shore location, King- ston is not favored by tourists, on account of extreme heat, and most of the tourists live in the resort areas on the north shore. The Oshawa quartette spent their time in Jamaica at one such tourist centre, a splendid hotel known as the Shaw Park. This was located on a most beautiful estate of about 500 acres. The property had or- iginally been a plantation, and had come down through gen- erations of the same family. Each generation had improved its scenic beauties, and finally the sumptuous tourist establishments had been built. ¥t is entirely on a self- contained basis, with lovely gardens intersected by streams, amd much of the food used in its dining room is wn on the estate. , on the north shore of the island, the temperature was much cooler than at Kingston, and what was remarkable to Mr. Millman, the temperature very rarely showed any variation, even when breezes were blowing. And behind it was the mountainous background, ris- ing to 7,000 feet in the centre of the island and forming a backbone to it Much Destitution "There are some 1,400,000 people on the island, 98 per cent of them colored," said Mr. Millman, "and the poverty and destitution, caused by unemployment, are tragic. The chiéf industry of the island is agriculture--the raising of sugar, bananas and cocoanuts--and there is not enough of" it to support the population. That is the reason for the destitution. The steadily em- ployed natives live comfortably and happily in modest dwellings, but around in rags. Many of the older These were the outstanding im- 'inds Jamaica Island of Wonderf ul Beauty Contrasts Seen Vividly Told By Norman C. Millman Jamaica is an island of contrasts--of superlative beauty and unspeakable destitution--of soft-spoken, courteous and friendly people -- of negroes who write, but who can speak immaculately correct English -- of highly-educated colored Jamaicans who refer to their less fortunate colored cousins as natives -- of smooth, sandy beaches and towering mountains--of luxurious tour ist resorts and squalid settlements of hovels--all contain within the compass of the Caribbean island of 150 miles long cannot read and there are 'a great many going | NORMAN OC. MILLMAN generation cannot read or write but the younger people are receive ing an excellent education. Boys have to stay in school until they are 15 and there is compulsory education for girls to the age of 14. The first university for Jamaica is now being built, so that there is every reason to believe that the illiteracy will die out. Many Well Educated "In spite of this," continues Mr, Millman, "there are many highly educated colored Jamaicans, who refer to themselves by that title, while they refer to the working class colored people as natives. There is a definite line of de- marcation between these educated Jamaicans, many of whom are- Rhodes Scholars and graduates of Oxford, Cambridge, McGill and Toronto universities. It all seemed so strange. We never managed to get the situation sorted out in our own minds." The Banana Ships "Apart from the fast-growing tourist industry there is little ine dustry other than agriculture and that includes the pr ing of the sugar and its by-products of molasses, alcohol and rum. One of the interesting sights we saw," said Mr. Millman, "was the loading of a banana boat. These are all em- cellent British or American ships. They carry from 50 to 60 pase sengers, taking them to and fro Britain in two weelis time, a they have very comfortable accom~ modation. The bananas are cut from the trees and transported by truck or ox-cart to the railway, to be placed in freight cars and con- veyed to the boat dock. There they are unloaded entirely by hand, by natives who carry the sticks of bananas on their heads, and pass to and fro in an endless stream, most of them in rags. The sticks of bananas are taken first to a checker, who orders some of them, according to his inspection, to be passed through a washing machine, and some to be loaded directly into the hold of the steamer. Hundreds of natives are used in the loading of one of these banana ships." : Tourists Big Factor Mr, Millman commented on the tourist trade of Jamaica being tremendous, and a large factor in the national economy. Each tour ist pays a landing tax of three dollars, which is an excellent source of revenue. Most of the present hotels for tourists are quite small, accommodating from 40 to 65 guests, each with excellent . JAMAICA (Continued on Page 8 Handel's ADMISSION: Je Oshawa Centre Canadian College of Organists presents R. 6. GEEN -- Conductor BETTY STORIE--Soprano RUTH GILLAN--Contralto GEORGE RAPLEY--Tenor ALEX YONSON--Baritone Simeoe St. Church -- Monday, March 12, 8:15 p.m. Proceeds in aid of British Organ Restoration Fund Tickets from Choir Members or from Henderson's BookStore. Tickets holders only wil be sdmitted up to 8:00 p.m. Messiah ONE DOLLAR wn