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Price of Household Gas In Oshawa To Be Reduced Soon Salvation Army Band And Songsters Gave Excellent Concert A very enjoyable concert was put on at the Band Shell last night by the Salvation Army Band and Songsters, Envoy A. J. Graves made a gracious master of oeremonies, making brief but interesting com- ments on each number, while Ser- geant-Major Tom Coull led the band through its paces, The first selection was, of course, a march, "Indomitable" by Moun- tain, of stirring strains and fine melodic invention. Then we 2 Chale) Songster Brigade, led by s Os- borne, in which some of the bands- men took part, were heard first, in "The Winds of God", an arrange- ment of part of the well-known Beethoven "Minuet Bs and secondly, "Peace, Be Still!" a song of the sea, meant to depict Christ, the Master of the elements, com- manding the waves to be still, The chorale showed a very nice balance of voices, and a marked sense of climax, particularly in the Beeth- oven number. The band was heard again in "The Joy of Salvation", a medley of Army songs arranged by Ander- son, Here cornet and euphonium picked up the themes by turn. Then the Vocalettes, a small group of Salvation lasses, described by the chairman as second and third gen- eration salvationists, sang "Heaven is in My Soul", with a splendid feeling for dynamics. One of the highlights of the evening was the chorus "Hear the Voice" by Ebbs, set to the inspir- ing music of Tschaikovsky's "Chan- son Triste." The songsters really attained a distinctive tone color here, not did the pace drag. They followed this with "All there is of me, Lord", by Cox. A march, "Minneapolis IV", by Emil Soderstrom, bandmaster and chief staff arranger of NBC, show- ed a nice talent in part writing for wind instruments, and the band excelled in its interpretation. Perhaps the finest thing of the evening was the choral interpreta- tion of thé 23rd Psalm to the grand old tune "Crimond", sung by the whole ensemble. Here the singers achieved a climax of devotional power, Following this, and no less excellent in its way was the band's "Come Home!" arranged by Sco- peney. These old gospel tunes have a universal appeal, In conclusion the Salvation Army Band played the march "Over the Border" by Pattison, which as a good-night piece fittingly included the Scots air "Will ye no come back again?" After which, Envoy Graves expressed hearty apprecia- tion to "those who worked behind the scenes" and invited the audi- ence to come to the next band con- cert, which would be on Sunday night at the same time, Local Swimmers To Take Part In Ontario Meet Some 20 young swimmers from Rotary and Ritson Road swimming pools will take part in the Ontario Open Water Swimming Champion- ships in Gull Lake Park, Graven- hurst, tomorrow afternoon. Sponsored by the Gravenhurst Recreation Commission the meet will feature events for both chil- dren and adults as well as dem- onstrations of diving and water skiing. Oshawa will have a big repre- sentation in all events up to jun- jor and all of them will be members of the Canadian Ama- teur Association. In the 25 yds. race for boys under 10, Don Wiskin will represent Rotary pool; in the girls under 12, 50 'yds. free style, Katherine Hiller will swim; in' the boys under 15, 50 yds. free style, Bob 'MacDonald, Jim Vanderwater and Bob Bell will be the local contingent, while girls under 14 will be represented by Pat Bottomley, Brenda Neyton, Carol Speirs, Pat Bates and Polly Hill. Boys in the junior age group will be Ken Fisher, Don Mallett, Jim Anderson, Ron Proctor, George Wiskin and Dave Andrews, while girls in the same age group will be Carol Bottomley, Shirley Lyons, Beverley Millman and Mae Mc- Gee. The long distance 'half-mile swim will be attempted by George Wiskin and Dave Andrews, while three teams will represent Oshawa in the relays, ; The ability to produce swimmers of a calibre for the championships is something of a credit to the local branch of the' Canadian Red Cross Society and CRA, especially in view of the inadequate facilities for swimming at Rotary and Rit- son Road pools. Deny Liability In $10,000 Suit Orillia--~The Orillia Water, Light and Power Commission has dis- claimed any responsibility in a $12,000 suit against them by Garnet Prowse, proprietor of the Totem Pole Inn on No. 11 highway, at the southerly limit of the town. Basis of .the suite. for damages is that a water main laid by the Commission had allegedly resulted in bad road conditions in front of the Inn, making it impossible for the motoring public to gain access to the establishment. Coming Events BT. GEORGE'S CARNIVAL, COR- ner Albert and Jackson Streets, Friday and Saturday, July 20-21. Bingo -- Booths -- Refreshments. Everybody welcome. (1674) Rotary Speaker _» WESSELY HICKS Oshawa boy and outstanding staff writer of the Toronto Telegram, will be the guest speaker at the Oshawa Rotary Club luncheon on Monday. Wessely Hicks To Be Speaker At Rotary Club Speaker at the Oshawa Rotary Club luncheon on Monday is to be a former Oshawa boy, Wessely Hicks, who has won an enviable reputation for himself as a news- paper writer. He is now on the staff of the Toronto Telegram, where his daily column is presented under the heading, "Wait a Mip- ute." G Mr. Hicks was born in Oshawa, and attended Oshqwa public schools and the Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute. He then went on to the University of To- ronto, where he played on the foot- ball team which won the Dominion championship in 1932. In 1933 he played for the Argonauts who won the Grey Cup in that year. Be- sides his football activities he row- ed for the Varsity crew, which won at three Canadian Henleys. He also rowed in a four-oared shell from Hamilton to Toronto, the longest trip ever undertaken in a shell of this type. After graduating from the Uni- versity of Toronto, Mr. Hicks went into newspaper work with the Boston Post. Later he became Associate Editor of Saturday Night. During the Second World War he served for 22 months with the Roy- al Canadian Navy. He resigned his commission to become a war correspondent for the final 14 months of the war. He covered the British elections after the war, staying in Europe until 1946, He jointed the Telegram staff in February, 1949. Scout Leaders Attend Gilwell Training Course Two Oshawa Scout Leaders will be attending the Gilwell Scout Leaders' Training Course to be held at Blue Springs Scout Reserve near Acton, Ontario, next week. Thirty-two Scout Leaders from all over the province will comprise this year's class in training. The camp leaders will be members of the Provincial Scout Staff. Seoutmaster Edward G. Simmons of the 15th Oshawa Scouts, and Donald A. Houlden, Scoutmaster of the 8th Oshawa Sea Scouts, will represent 'this city. The camp training course is the second section of the Gilwell Train- ing course, incepted by the late Lord Baden-Powell to train Scout leaders to a high degree of effici- ency. The first section is com- prised of three written examina- tions which are marked by the Training Department of the Boy Scout Association at the Dominion Headquarters in Ottawa. During - their nine-day stay at Blue Springaghe leaders will attend 1 9 icipate in an over- night hike, and repass all manner of Scout tests and problems. Gala Carnival At Victory Park This Evening Tonight at Victory Park will be the scene of a gala carnival put on by Victory Park Neighborhood Association. The carnival will be for adults and kiddies alike and there will be lots of fun and plenty of eats and refreshments. Mike Romanchuk, chairman of Victory Park Neighborhood Asso- ciation, stated that there will be a men's volleyball game with the arch rivals of Victory Park, Har- man. There will also be a softball game featuring the Victory Park Midget girls of the Neighborhood Associations' Softball League. Those who like bingo will be right at home tonight as bingo aad | other games of skill will be on So all in all, it looks like there will be lots of fun tonight at Vie- tory Park, Get down and join in the fun, OSHAWA THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETT Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle ad WHITBY VOL. 10--No. 169 OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1951 PAGE THREE Local 222 Members At Labor School A number of Oshawa union members are taking part in the second period of a CCL-CIO labor school being held at the FDR-CIO labor centre at Port Huron, Michi- gan. Some 80 members of Cana- dian Congress 6f Labor unions are taking part in the school with about 150 members of CIO unions from various Michigan centres. 'The second school opened Sun- day and concludes with graduation exercises this evening. Subjects being studied by the Canadian union students include advanced time stydy, radio, union education- al ques, political action and ha g plant grievances. The students are attending- classes in the mornings and afternoons and special assemblies in the evenings. Oshawa union members enrolled include: Sidney Sharples, 33. Alice St.; Bedford Thomson, 204 Court St.; John M. Black, 106 Albert St.; Louis Ashton, 826 Grierson; Harold Harman, 210 Tressent; and Clifford Pilkey, 196 Huron St., all members of Local 222, United Automobile Workers of America. Valleyfield Playground Talent Show Valleyview Park held a very successful special event on Tues- day whicl. took the form of a Tal- ent Show, and many youngsters, a and friends turned out to ntertained. The stage was decorated by the youngsters of Valleyview Park with blue and white crepe paper streamers and two huge bowls of roses and hy- drangea, which had been donated by one of the local residents, Mrs. Mastin. Bobby MacDonald was M. C. for the evening and dur- ing the programme the audience participated in a rousing sing-song with Mrs. Murphy doing the hon- ours at the piano. During the pro- ceedings, the eldest and youngest members of the audience were called upon to receive a special prize, which Mrs. White of Glad- stone Avenue (71 years young), and little eight-months old David Collins carried off. By a strange co-inci- dence it was found that -- al- though unrelated -- both the oldest and youngest member present, lived in the same house! The programme opened with a Poem of Welcome received by Carol Audley and Kay Mastin, which was followed by the Valleyview Rhythm Band's rendition of "My Heart Cries For You," with the band members attired in red and blue capes with red hats. Then came a duet by Phyllis Manuel and Carolyn Pascoe, folowed by a piano duet by Patricia Tuck and Jimmy Hopps. Later Patricia Tuck gave a piano solo and then Michael McAllister told "Robinson Cru- soe's Story". Next on the pro- gramme was a song by Barbara Conner and a ballet dance by Judy Britten and Dianne Hopps. Follow- ing more song and piano came the "Valleyview Ramblers' who sang the "Tennesee Waltz," and a miniature Barbershop Quartette comprising Peter Conner, Robbie Benson, Bob Dingman and Peter Irwin singing "When you Wore a Tulip', who apparently made quite a hit all rigged up in their stiff-collared shirts, bow ties and handlebar mustaches. All in all, it seems that Valleyview held a most talented Talent Show. Barbers to Hold Convention Here On October 24 Putting aside their combs and scissors, barbers from all over On- tario will hold their annual con- vention at the Genosha Hotel, Osh- awa, on October 24. The conven- tion is being held by members of the Ontarlo Barbers' Association. Guests will include Walter C. Thomson, the Ontario Liberal Leader, and Mayor Michael Starr. Delegates are expected to represent practically every city in Ontario. Plans are being made for the meet- ing by the aagociation's convention committee chairman, Mr. Harry Ross, of Oshawa, * Hospital Auxiliary Busy Preparing for o_o ° Official Opening Bowmanville--~The Women's Hos- pital Auxiliary are busy making ar- rangements to serve refreshments to a minimum 1,000 people expected to atend the official opening ceremony of the new Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, July 31; at 7 pm. According to Mrs. Forbes Hey- land, auxiliary president, Weston Biscuits and Christie Biscuits are going to donate quantities of their products which will be used by members of the auxiliary when serving tea following the opening ceremony. The new hospital will be open to public inspection immediately after the ceremony and everyone 1s extended a cordial invitation to attend, r] BYRON 8S. EDMONDSON 'District Masons Given Grand Lodge Honors HERBERT S. WHITE The above three prominent Masons of Oshawa and Whitby have been honored by appointment to high offices in the Grand Lodge of Ontario. Byron S. Edmondson, of Oshawa, Past Worshipful Master of Cedar Lodge, has been elected for a two-year term to the important Board of General Purposes. Herbert S. White, Past Worshipful Master of Lebanon Lodge, has been appointed Grand Steward, as has been W. M. Pringle, Past Worshipful Master and treasurer for 39 years of Composite Lodge of Whitby. W. M. PRINGLE, Whitby Oshawa business men are tired of playing hide-and-seek with the police, according to a city barber. Harry Ross, who is in business at 11 Bond Street East, has drafted a petition asking that businessmen be allowed to pay an annual fee for parking their cars in the city. "At present we have to go run- ning from our businesses to see if there is any time left on the meter or we get a ticket," said Mr. Ross yesterday. "As businessmen, I feel that we are entitled to a little more consideration 'and protection in the city." Recipient of several parking tick- ets at "inopportune moments," Mr. Ross has drawn up a petition which he intends to "take to the Council and throw in their laps." This pe- tition proposes that an official fee, probably in 4he neighborhood of $10 or $15, should be paid by Barber Suggests Annual Parking Meter License men in business who would receive in turn a sticker that would enable them to park for working-hour periods in permissible areas in the city without being subject to a fine. Convinced that fellow sufferers who have to keep one eye on the meter will support his project, Mr. Ross is publishing an advertise- ment asking for people to sign the petition. "Another annoying thing is that these tickets come from policemen who know who the cars belong to and could easily pop into our shops ad offices and tell us to move them. If the yearly fee came into opera- tion it would make less work for the police and create less hard feeling all around," said Mr. Ross, who rather. wonders if all the emergency service stickers are rightfully used. An art that is handed down from generation to generation is that of curing tobacco. Few Canadians know that art yet and most of the curers have to be brought in from the United States to work on On- tario tobacco plantations. Handling the immigration and settlement of of the curers for this area is one of the duties of the local branch of the National Em- ployment Service. Last year three curers were brought up from North Caroling to the tobacco farms at Orono and north to Pontypool on Highway 35. Norman Hodgson, acting man- ager of the local branch, said yes- terday that another tentative appli- cation is being dealt with now. On- tario growers make application for a named curer's services to the National Employment Service to their agricultural representative and arrangements are made with the U.S. authorities for a border cross- ing permit, Arrangements can also be made to supply a curer on application, and information on the subject has been given to all members of the Ontario Flue Curer Tobacco Grow- ers Association. Curers return to the United States at the end of the season. ANNOUNCES PROMOTION Toronto (CP)-- Promotion of W. J. Moore to senior vice-chairman of the Ontario Municipal Board was announced Thursday by Pre- mier Frost. Mr. Moore, formerly junior vice-chairman, succeeds W. P. Near, who was retired. R. C. Rowland, a member of the board, moves up to Mr. Moore's former position. Employment Office Brings Tobacco Curers from South | Sunnyside Park Special Events On Tuesday evening some 250 children of Sunnyside Park en- joyed films and treated with ice cream, this being a special event. Next Tuesday, July 24, there will be a Pet Show, and all' are asked to be there with their pets. These special events are put on each Tuesday night at Sunnyside Park and the response from both children and 6 adults has been splendid, The chairman expressed how grateful he was to the supervisor, Miss Marlyn Douglas who is doing a splendid job this year. : There also were races and games each winner being presented with Pises and ribbons, donated by the CRA. Sailor Stricken By Polio Attack London, Ont. (CP) -- A top navy medical man will come to don to examine ordinary seaman James J. Dentsey, 18, of Hurdmans Bridge near Ottawa who is suf- fering from polio. Dentsey was re- moved from a navy Fairmaile ves- sel at Erieau Wednesday night and brought to Victoria Hospital here. He was a member of the crew of the HMCS Prevost Fairmile PTS 779 which had just concluded a training cruise on Lake Erie. The sailor was taken first to Chat- ham hospital, then transferred ere. at ® Television ® BINGO ® REFRE "FUN & FROLIC!! ST. GEORGE'S UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CARNIVAL Fri. & Sat., July 20-21 Corner Albert and Jackson Sts. ® Combination Radio ® Washing Machine ® Many More Grand Prizes Fun for Every Member of the Family EVERYBODY WELCOME the Set ® BOOTHS SHMENTS LOCALMASONS GIVEN GRAND LODGE HONORS Three prominent Masons of Osh- awa and Whitby were elected to high offices in the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario at its annual meeting held in Oshawa this week. Very® Wor. Bro. Byron S. Ed- mondson of Oshawa, has been elect- ed to the Board of General Pur- poses, one of the most important boards of the order, for a term of two years.- Mr. Edmondson is a member of Cedar Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of this city, and was Worshipful Master in 7939. In 1942 he was appointed Grand Steward of the Grand Lodge in Ontario. Very Wor. Bro. Herbert S. White of Lebanon Lodge, Oshawa, has been appointed a Grand Steward of the grand Lodge in Ontario. He was Worshipful Master of Lebanon Lodge in 1936, and since 1946 has been its secretary, 'Very Wor, Bro. W. M. Pringle, of Composite Lodge, Whitby, has also been appointed a Grand Stew- ard of the Grand Lodge of Ontario. Mr, Pringle is one of the. veteran Masons of the district, having joined the order in 1899. In 1949 he received his 50-year jewel. He was Worshipful Master of Com- posite Lodge in 1906, and in 1912 he was elected its treasurer, an office he has held for the 39 years since then. The new District Deputy Grand Master for the Ontario district, elected at the Grand Lodge ses- sions in Toronto, is Rt. Worshipful Brother Howard Durkin, of Port Perry, who is a past Worshipful Master of Fidelity Lodge, No.. 428 AF. & AM, of that town. AMPUTATE GIRL'S LEG Simcoe (CP)--Doctors Thursday amputated the left leg of 17 -year- old Shirley Lockery, of Petrolia, shot in the upper left thigh June 30 by a shotgun in the hands of her stepfather, Robert Irving, 38, of Petrolia. After wounding her, Irving killed himself with the gun. The shooting occured near here. New Type of Gas Found Efficient And Economical Price of household gas in Oshawa is soon to come down, Having conquered its "teething" problems arising from the change-over one year ago to propane gas the Ontario Shore Gas Company Limited proposes shortly to announce price- cuts. "That reduction is certainly contrary to the present trend of steadily rising prices," said Percy Bourne, gas manager, yesterday morning in an interview with the Times- Gazette. &- Change-over to the more modern * Father Roach gas has pulled the gas company out of the red with a vengeance and the last year has been'one of increasing business. "The more business the company has the lower will be the price of gas." said Mr. Bourne. . ' Details of forth-coming reductions will be announced in Oshawa within a matter of days. OLD COMPLAINTS GONE City residents formerly had a justifiable grouse against the com- pany, admitted Mr. Bourne. Gas was poor and breakdowns in service were frequent and annoying.. The old-time gas used to be manufactur- ed from coke, oil and steam which left sulphur marks on kitchen walls and smoke around town , Pulling up its socks the company, privately owned with H. L. Hall and associates of Toronto holding the local agreement, decided to go in for propane" air gas which has no smoke, burns without odor and maintains a constant pressure. It also does away with the old stories of suicide as the gas will only make a person bilious. BROUGHT IN RAIL CARS Railway tank cars bring in pe- troleum from Sarnia refineries with each waggon holding 8,400 gallons. It is shipped straight to the gas- works off Emma Street. Old gaso- meters and the smoke-blackened equipment stand idle there await- ing the scrap merchant. Where three shifts of men used to work hard, one man now works eight hours a day in clean and airy sur- roundings. From glistening one- inch thick plated tanks the gas pressure itself is used to work ma- chinery to mix it with air ready for public use. COST $67,000 The change-over, which led to numerous problems of conversion of equipment, cost a total of $67,000 last year. but that price has not been passed on to Oshawans for the cost has had no reflection in gas prices. Manager since June last year, Mr. Bourne said there were change- over troubles until about January. Now the public was realizing that the gas was better and cleaner and was more economical. During the whole of last year 1800 gas appli- ances were sold and the total gross sale so far this year is 1500. u BOTTLED GAS A roaring business is carried on with bottled gas. Last year there were only 30 bottled gas customers and this year there are 200 regular customers. From all over South- ern Ontario trucks call in to col lect wholesale containers of the gas which is widely used in rural areas for farms, *roadside cates, chicken brooders, plumbers and painters torches, summer cabins and trailers, . HUGE PRODUCTION Production figures are astronom- ical. During the year 48,000,000 cubic feet of gas were produced. In one hour the plant can produce 45,000 cubic feet so there is ample room for expected expansion. Peak consumption hour is noon and a number of householders are now switching to gas heating. Is Honored On J ubilee Brechin -- The Rev. William J, Roach was honoured in his home town on Sunday, July 14. Father Roach, born in Brechin in 1875, celebrated the Golden Jubilee of Ordination to Holy Priesthood in Toronto on July 3. On Sunday, Father Roach cele- brated Mass at 10.30 at St. Andrew's church, Brechin, It was a memor- able occasion as Father Roach's first mass was celebrated here fifty years ago, Assisting were Father Sullivan, Parish Priest, Father Mc~ Corkill, Superior General of St. Michael's College, with Father Mul- vahill of Uptergrove present at the altar, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mitchell of the Victoria Hotel, Brechin, invited | thirty five guests to breakfast at | twelve o'clock. These included the immediate family. The host and hostess also sent out invitations, beautifully embossed in gold, to some five hundred residents of the district, to attend a reception from two until four o'clock in the after noon. Mrs. Martin Roach and Mrs. George Roach of Brechin, poured tea. Assisting were Mrs. Nelson Eakin, Mrs, Eric Walton-Ball and Mrs, Frank Egan, nieces of Father Roach, It was of interest to learn that the Rev. William Roach had been born in the old Victoria Hotel, own- ed by his parents, on New Year's day, seventy-six years back. Bowmanville Man Speaker in Panel At New Orleans Bowmanville -- Norman J. Scott, Manager of the Brookdale-Kings- way Nurseries, had the distinct honor of being a member of a panel of nurserymen discussing Retail Merchandising at the American Association of Nurserymen Conven- tion held in New Orleans on July 12th. Walter Hillenmeyer, of the Hil lenmeyer Nurseries, Lexington, Ken- tucky, served as moderator and represented the landscape phases of the retail distribution of nursery stock. Dick Wyman, Jr., and Charles Armstrong, of Massachusetts and California, respectively, represented the sales yard outlets. Mr, Scott and a Texan named Hugh Wolfe represented the mail order end of the retail phases of the business. Being invited to be on the dis- cussion panel to such an important organization is quite an honor for a Canadian nurseryman. 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